Vet Record Podcast

• Episode 8 - The future of bovine TB control: vaccination, traceability and eradication?

  Sir Charles Godfrey's expert panel on bovine TB (bTB) recently updated the government on the latest evidence pertaining to the epidemic. Defra is expected to publish a new strategy next year setting out how it plans to eradicate the disease in England by 2038. Is eradication by 2038 still feasible? What has to change to enable the deadline to be hit? In this episode Godfray, together with vet and Cambridge epidemiologist James Wood, explain why the endemic status of bTB should not lead to a mindset of 'living with it' and why there is still cause for hope amid the misery of bTB.

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• Episode 7 - Careers chat with Danielle Gunn-Moore

  Danielle Gunn-Moore's passion for feline medicine and all things cat comes through, but also her curiosity and love for people she has encountered in the profession, both as a mentor and mentee. She talks about the challenges of coming from a poor background and of her disability, which is having an increasing effect on her. She discusses the need to maintain feline-specific specialists, and how anatomy and pathology have value in veterinary medicine.

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• Episode 6 - Careers chat with Maggie Roberts

  Maggie Roberts is probably best known for her work at Cats Protection; however, she has had a hugely varied career. In this episode, she talks to deputy editor Alexandria Lipka about her early days as a student in Edinburgh, working overseas in Australia and Malawi, and how she became fully embedded within the charity sector. She currently runs her own consultancy company offering services to support animal charities.

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• Episode 5: Neutering guidelines and the charity perspective

  The World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) released guidelines on neutering last year. These promoted controversy and are now being revised. Caroline Allen from the RSPCA, who convened a charity roundtable on neutering, joins the Vet Record Podcast to discuss the issue from the perspective of the rehoming sector.

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• Episode 4: Careers chat with Sheila Voas

  In this episode, Sheila talks about starting life as a 'traditional' veterinary practitioner in mixed practice and how circumstances led her into switching to the State Veterinary Services after about 20 years. She talks about looking at the consequences of decisions - and how she needs to look wider than solely animal health risks in her role as chief veterinary officer for Scotland.

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