Latest Bcva Podcast Episodes
Cattlecast - Episode 36
CattleCast - April 03, 2024 15:32 - 13 minutesBCVA offers grants to enable research that might not receive funding from other sources; the broad criteria indicates that it should be of direct relevance to cattle vets in the UK. BCVA also aims to use this funding to support our members, who otherwise might not have the opportunity to be invo...
Cattlecast - Episode 35
CattleCast - January 15, 2024 13:46 - 46 minutesVets Claire Grigson and Katie Ford talk to Kat Hart about meeting life’s personal and professional challenges. They tell us about how their careers in the veterinary profession, combined with personal struggles, led them to combining all these experiences to develop Vet Empowered, a coaching pro...
Cattlecast - Episode 34
CattleCast - November 07, 2023 11:49 - 14 minutesLaura Donovan, from Nantwich Farm Vets, talks to Kat Hart about the incoming veterinary attestations. With signs now being displayed at markets, it is more likely that farm vets are going to be asked about this by their clients. Laura outlines a realistic approach to the definition of ‘regular v...
Cattlecast - Episode 33
CattleCast - October 24, 2023 08:22 - 30 minutesVet Record Editor in Chief, Suzanne Jarvis, talks to Kat Hart about working with BVA publications since 1998 and the changes in the profession that she’s covered in her various editorial roles. She tells us about the impact of online publishing, being editorially independent of BVA, the role of ...
Cattlecast - Episode 32
CattleCast - May 10, 2023 10:20 - 27 minutesEach July we open nominations for BCVA Board positions, and here we talk to some of those new members who joined us in 2022. Rose Jackson, James Adams, Amy Cox, and Lara Robinson tell Kat Hart about what made them want to be a part of the association. They talk about the opportunity to learn, gr...
Cattlecast - Episode 31
CattleCast - March 30, 2023 15:12 - 36 minutesIn this episode Kat Hart talks to vet George Brownlee, CEO of Farm Vet Systems Ltd and VetIMPRESS. He outlines how his love of working with farmers and his own desire to have more information and data as a farm vet to inform clinical decision making, led to the development of the business. A tru...
Cattlecast - Episode 30
CattleCast - March 01, 2023 14:35 - 22 minutesAn important and informative CattleCast where Kat Hart talks to Renzo Di Florio, a farm vet with a special interest in infectious diseases who transferred from practice to industry in 2022 to work with Ceva. He tells us about the diagnosis, symptoms, and treatment of Q Fever, also known as coxie...
Cattlecast - Episode 29
CattleCast - January 06, 2023 16:55 - 29 minutesKat Hart talks to David Black, Tom Warboys, Megan Williamson, and Lisa Morgans about the new Vet Sustain/Vet Salus course that is helping our profession become sustainability leaders in UK agriculture. The conversation explores how improving animal health and welfare – the day-to-day activities ...
Cattlecast - Episode 28
CattleCast - December 19, 2022 15:17 - 28 minutesNicole Baldry, Dairy Veterinary Technical Advisor with MSD Animal Health, talks to Kat Hart about Salmonella. We explore the seen and hidden clinical signs, prevalence rates (higher than you might imagine!), the impact on a herd, and how to prevent an outbreak. Music Fireflies and Stardust b...
Cattlecast - Episode 27
CattleCast - December 05, 2022 11:33 - 29 minutesEle Brown, head of the TB policy team at Defra, outlines the ongoing impact of the government’s bTB eradication strategy – where there have been improvements and the status of the worst hit Edge Areas. She shows appreciation for the work of the private farm vet and talks to BCVA’s Kat Hart – a c...
CattleCast - Episode 26
CattleCast - July 25, 2022 09:17 - 28 minutesBCVA’s Kat Hart talks to Jayne Buxton, author of a new book called The Great Plant-Based Con to explore some of the claims being made in the ongoing conversation about plant-based diets and how the debate around health and the environment is being informed. Music Fireflies and Stardust by Kev...
CattleCast - Episode 25
CattleCast - July 01, 2022 10:08 - 33 minutesLisa Morgans, is Head of Livestock at Innovation for Agriculture, an independent knowledge exchange charity, based in the UK. She talks to Kat Hart about moving from mixed to farm practice because of the unique vet-farmer relationships, and how that resulted in a PhD that has in turn inspired a ...
CattleCast - Episode 24
CattleCast - May 09, 2022 10:34 - 36 minutesWhat are the challenges for today’s farm vet and how do we nurture positive relationships with our colleagues and clients? Former BVA President, James Russell, talks to Kat Hart about how graduating from the RVC in 2002, having been a part of the student cohort called on to help with the challen...
CattleCast - Episode 23
CattleCast - March 25, 2022 15:16 - 13 minutesKat Hart talks to Rachel Hayton about how QuarterPro offers farm vets an entry level approach to managing mastitis and the ability to create tailored strategies for their clients. She outlines the AHDB free tools and resources that are available and how the BCVA training helps farm vets get the ...
CattleCast - Episode 22
CattleCast - March 02, 2022 12:15 - 32 minutesSally Wilson, Kat Hart, talk frankly about being a farm vet and planning for a family – what it means for you, your family, your practice, and your clients. We hear how planning, pragmatism and thoughtful consideration can make all the difference. Music Fireflies and Stardust by Kevin MacLeod...
CattleCast - Episode 21
CattleCast - February 07, 2022 10:43 - 29 minutesLizzie Lockett, CEO of RCVS, talks to Kat Hart about growing up on a farm with an ambition to be a vet, and then changing her mind while seeing practice after seeing the emotionally challenging reality. A career in journalism and PR led her to a comms role at the RCVS, and back into a profession...
CattleCast - Episode 20
CattleCast - January 24, 2022 15:58 - 29 minutesA great interview with BCVA President, Elizabeth Berry, who talks to Kat Hart about her incredibly varied career. Hear about her love of surgery, her passion for high welfare standards, working for change, how an injury led to a desk job and another side of veterinary life and a PhD in bovine ma...
CattleCast - Episode 19
CattleCast - January 12, 2022 11:52 - 27 minutesverbal and non-verbal – Kat Hart talks to Fiona MacGillivray, Director of communications consultancy MacVet Ltd. Having worked as a vet in mixed practice she has seen how understanding communication can lead to more meaningful connections and less frustration. She shares her expertise and says e...
CattleCast - Episode 18
CattleCast - December 20, 2021 11:52 - 36 minutesKat Hart talks to George Oikonomou, Professor of cattle health and welfare at Liverpool. George shares his lameness expertise and details about his latest genetics research. Lameness costs the UK dairy industry £250 million a year as over half of UK cattle are affected, so George shows us why pr...
Episode 17
CattleCast - November 18, 2021 12:53 - 30 minutesEmily Gascoigne is in practice with Synergy, having completed an internship there after graduating from Cambridge in 2012. She talks to Kat Hart about farmer training and the value of it as part of the role of the private farm vet. Discover how we don’t need to be a walking encyclopaedia on any ...
CattleCast - Episode 17
CattleCast - November 18, 2021 12:53 - 30 minutesEmily Gascoigne is in practice with Synergy, having completed an internship there after graduating from Cambridge in 2012. She talks to Kat Hart about farmer training and the value of it as part of the role of the private farm vet. Discover how we don’t need to be a walking encyclopaedia on any ...
CattleCast - Episode 16
CattleCast - July 15, 2021 09:04 - 34 minutesKat Hart talks to Sarah Tomlinson and Bridget Taylor about new opportunities for farm vets to feel empowered and how they can engage their clients to better manage bTB. Through CHECS TB Entry Level Membership and the associated BCVA training course, everyone can get a clearer view of the potenti...
CattleCast - Episode 15
CattleCast - April 21, 2021 10:32 - 26 minutesOngoing education is an inevitable part of vet life and it can be fulfilling as well as career developing. Kat Hart talks to three other BCVA Board members about some of the options for structured CPD available to farm vets. Rebecca Cavill talks about taking on a Cert AVP after three years of gr...
CattleCast - Episode 14
CattleCast - April 07, 2021 15:38 - 18 minutesFiona Lovatt is an RCVS-recognised Specialist in sheep health, and a Clinical Associate Professor at University of Nottingham. She talked to Kat Hart about her role as the Farm Vet Champions Clinical Lead – and how farm vet practices can participate in the initiative in order to advance responsi...
CattleCast - Episode 13
CattleCast - March 03, 2021 16:18 - 49 minutesBCVA Board Members and cattle vets in practice, Kat Hart and Jenny Hull, share their very different experiences of managing the maternity minefield; from working through pregnancy, talking to your practice team and clients about your circumstances, to making important decisions about returning t...
CattleCast - Episode 12
CattleCast - December 04, 2020 12:08 - 4 minutesRob Simmons is a cattle vet from Paragon Vets in Cumbria and a member of the British Embryo Technologies Association (BETA). In this edition of CattleCast, Rob demonstrates how embryo transfer can have a significant impact on the health and welfare of the UK cattle population – and highlights th...
CattleCast - Episode 11
CattleCast - November 23, 2020 12:02 - 6 minutesBCVA Board Member, Colin Mason, highlights the importance of the vet-farmer team when it comes to health planning, prevention and treatment of serious respiratory diseases as we enter what some call ‘Pneumonia Season’. Music Fireflies and Stardust by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.f...
CattleCast Episode 10
CattleCast - October 26, 2020 11:50 - 10 minutesFormer BCVA President, Professor David Barrett of Bristol Vet School, describes what impact the pandemic is having on students and illustrates what actions vets in practice can take to make the transition into the profession more inclusive and accessible – from offering EMS places where possible...
CattleCast - Episode 9
CattleCast - October 06, 2020 15:12 - 30 minutesWelcome to this special edition of CattleCast – an occasional addition to this series, where we will bring you highlights from BCVA Congress – talks you might have missed – and the ones you will want to listen to again. In this episode Colin Lindsay from 2018 BCVA Congress talks about Antimicrob...
CattleCast - Episode 8
CattleCast - September 16, 2020 08:14 - 6 minutesSally Wilson offers invaluable, quickfire tips on talking to your farm clients about BVD and Johne’s in order to secure more successful outcomes. This is a great, short masterclass in client communications. Music Fireflies and Stardust by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/...
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