British Deer Veterinary Association
Representing Vets and the British Deer Industry
Please see here for the September BDVA newsletter. This newsletter contains information for those interested in finding out more about the unfolding Bluetongue Virus situation and how it may affect deer keepers in the UK. For further information please feel free to contact us.
The eminent veterinary virologist and scientist Hugh Reid passed away on May 10th 2024. His funeral was held in Edinburgh on May 24th. Hugh had a long association with the Moredun Research Institute and he published a substantial body of work on diseases of livestock including deer. He was a key contributor to the Veterinary Deer Society book (1994) Management and Diseases of Deer (A Handbook for the Veterinary Surgeon). He was the editor of The Management and Health of Farmed Deer (A Seminar in the CEC Programme of Coordination of Research in Animal Husbandry), held in Edinburgh on 10-11 …
21st February 2024 (6.45 to 8.15 pm) – Online Meeting – Clinical Pathology in Deer The BDVA are holding an online (Zoom) evening CPD event to discuss topics related to clinical pathology in all types of deer. The meeting is aimed at veterinary surgeons in general practice who want to know more about clinical pathology. We are grateful to James Barnett (Farm Animal Veterinary Advisor for Axiom Laboratories) who will introduce the topic with a presentation on testing deer for a variety of conditions. This will be followed by a Q&A / discussion session, with contributions from members of the …
The BDVA committee aim to update members regarding progress on bovine tuberculosis (bTB) and enclosed deer (farms and parks in particular). This will include progress on surveillance testing in the field, updates on discussions with APHA and a discussion with any scenarios members would like to raise. Bookings for this meeting are now closed.
The British Veterinary Zoological Society conference 2023 is being held from 3th – 5th November 2023 at Aston Hotel in Birmingham. The conference spans 3 days and a full agenda will be pulblished soon, and there will be a stream focussing on wildlife and deer. There is also a conference dinner on the evening of the 4th November for delegates. For more information, please see the BVZS website conference section.
There has been an article published in the Veterinary Record (Dec 2022, Vol 191 Issue 11) on Reindeer Health and Welfare. This article is written by Aiden Foster (University of Bristol) and Alan Wight (APHA) and is a review of reindeer submissions to APHA between 2011 and 2021, including discussions on common presenting signs and discussing common conditions. This article is free to access.
A new book, “The Management of Enclosed and Domesticated Deer”, Edited by John Fletcher, has been published that may be of interest to veterinarians and members of the UK deer industry. The book has been published by Springerlink and can be found here. A book review has been written by BDVA president Aiden Foster and published in the Vet Record, but is also available to BDVA members through the ‘Members Area’ ‘Book Reviews’ section.
The BDVA has ordered a series of “EAT NOT” ketchum tags designed to be used in situations where deer are administered medications that are not permitted for use in food producing animals, such as darting. These ketchum tags can be ordered from the BDVA by emailing us at: [email protected]. The tags can be purchased from us for £15.00 for 10x tags. The tags are ketchum “Tamp No 1” tags and adapters for the pliers can also be purchased for £5.00. Postage for any orders will be £2.95.