BEVA is a member and supporter of the Federation of European Equine Veterinary Associations.  FEEVA is part of the FVE with offices in Brussels, and is the lobbying group for the profession. The Association has 38 member bodies, not just those in the EU, although EU policy tends to dominate the agenda.   BEVA past president Josh Slater recently stepped down after 3 years as the FEEVA president and Giorgio Ricardi from Italy (CIVA) has taken over. BEVA are very grateful for Josh's hard work and dedication at FEEVA, and for flying the flag, so to speak. BEVA's immediate past president Ben Mayes has now joined the FEEVA board.   FEEVA operates by sounding out the member countries on various topical issues, for example medicine availability, transport, disease surveillance and antimicrobial resistance. The latest newsletter includes an AMR survey. BEVA are ahead here with their Protect Me campaign and a UK survey was carried out last  year.  Nonetheless it is important for us also to feed back into Europe, so p ...

The deadline for submission of abstracts for consideration for ISER XI is 1st July 2013

The internship is to support the activities of Professor the Lord Trees

A new study has confirmed that different breeds have different capacities for weight loss

The survey is the first step in a review of the Day One Competences, which define the level to be expected of new veterinary graduates when they first qualify

Katie Walsh, has been criticised by a children's charity after claiming that racehorses are looked after "better than some children"

This award is decided each year by VN Council - veterinary nurses, veterinary surgeons and lay people can be nominated

The BEF and its Olympic sport Member Bodies are working together to provide best-practice guidelines, info and advice for all Member Bodies, horse owners, riders and competition organisers

The Horserace Betting Levy Board (HBLB) has opened applications for equine veterinary research grants in 2013.

Read the candidate manifestos and support your fellow BEVA members in this year's elections