AVA Member Updates

Please see the link to the WHA Australian Bat Lyssavirus Report - December 2022.

Cutaneous adverse food reactions (CAFR) are well recognised as a cause of skin and ear disease affecting dogs and cats. The gold standard to achieve a diagnosis of canine and feline CAFR is via use of an elimination diet. The Prime100 foods offer a reliable and palatable alternative for elimination diet trials in dogs.

Securing your dream practice requires thorough consideration, plenty of research and advice from a trusted source.

Ear cases can be frustrating to treat for clinicians, but also frustrating for pet owners. Neptra, the only vet-administered, single-dose OE treatment, gives you full control over the treatment of your case.

We invite AVA members to vote in the election of new directors to the AVA Board. Voting is open until 15 May 2023. This is an important opportunity for you to have a say in the leadership of your professional association.

Representatives of the SA Division of the AVA met with Dr. Nicola Centofanti MLC in Parliament House.

High pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) continues to ravage global bird populations. Australia's Chief Veterinary Officer discusses what is being done worldwide to tackle this disease.

In memory of the 2003 Canberra bushfires, the AVA are compiling veterinarians' stories of their experiences in the bushfires to share with the next generation and capture the lessons learnt for future planning and advocacy.

Expressions of interest for VSAAC, a committee of the Australasian Veterinary Boards Council, are open from now until Monday 24 April 2023.

The AVA supports strengthening of the current live animal export regulatory framework, and independent oversight of this. To this end the AVA supports the role of the Inspector General of Live Animal Export.