Your data on MRCVSonline
The nature of the services provided by Vision Media means that we might obtain certain information about you.
Please read our Data Protection and Privacy Policy for details.

In addition, (with your consent) some parts of our website may store a 'cookie' in your browser for the purposes of
functionality or performance monitoring.
Click here to manage your settings.
EmailIphone Application    Posted: 11th February 2010
If you would like to forward this story on to a friend, simply fill in the form below and click send.
Your friend's email:
Your email:
Your name:
 
 
Send Cancel
In Good Health?
Next quarter, 51% of respondents expect to expand while 12% expect to decline.
Surveys managed by The University of Nottingham Institute for Enterprise and Innovation (UNIEI) have addressed what business people and advisers feel about the health of the economy and recovery from recession.

OFFICIAL STATISTICS declare that the longest and deepest post-war UK recession is now over, but figures from the Office of National Statistics showed that — at 0.1 per cent growth — this halt in economic decline was by the narrowest of margins.

The balance of growth among UK Business Barometer (UKBB) respondents over the last quarter changed from negative four per cent in the UKBB survey, commencing July 2009, to positive 10 per cent in the survey which opened for responses in October — the first positive balance since July 2008.

36 per cent of respondents reported their business as having expended in the period July to October
Some 36 per cent of respondents reported their business as having expended in the period July to October: 15 per cent of respondents expanding by more than five per cent, while 14 per cent declined by more than five per cent.

For expected next quarter growth, the balance is even more strongly positive than in July, with 51 per cent expecting to expand while 12 per cent expect to decline. The balance is a positive 39 per cent, compared to +23 per cent in July.

When asked if the recession had found them seeking professional advice more often, 67 per cent of participants said not, 19 per cent do not use professional business advice anyway and only 14 per cent have relied on professional business advice more heavily during this period.

More information, including results and analyses, can be found at: www.ukbb.ac

Become a member or log in to add this story to your CPD history

Reporting service for dead wild birds updated

News Story 1
 The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) has updated its online reporting service for dead wild birds.

The new version allows those reporting a dead bird to drop a pin on a map when reporting the location. It also includes a wider range of wild bird species groups to select from when describing the bird.

The online service, which helps APHA to monitor the spread of diseases such as avian influenza, can be accessed here. 

Click here for more...
News Shorts
NI chief vet urges bluetongue vigilance

Northern Ireland's chief veterinary officer (CVO) has urged farmers to be vigilant for signs of bluetongue, after the Animal and Plant Health Agency warned there was a very high probability of further cases in Great Britain.

There have been 126 confirmed cases of bluetongue virus serotype 3 in England since November 2023, with no cases reported in Northern Ireland. The movement of live ruminants from Great Britain to Northern Ireland is currently suspended.

According to the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA), the virus is most likely to enter Northern Ireland through infected animals or germplasm (semen or ova) being imported.

Brian Dooher, Northern Ireland's CVO, said: "Surveillance for this disease within Northern Ireland has been increased to assist with detection at the earliest opportunity which will facilitate more effective control measures."

Farmers should report any suspicions of the disease to their private veterinary practitioner, the DAERA Helpline on 0300 200 7840 or their local DAERA Direct Veterinary Office.