#vet #vacancy

We have a vacancy for an Animal Sciences Veterinary role based at Weybridge. Closing date 17 June 2024.

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gov.uk/guidance/repor…

By reporting dead wild birds, you are helping us understand:
🦢the risk to different species groups of wild birds
🐔the risk posed to poultry & other captive birds
🦊the risk of overspill into wild mammals
Report online or 📞03459 33 55 77, if you spot dead wild birds in GB.

GOOD NEWS!

The online reporting service for dead wild birds has been updated.

If you spot dead wild birds in Great Britain, use the online service to report it gov.uk/guidance/repor… or call the Defra helpline on 03459 33 55 77

We have two Resilience Manager positions in our Contingency Planning Division based in England, Scotland or Wales.

Salary: National £ 32,136 - £34,546 London - £35,857 - £38,551.

Deadline: 27th May 2024.

Apply on Civil Service Jobs: bit.ly/3QH6NPg

#Careers

#OfficialVets : The Certificate of Non-existence of Disease (AN02/AN02(Welsh language version)) has been updated. Visit the Vet Gateway to obtain the latest version: apha.defra.gov.uk/External_OV_In… UK Farmcare Ltd XLVets Farm Iechyd Da Menter a Busnes

#OfficialVets : The Notifiable Disease Occurrence List for Great Britain and Northern Ireland (ET171) and the UK Status for Non-Notifiable Diseases Relevant to Export Certification (ET152) have been updated. apha.defra.gov.uk/External_OV_In… XLVets Farm UK Farmcare Ltd Iechyd Da Menter a Busnes

Do you want a role safeguarding standards of animal and plant health and welfare? We have 2 Technical Advisor roles based at various locations in Scotland.

Salary: £32,136 - £34,546.

Deadline: 11:55 pm on Tuesday 28th May 2024

Find out more and apply: bit.ly/4dDfcNp

🌱 Think you've got what it takes to be a plant health inspector? Test your knowledge with the British Society for Plant Pathology quiz during #PlantHealthWeek ! #PlantHealthDay Defra UK

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There is an increased risk of #Africanswinefever spreading to the UK. Feeding #pigs and #wildboar kitchen scraps and catering waste can spread this disease and is illegal. Learn more: gov.uk/guidance/afric… #smallholders #pigkeepers #petpigs

A case of classical Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) has been confirmed in Ayrshire. Please see the press release on GOV.SCOT: gov.scot/news/bse-1/
for more information.

You can now sign up for the next #BTV3 technical webinar on 15 May from 3 to 4:30pm for an update on what vets need to know about treating #bluetongue .
The session speakers include Fiona Lovatt Rachael Tarlinton & Mark van der Heijden.
Register here: bit.ly/49XdeVi Ruminant Health & Welfare

It's #PlantHealthWeek ! Today's focus is #PlantHealthScience 🔬
Last year, we spoke to Dr Rômulo Carleial about his work. He is a Post-Doctoral Research Associate at Centre for Forest Protection & Kew Science
Read the latest update in the Action Oak Annual Report 2024: ow.ly/BK3V50RzEa9

🙌It’s great to have the UK’s Food and Agriculture Organization Reference Centre for #AMR represented at the 2-day Regional Benchmarking Workshop on AMR Surveillance in Bangkok. This is a fantastic opportunity to discuss global AMR surveillance across One Health.

Cefas APHA

When on holiday this summer, don’t bring pork or pork products back with you to help keep #AfricanSwineFever out. It is illegal to bring over 2kg of pork or pork products from the EU unless packaged to EU commercial standards. Learn more: gov.uk/guidance/afric…

🔎 Interested in the science part of our #PlantHealth roles?

Hear from Natalie in our plant health team about her role, including:

🐛carrying out visits to protect #biosecurity
🌳learning to identify trees
👩teaching children about #STEM

#PlantHealth Week #APHAscience

Antibiotics use in UK farming has reduced by 59% since 2014. 👏

Published by Defra, Department of Health and Social Care and VMD, the UK's new National Action Plan for antimicrobial resistance (AMR) will build on this success.

gov.uk/government/new…

#ConfrontingAMR

We’re celebrating plants this #PlantHealthWeek ! 🌺

Plants sustain life and spread joy, but only when they’re healthy 🌻

Find out how plants play their part in protecting people and nature: planthealthaction.org

#PlantHealthDay