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Bluetongue Vaccination Plan February 2008 - Click here!

FMD Vaccination Advice 2007  - Click Here!
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Facts about Bird Flu - Click here!
Aujeszsky's Disease in pigs - Click here!

In his submission to the R.C.V.S. Ivan A. Walton  M.R.C.V.S., B.V.M&S. says, "We in the veterinary profession are entrusted with the privilege of  self-regulation. It is vital for the future that we show the Public that we can be trusted to so do in an honest, impartial and  prompt manner. Otherwise the veterinary profession and the RCVS will join the medical profession and the GMC in losing the public's confidence. My sole concerns in these matters are the aspects of Animal welfare and professional integrity covered by my complaints.
It is worth at this point reiterating the Declaration we all took on receiving Membership. 

'In as much as the privilege of membership of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons is about to be conferred upon me, I PROMISE AND SOLEMNLY DECLARE that I will abide in all due loyalty to the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons and will do all in my power to maintain and promote its interests.
I PROMISE ABOVE ALL that I will pursue the work of my profession with uprightness of conduct and that my constant endeavour will be to ensure the welfare of animals committed to my care."

You can view and download Ivan's full submission if you Click here!

Andrew Stephens. B.Vet Med,.M.R.C.V.S.  

Andrew has been an associate of Farmtalking since 2001 and his help and advice has been invaluable. After some years as a practicing farm vet in Wales - James Herriot style! - he became an epidemiologist at Reading University.
As a 'Media Vet' he is now an IT consultant in Cambridgeshire, advising, building and maintaining websites for veterinary, agricultural and rural business. 

Roger Windsor.MBE. MA (Cantab), BSc (Edin) BVM&S, MRCVS. 

Roger is a trustee of Farmtalking and has more than 30 years experience working as a Veterinary Surgeon in Britain, Africa, South America and the Former Communist States. 

He has particular experience working with contagious bovine pleuropneumonia, tuberculosis - all species, rabies diagnosis and control both in domestic animals and wildlife and salmonellosis also in domestic animals and wildlife. 

His special interests are laboratory design, equipment and management, financing disease control in Africa and South America and the socio-economic impact of disease control. In 2000 he undertook his first consultancy in Asia, investigating veterinary laboratory services in Vietnam. 

Roger has more than 50 scientific papers in refereed journals and numerous honours that include: Honorary Membership of the Association of State Veterinary Officers, Honorary Membership of the Colegio-Medico Veterinario de Peru, International Collaboratory of the Year Agro-Noticias, Lima Honorary Membership of the British Alpaca Society and MBE for Veterinary Services to Peru. 

In his spare time he enjoys the Theatre and directing plays for the local drama group.