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The BVA has said it is pleased and relieved with the majority of Defra's quango reforms but would like to ensure that animal welfare is not affected by these cuts.
As part of the Government's commitment to reform and review all public services, the Minister for the Cabinet Office, Francis Maude, has now summarised plans to substantially reform a large number of public bodies, including Defra.
Professor Sandy Trees, Senior Vice-President of the RCVS and Professor of Veterinary Parasitology at the University of Liverpool, has been invited to give the prestigious McCall Lecture on Monday 8 November at the University of Glasgow's School of Veterinary Science.
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