Proposal raised in July

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is to require all those who consign equines for slaughter for human consumption to provide food chain information (FCI) to the food business operator (FBO) at the slaughterhouse. It is the responsibility of the FBO at slaughterhouses to request, receive, check and act on FCI for all animals sent for slaughter for human consumption. FCI is required for all other animal species, and the FSA is introducing a model FCI document for equines as a template for owners to provide relevant information to the FBO. The template is based on the FCI model documents that the FSA produces for the different species of domestic ungulates (including cattle, goats, sheep and pigs) and should take less than 30 mins to complete.   FCI has been introduced progressively for all animal species as required by EU Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 but it was not previously introduced for equines in the UK because the horse passport was considered to provide the necessary information.  There have however been re ...

Clarification and consensus sought with key stakeholders on certain elements

New Research Study Being Conducted

2nd Annual Conference Held Last Month

New System For Vet Helpline

Now Available

Window For Fast Track Applicants Open Until 2017

In the first Vet Futures guest blog Professor Colette Henry, Head of Department of Business Studies, Dundalk Institute of Technology, argues that women are “simply less prepared to come forward to take on business leadership roles” and states that, as the veterinary profession becomes increasingly female, this raises serious concerns. Professor Henry joined former RCVS President Jacqui Molyneux in a debate at BVA Congress at the London Vet Show last month “Setting the A-gender” which explored women as veterinary leaders and entrepreneurs. The lively discussion concluded that doing nothing to address the gender inequality that exists within the veterinary profession is not an option, and Professor Henry echoes that sentiment in her blog on the Vet Futures website http://vetfutures.org.uk/veterinary-business-leadership-an-unsuitable-job-for-a-woman/ Vet Futures is a jointly powered project from the British Veterinary Association (BVA) and Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS), which was launched at BVA Co ...

Will Recognise Veterinary Nurses As A Profession