Leptospirosis in dogs
VetScript Editor’s pick – April 2018 Leptospirosis in dogs: is infection increasing, and is there a need to consider multiple serovars? Janice Thompson, of Gribbles Veterinary, Palmerston North, argues that definitive diagnosis may now require considering all potential infective serovars. Background Leptospirosis in livestock in New Zealand has been the subject of several articles in […]
Advice for pet owners on protecting their pet rabbits from RHDV1-K5
The New Zealand Veterinary Association is encouraging rabbit owners to protect their pets from Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease (RHD) by vaccinating. The RHDV1-K5 calicivirus is a Korean variant of the rabbit virus RHDV1. It causes a fatal haemorrhagic disease in the European rabbit. The NZVA has been advised that RHDV1-K5 will be released in Canterbury, Otago […]
Western Veterinary Conference (WVC) and IVOC
In the August 2014 issue of the AVJ, CEO Graham Catt wrote on international engagement with a particular focus on the International Veterinary Officers Coalition (IVOC). Recently, I was invited to the Federation of Asian Veterinary Associations (FAVA) conference and council meeting in Singapore. While there I also participated in the World Veterinary Association Council […]
Riding the issues rollercoaster
One of the jobs of the public affairs team is to coordinate the AVA’s response to other peoples’ agendas that make it into the public debate. This might be some high profile media story, something important happening in a parliament (like new legislation), or some growing threat or discussion in the public domain that may […]
Training our talking heads
Our AVA media training day last Friday was an opportunity for current and future presidents to learn how to take full advantage of the opportunity to promote the profession when the media comes calling. They also got some experience handling the tricky questions journalists often ask. We organise these training days once or twice a year, and […]
Engagement with international veterinary associations
In the August 2014 issue of the AVJ, CEO Graham Catt wrote on international engagement with a particular focus on the International Veterinary Officers Coalition (IVOC). Recently, I was invited to the Federation of Asian Veterinary Associations (FAVA) conference and council meeting in Singapore. While there I also participated in the World Veterinary Association Council meeting […]
A letter from London
The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.Saint Augustine As you’ve read in our President’s column this month, the AVA engages with a number of national, regional and global veterinary organisations. This engagement helps us to exchange knowledge on the issues that affect the veterinary profession in our […]
