Bluetongue virus technical webinar – 15 May

During this webinar we will be sharing timely and accurate updates on the current bluetongue situation, with a focus on what vets need to know about treating cases of BTV. There will also be an opportunity for Q&As.

Speakers

• Fiona Lovatt (Chair)
• Rachael Tarlinton
• Mark van der Heijden

Fiona Lovatt

Fiona graduated from Bristol University in 1995. She runs Flock Health Ltd, a consultancy that encourages farm vets to actively engage with sheep farmers through good preventative measures and responsible medicine use.

As Clinical Lead for Medicines with RCVS Knowledge, she heads up the collaborative Farm Vet Champion project. She is also a past president of the Sheep Veterinary Society, chair of the Sheep Antibiotic Guardian Group, and a clinical associate professor at the University of Nottingham.

Rachael Tarlinton

Rachael graduated with a BVSc from University of Sydney in 1999, she then completed a PhD in Microbiology at the University of Queensland. She is currently Associate Professor of Veterinary Virology at the University of Nottingham where she runs a research programme in animal virology.

Mark van der Heijden

Mark van der Heijden works as a ruminant vet at the Utrecht University Farm Animal Practice. He has worked with many farmers facing BTV-3.

He is currently a resident with the European College of Small Ruminant Health Management.

Further information

This event forms part of a series of webinars that we are running to provide regular updates and presentations from industry experts.

The webinars offer vet practitioners and other stakeholders valuable technical information about BTV-3 that will help answer farmers' questions. 

Each webinar will start with a BTV update followed by a detailed briefing on a specific topic. We are collecting feedback on what is of interest, this will inform our programme. 

If you are unable to attend the webinar, please still register for it and you will be sent a recording following the event.

Find out more about bluetongue virus on our website or visit ruminanthw.org.uk for advice and support.

If you have concerns or questions, contact the bluetongue virus helpline on: 0247 771 0386

Listen to our recent podcast: Bluetongue: When will a BTV-3 vaccine be found?

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