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Tackling animal disease in Wales
Welsh Government announces its priorities

The Welsh Government's Animal Health and Welfare Strategy (AHWS) steering group has announced its animal disease priorities for 2012/2013.

The priorities are: bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD), Johne's disease and liver fluke in cattle; Johne's disease, lameness, mastitis, BVD and liver fluke in dairy and; sheep scab, liver fluke, lameness and lambing losses in sheep.

Owing to its magnitude, Bovine tuberculosis is being treated as a separate issue.

The list of priorities will be used to develop and implement proposals for tackling each issue in Wales.

The steering group, which is made up of 17 industry members, has said it also hopes to promote the importance of good farm biosecurity, in order to cost-cut, and will imbed this in all of its animal health and welfare work.

Peredur Hughes, group chairman, said: "We have a challenging time ahead as we continue our work on these very important priorities."

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Annual submission deadline small pet animal exemptions

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 Companies marketing medicines for small pets exempt from authorisation must submit their annual return to the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) by 30 November 2026.

Submitting this annual return ensures continued compliance with regulatory requirements for products marketed without a full Marketing Authorisation. The exemption specifically applies to products intended for animals, cage birds, terrarium animals, small rodents, ferrets and rabbits.

For further details and submission guidelines, visit the gov.uk website.  

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BVA urges 'continued vigilance' over bluetongue

The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has urged vigilance following a concerning rise in Bluetongue (BTV) cases in sheep and cattle.

In a recent statement, the BVA noted that members are reporting more severe clinical signs and higher mortality rates than in previous years.

'We know that farm vets are working hard to support farmers and animals affected by this outbreak, during what is an extremely difficult time for all involved,' they stated. 'Continued vigilance to identify disease early is vital and vaccination remains the best way of protecting animals from this disease.'