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Updating your Details 01 March 2022

 

Veterinary registration renewal and hospital licence renewal notifications will be sent by email in June.

If your contact details have changed you can use your Vet Login to ensure we have the correct email contact and other contact details for you. 

If you do not yet have a Vet Login click on the Forgotten your password link from the Vet Login page and login details will be sent to the email address we have on our database.

If you have recently...

CVO Bulletin Japanese Encephalitis Virus (JEV) 01 March 2022

 

Japanese Encephalitis Virus (JEV) has been detected in samples from six piggeries across southern, central and north-western NSW as well as one Victorian and one Queensland property.  This is the first time the virus has been detected in NSW livestock samples and suggests it is circulating in the higher-than-normal mosquito populations which have been reported in many areas of the state.

JEV does not present a food safety risk and all Australian grown pork remains safe to eat however, the virus does cause reproductive failures in pigs.

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RHDV1-K5 Wild Rabbit Control Program, Central Coast - Release Date 17 March 18 February 2022

 

Important Notice to Vets
 

A wild rabbit control program is scheduled for the Central Coast Local Government Area in mid-March 2022 and will include the release of Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease Virus (RHDV-K5), a rabbit calicivirus K5 strain.

Rabbits are a declared pest species under the Local Land Services Act 2013. Competition and land degradation by wild rabbits is listed as a key threat to Australian native animals, plants and Endangered Ecological Communities under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 and the...

GWIC introduces two new Greyhound Racing Local Rules in NSW 31 January 2022

 

The NSW Greyhound Welfare & Integrity Commission has introduced two new Local Racing Rules to:

  1. mitigate the welfare risks involved in breeding older greyhounds; and
  2. provide notice to the industry that greyhounds which have been subjected to the procedure known as firing will not be permitted to race.

 

Breeding exemption applications LR58A

Under the Greyhound Racing Rules, participants are prohibited from breeding female greyhounds that have reached the age of 8 years, or have already had 3 litters, unless they have been granted an...

NSW DPI - West Nile Virus- Kunjin Strain Cases in NSW 28 January 2022

 

CVO Bulletin

 

West Nile Virus
 

Recent testing at Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute (EMAI) has diagnosed West Nile virus – Kunjin strain (WNVKUN) in four foals in two distant parts of the state. Two foals showing severe neurological signs have recovered with appropriate supportive care. The other two are still undergoing treatment.


WNV is a mosquito borne virus belonging to the genus Flavivirus. A strain of WNV, WNVKUN is endemic in parts of Australia and has been present for many years. Only occasional cases are ...

Seeking Australian veterinarians for antimicrobial prescribing research 12 January 2022

 

Survey 

Researchers at The University of Melbourne are seeking Australian veterinarians to participate in a research project exploring: What factors influence the antimicrobial prescribing behaviours of veterinarians in Australia?

For more information about the study and how to participate see the attached letter from Dr Mark Schipp, Australian Chief Veterinary Officer and the Researches.

The questionnaire...

Important message for veterinary students and employers 23 December 2021

Registration as a veterinarian


Only a registered person is able to refer to themselves as a veterinarian and perform restricted acts of veterinary science.  As many veterinary students are aware, there is an exemption from registration for students completing the requirements for a course accredited by the AVBC. 

Importantly, this exemption does not apply to students who have completed the requirements of the course and are awaiting their results.

It is possible to employ veterinary students awaiting their final results prior to becoming graduands but not as veterinarians and they...

Office Closed 23 December 2021

The office of the Veterinary Practitioners Board will be closed from Friday 24 December 2021 to Friday 7 January 2022.

Happy Christmas and best wishes for a safe and healthy 2022.

 

 

World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 22 November 2021


World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW) aims to increase awareness of global antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and to encourage best practices among the general public, health workers and policy makers to avoid the further emergence and spread of drug-resistant infections.

 

The WAAW 2021 campaign calls on stakeholders, including policymakers, health care providers, and the general public to recognize that everyone can be an AMR Awareness champion. Participants are encouraged to spread awareness about what AMR is, share stories about its consequences, and demonstrate how the actions of individuals, families,...

NSW DPI COVID-19 Update 04 November 2021


From Monday 1 November there are no longer any restrictions for travel within NSW for fully vaccinated people. Restrictions on travel remain for people who are not fully vaccinated. More details here  


Vaccinations and the workplace  


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