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Survey: Enhancing passive disease surveillance in livestock 31 March 2022
The survey is aimed at government district veterinarians (DVs) and private veterinary practitioners (PVPs) who see and treat livestock – whether they’re production animals or livestock kept as pets. Outcomes of the survey will help to inform the development of a framework to support PVPs and DVs to increase awareness of significant animal diseases, exclusion sampling and testing of cases with clinical syndromes consistent with priority emergency animal diseases for Australia.
More information about the Enhancing passive disease surveillance in...
JEV Pork Industry Information Session 22 March 2022
NSW DPI together with NSW Health, NSW Farmers and Australian Pork Limited will be hosting a joint webinar for pig owners, producers and associated industry partners on Japanese encephalitis and its management in NSW.
Date: Thursday 24 March
Time: 4.45pm to 5.45pm AEDST
An expert panel from NSW Health, the NSW Chief Veterinary Officer and industry representative...
Cultural competence guide for vets 18 March 2022
A new generation of Australian veterinarians will be trained in diversity and inclusivity, thanks to a world-first cultural competence guide for the profession developed by University of Sydney experts.
Read more here.
Read the advanced access article Cultural Competence is Everyone's Business here.
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Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) detected in NSW piggeries 17 March 2022
16 March 2022
Dear Stakeholder,
You may be aware there have been detections of Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) in piggeries across NSW in areas reporting high numbers of mosquitos due to current weather conditions.
NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) has initiated an Incident Management Team to lead an emergency response, in conjunction with other states and territories, and is working closely with NSW Health to minimise...
Review of the AVBC Accreditation Standards 04 March 2022
The mission of the Australasian Veterinary Boards Council (AVBC) is to ensure the quality of the veterinary profession in Australia and New Zealand and to ensure these qualifications are recognised internationally.
One of its core functions is to assure and promote educational standards and, in 2022, the AVBC is undertaking a major review of accreditation standards for entry-level veterinary programs. During this early stage of the review, the AVBC is inviting stakeholders of veterinary services and veterinary education, to take part in...
Survey: Companion animal euthanasia practices of veterinarians in Australia 01 March 2022
Euthanasia of companion animals is performed in both emergency and non-emergency circumstances by veterinarians in Australia.
We are seeking to document the methods of euthanasia utilised by Australian veterinarians.
This online survey is completely anonymous, and we estimate it will take no longer than 10 minutes.
The survey is open to veterinarians registered in an Australian State or Territory. All participants must be over 18 years of age.
You can choose to withdraw from the study at any time until you press the SUBMIT button at the end of the survey.
For further information...
Mental Health Survey: Burnout 01 March 2022
Calling out to all small animal vets working in either general practice or emergency centres in metropolitan areas* of Australia to participate in a mental health survey on burnout:
https://redcap.sydney.edu.au/surveys/?s=A8KK4CYXWCKK7YM4
This survey is hosted by a research group from the University of Sydney and they’re keen to find out:
- The prevalence of burnout among Australian general practice and emergency veterinarians
- What workplace factors or practices contribute the most to burnout
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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...