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NVS Karting Championship 2011-2012 Posted:04/01/2012 The competition continued into the last part of 2011 with 3 events held in October and November. Read full story (PDF)

NVS Karting Championship 2011 Posted:06/07/2011 The first NVS Veterinary Karting Championship has now drawn to a close, after a hugely successful 2010/11 season. Read full story

The Onswitch/NVS 2011 Customer Experience Award Posted:27/06/2011 The aim of this award is to find the practice in the United Kingdom which offers the highest levels of customer service: a winner and two runners-up will be selected. Read full story (PDF)

Thank you from the Blue Cross Posted:25/05/2011 The Blue Cross would like to say a big thank you to all practices that have been involved in collecting clothes for their charity shops over the past few months. Read full story

Vet student hits the high spots Posted:12/01/2010 Ben Crowter recently demonstrated that he has all the qualities needed to succeed in his future career after completing the Three Peaks Challenge. Read full story (PDF)

Practice took on Challenge for Charity Posted:12/01/2010 Staff from Kilbarchan Veterinary Practice made an adventurous raft trip to raise money for the Anthony Nolan Trust. Read full story (PDF)

A fond farewell to Graham Posted:12/01/2010 Territory Manager Graham Fleming will retire in January, after 17 years with NVS. Read full story (PDF)

"New Pfizer" pledges obsession with high quality service and products Posted:12/01/2010 A competitive, responsive and innovative supply of animal health products, protocols and management services has been pledged to vets and farmers by Pfizer Animal Health on completion of its acquisition of Fort Dodge. Read full story (PDF)

European survey of attitudes to pain Posted:12/01/2010 How to take part in the anonymous web based survey. Read full story (PDF)

BVNA Honorary Membership awarded to deserving VN's Posted:12/01/2010 Joy Howell and Jill Nute have been awarded BVNA Honorary Membership for all their hard work and support in the profession over the years. Read full story (PDF)

BVNA news Posted:12/01/2010 Frozen membership fees for 2010, plus find out who won the NVS BVNA Prize Draw. Read full story (PDF)

NVS Profile... Posted:12/01/2010 Julie Godwin, Marketing Manager Read full story (PDF)

NVS Corporate day goes with a bang! Posted:12/01/2010 The first NVS Clay Pigeon shooting corporate event saw over 20 guests enjoying the outdoor activities at Cowan’s Law in Moscow, Ayrshire. Read full story (PDF)

Ground breaking European study for new innovative NSAID for canine osteoarthritis Posted:12/01/2010 Trocoxil™ Chewable Tablets for dogs promises to change the way vets treat canine osteoarthritis. Read full story (PDF)

Canine travel sickness should no longer stop pet owners from travelling! Posted:12/01/2010 So says Annelies Hall, Product Manager for Cerenia® Read full story (PDF)

Vet Medicines Act affects poultry wormers Posted:12/01/2010 Enforcement of the Veterinary Medicines legislation will require thousands of poultry owners to change the way they worm in the future, warns Janssen Animal Health. Read full story (PDF)

Survey raises important questions say Hill’s Posted:26/10/2009 Hill’s Pet Nutrition has been asking last year’s graduates how they feel about clinical nutrition, with some interesting results. Read full story (PDF)

Animal Cancer European Expert Group Posted:26/10/2009 The first meeting of the Animal Cancer European Expert group (ACEE) took place on March 26th 2009, in Visegrád, near Budapest (Hungary). Read full story (PDF)

Hill’s has good news Posted:26/10/2009 Hill’s Pet Nutrition has even more to offer members of the practice team that sign up to the Vet Nutrition Academy (VNA) website. Read full story (PDF)

Cat Professional and Hill’s Pet Nutrition collaborate to improve understanding of FLUTD Posted:26/10/2009 Feline lower urinary tract disease is thought to affect up to 10% of cats, with particular prevalence in the indoor cat population and it is often a complex and distressing condition for cat owners to tackle. Read full story (PDF)

Dental CPD that's flexible and free Posted:26/10/2009 Pfizer Animal Health has announced that its popular Dental Leadership programme is now available online. Read full story (PDF)

Royal Canin Pet Health Councillor of the Year 2009 Posted:26/10/2009 Following the success of gaining the title RCW Pet Health Councillor of the Year, Terri-Ann Corbett from Daleside Veterinary Practice, Pandy, Near Wrexham provides an insight into her career and how she achieved the title. Read full story (PDF)

Experts support continuous pain management for canine osteoarthritis Posted:08/10/2009 Recent changes in our understanding of the relationship between pain and osteoarthritic disease are prompting many experts to question the value of repeated, intermittent courses of pain relief for the management of osteoarthritis - and to recommend continuous NSAID use instead. Read full story (PDF)