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WVA Council Meeting


The 19th WVA Council Meeting will be held 27 and 28 August, 2009 at the Keio Plaza Hotel, Tokyo, Japan.

The council agenda will consider Finances, the review of WVA Policies, Education, the WVA Strategy Plan 2010-2015, the WVA 150th Anniversary History Project, World Rabies Day and Related Activities, the transition to the new WVA Secretariat and Communication, the World Veterianry Congresses 2011 Cape Town and 2013 Prague.

WVA Newsletter No. 15 – June 2009

The latest Newsletter has been published.

Features include:
From the President
Presentation of the World Veterinary Day Award
Reports of World Veterinary Day around the World
Animal Welfare Web Portal Launched
Animal Welfare Information Centre
WSPA Director General visits New Zealand
A special message to veterinarians from the Alliance for Rabies Control
Death of Former WVA President's Wife
Courses at the University of Pretoria
Conferences and Congresses
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WVA Newsletter No. 14 – April 2009


From the President
Veterinary Education
WVC 2010 and 2013
News from the World Organisation for Animal health (OIE)
- Eliminating rabies in dogs is the optimal control method for preventing spread of the disease
- The OIE and the WTO strengthen their cooperation
World Veterinary Day 25 April 2009 “Veterinarians and Livestock Farmers: a winning partnership”
News from Canada
-Coming Soon: Species-Specific Antimicrobial Prudent Use Guidelines
- Ontario Animal Protection Law Requires Veterinarians to Report Suspected Abuse and Neglect
- One World One Health Winnipeg, Canada, March 16-19, 2009
WVA Council members
- Dr Patricia V. Turner
- Dr Marc Janssens
- Dr Yassir Yousif Alian
News from Sudan
- The Sudan Veterinary Medical Association (SVMA) Activities
- The General Federation of Arab Veterinarians (FAV)
- African Veterinary Association Conference
Victorian bushfires – an update from the Australian Veterinary Association
Conferences and Congresses

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FAO/WHO work on Salmonella and Campylobacter in chicken meat

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FAO and WHO have been requested to provide scientific advice to the Codex Committee on Food Hygiene (CCFH) on issues relating to the control of Salmonella and Campylobacter on poultry and chicken meat along the food chain. The advice will feed into the ongoing work within the CCFH to develop guidelines for the control of Salmonella and Campylobacter in chicken meat. To provide the necessary scientific advice a joint FAO/WHO expert meeting will be implemented from 4 to 8 May 2009 in FAO headquarters in Rome.

Please find attached a call for data and experts which has been recently issued. We would appreciate it if you could also distribute it to other colleagues who might been interested. For this endeavour it is particularly important to get information from developing countries, considering the importance of poultry in these countries and also in order to ensure that the scientific advice and ultimately the Codex guidelines are also relevant to these countries.

Please submit any relevant information (electronic and / or hard copies), in any official United Nationslanguage (English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Russian), and with title and short description of the content in English if possible, to either members of the JEMRA Secretariat (Sarah Cahill at FAO (sarah.cahill@fao.org) and Peter Ben Embarek at WHO (benembarekp@who.int), by 31 March 2009.

The closing date forreceipt of expressions of interest and CVs for the forthcoming meeting is 10th March 2009. Submissions received after that date will be considered for future activities in this area.

Please do not hesitate to contact either myself or members of the JEMRA Secretariat (Sarah Cahill at FAO (sarah.cahill@fao.org) and Peter Ben Embarek at WHO (benembarekp@who.int) for any further information.

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WVA Newsletter No. 13 – February 2009


In this issue:
From the President
Veterinary Education
World veterinary Day Award 2009
WVA Council members
* Mr Robert (Bob) Stevenson
* Dr Jakob Malmo
* Dr. Heidemarie Coreth
Dr. James Harlan Steele
Dr. Fritz Käferstein
British Veterinary Association Congress
30th World Veternary Congress CapeTown 2011
Conferences and Congresses

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World Veterinary Association Secretariat - Call for Tender


To: WVA National Members, Associate Members and Interested Organisations

Dear Colleagues

The WVA hereby invites to submit a tender for hosting the WVA Secretariat for the period 2010-2014.

The Secretariat of WVA has been provided by the Secretariat of the Danish Veterinary Association (DVA) since July 1994.The services are scheduled to terminate on 31 December 2009. However, the DVA would like to terminate the arrangement earlier.

Please find (attached) the WVA Secretariat Conditions and Specifications.

Tenders should be returned not later than 15 March 2009 to the WVA President:

Dr Tjeerd Jorna, Sydwende 52, 9204 KG DRACHTEN, The Netherlands
or e-mail: tjorna@orange.nl

Any tender submitted should include (Summarizing the Conditions and Specifications of):

- membership management & development
- political management
- financial management
- administrative management and correspondence

(see attached documents for full information)

Please note that the tendering organisation has to pay the costs for any WVA EXCOM delegation to inspect the site, should that be considered necessary.

Kind regards,
Yours sincerely

Dr Tjeerd Jorna
WVA President

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New Issue of Healthy Animals Now Online

Source:
USDA Agricultural Research Service
The Agricultural Research Service today posted a new issue of Healthy Animals.

This quarterly online newsletter compiles ARS news and expert resources on the health and well-being of agricultural livestock, poultry and fish.

Each quarter, one article in Healthy Animals focuses on a particular element of ARS animal research. The current issue examines efforts to improve national surveillance for swine influenza virus.

Other research highlighted in this issue includes:

" Parasite parentage. ARS scientists trace Toxoplasma parasite's family tree.

" Hoppy and healthy. Hops extract may reduce Clostridium in chickens.

" Off the wall. Modified lignin could benefit livestock feed.

Professionals interested in animal health issues may want to bookmark the site as a resource for locating animal health experts. An index lists ARS research locations covering approximately 70 animal health topics. These range from specific diseases, such as Lyme disease, to broad subjects like nutrition or parasites. The site also provides complete contact information for the more than 25 ARS research groups that conduct studies aimed at protecting and improving farm animal health.

To receive an e-mail alert about each future issue's posting online, contact Laura McGinnis, ARS Information Staff, (301) 504-1654, or sign up online.

ARS is the U.S. Department of Agriculture's chief scientific research agency.

The Agricultural Research Service today posted a new issue of Healthy Animals.

This quarterly online newsletter compiles ARS news and expert resources on the health and well-being of agricultural livestock, poultry and fish.

Each quarter, one article in Healthy Animals focuses on a particular element of ARS animal research. The current issue examines efforts to improve national surveillance for swine influenza virus.

Other research highlighted in this issue includes:

" Parasite parentage. ARS scientists trace Toxoplasma parasite's family tree.

" Hoppy and healthy. Hops extract may reduce Clostridium in chickens.

" Off the wall. Modified lignin could benefit livestock feed.

Professionals interested in animal health issues may want to bookmark the site as a resource for locating animal health experts. An index lists ARS research locations covering approximately 70 animal health topics. These range from specific diseases, such as Lyme disease, to broad subjects like nutrition or parasites. The site also provides complete contact information for the more than 25 ARS research groups that conduct studies aimed at protecting and improving farm animal health.

To receive an e-mail alert about each future issue's posting online, contact Laura McGinnis, ARS Information Staff, (301) 504-1654, or sign up online.

ARS is the U.S. Department of Agriculture's chief scientific research agency.

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Global Veterinary Schools

The Global Veterinary Schools information provided is a compilation of publicly accessible information which is regularly updated. The latest version date is on the front page of the document. This compilation does not imply that any degree or educational institution has met any educational standard or approval. If this information needs correction, or new information is available, please submit it here and put “Vet Degrees and Institutions Comments” in the subject line.

 

2009

Dear veterinarians in the world, dear members, dear relations and stakeholders of WVA.

I wish you all a happy New Year 2009 in good health, with prosperity and wealth, with joy and peace. Also I wish you all the best for your families.

Warm regards and hearty greetings,

Dr.Tjeerd Jorna
WVA-President

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