Bluetongue virus technical webinar/podcasts for vets (recordings)
Webinars
Listen to the latest AHDB podcast to hear an update on BTV vaccines from vet and AHDB Head of Animal Health and Welfare Dr Mandy Nevel, veterinary vaccine consultant Prof. Andy Peters & Dr Carrie Batten from Pirbright Institute
Recording from 6th March 2024
- Chair: Tony Goodger, Association of Independent Meat Suppliers (AIMS)
- Update on the latest situation: Gordon Hickman, Head of Exotic Disease Policy, Defra
- Wider overview: Craig Kirby, AIMS
- Abattoir designation case study: Vlad Achitei, HG Blakes
Recording from 21st February 2024
- Phil Stocker, Chief Executive of the National Sheep Association.
- Jose Biss from Defra provides an update on the current BTV situation and discusses the easing of restrictions in the temporary control zones in Kent and Norfolk and answers viewers’ questions.
Recording from 7th February 2024
- Dr Joseph Henry, Chair of the Ruminant Health and Welfare bluetongue working group and President of the Sheep Veterinary Society
- Gordon Hickman, Head of Exotic Disease Policy, DEFRA
- Recorded presentations with vets from the Netherlands
The webinars offer vet practitioners and other stakeholders valuable technical information about BTV-3 that will help answer farmers’ questions.
Recording from 24th January 2024
- Introduction from Colin Mason from the British Cattle Veterinary Association (BCVA)
- An update on the current BTV situation by Vanessa Swinson from APHA and Defra.
- Discuss the Schmallenberg virus (SBV) and how it overlaps with BTV by Rachael Tarlinton from the University of Nottingham
The webinars offer vet practitioners and other stakeholders valuable technical information about BTV-3 that will help answer farmers’ questions.
Recording from the 10th January 2024
Join a panel of experts who will provide an update on bluetongue and the current BTV-3 strain that has been confirmed in cases in cows and sheep in Kent and Norfolk. The webinar offers vet practitioners and other stakeholders valuable technical information about BTV-3 that will help answer farmers’ questions.
- Introduction from Fiona Lovatt, Flock Health Ltd
- Defra/APHA will provide an update on the current situation
- Peter Mertens (Professor of Virology, School of Veterinary Medicine and Science, University of Nottingham) and Christopher Sanders (Research Fellow in Veterinary Entomology from the Pirbright Institute) will talk about the midge lifecycle and how their behaviour allows them to transmit BTV to ruminants, the impact of temperature on BTV transmission and other factors.
- Rudolf Reichel from APHA will finish up with a short SBV piece.
Recording from 19th December 2023
Hear from a panel of experts for an update on bluetongue and the current strain (BTV-3) that has been confirmed in UK cases.
Speakers include
- Dr Joseph Henry, Chair of the Ruminant Health and Welfare bluetongue working group and President of the Sheep Veterinary Society
- Peter Mertens, Professor of Virology, School of Veterinary Medicine and Science, University of Nottingham
- Vanessa Swinson, Veterinary Lead, APHA