WVA Newsletter 40

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Newsletter
No. 40 June 2013

From the President

Dear Colleagues, Dear Friends,

The WVA EXCOM and Council is now at
half term since its election in Cape Town
and our profession is welcoming a new
challenge with the celebration of the 150
th

anniversary and the organisation of the 31
st

World veterinary congress and the 2
nd

WVA Summit in Prague from 17
th
to 20
th

September, 2013.

This world event will also honour one
distinguished colleague veterinarian with
the prestigious John Gamgee Award.

Contents

From the President
World Veterinary Congress 2013 Prague
WVC 2013 Sightseeing Tours
81
st
General Session of the OIE
President, World Medical Association joins
One Health Initiative website Honorary
Advisory Board
New President of the Myanmar Veterinary
Association
UN grants WSPA General Consultative
Status
Master of Veterinary Medicine (MVM)
distance study at Massey University
Postgraduate Distance Learning
Scholarships for Sri Lanka
World Veterinary Day
Calendar of Events
WVC 2013 Scientific Programme

The WVA has been very active during this
mid-term and attended some important
events to better promote the veterinary
profession in these countries and
strengthen the links and close
collaboration with its members.

The WVA completed the proposed
changes and amendments of the WVA
Constitution and By-laws, and the draft
revised Constitution and By-laws were
sent to all the WVA members and to the
past presidents for comments before their
review and voting at the Prague
Presidents Assembly in due time in order
to keep the need of a cohesion into our
profession.

As promised during the Cape Town
Presidents assembly, the EXCOM and
Council are in the process of amending the
statutes to open up its membership to a
wide range of veterinary professional
organisations.

The WVA vision for the future is to be the
voice of the global veterinary profession
and all countries in the world shall have
well functioning veterinary services that
shall meet the needs of society and that are
valued by society.

Also there shall exist a strong united
global veterinary community, ensuring that
veterinary services have sufficient
resources that are staffed with
veterinarians, who are properly educated
and licensed by the legal authority to
practice veterinary medicine.

Last week the WVA attended the 81
st
OIE
General session in Paris and made a
presentation within the most important
international organizations. I announced
with the OIE Director General the result of
the winner of the 2013 World veterinary
day award.

Applications have been received from
more than 30 countries and the selection
was very difficult and finally South Africa
was declared as the 2013 WVD award
winner.

I took the opportunity to address the 700
participants from 178 countries members
of the OIE and promoted the 31
st
World
veterinary congress and the 2
nd
World
veterinary Summit and international
animal welfare seminar to be held in
Prague from 17
th
to 20
th
September, 2013.

Its my pleasure to remind all of you to
save the date and to attend our 150
th

anniversary of the WVA in the beautiful
and historical city of Prague.

You are the most welcome to the
celebration of these world events.

Dr. Faouzi Kechrid
President
World Veterinary Association


Hosting 31
st
World Veterinary Congress in Prague is an enormous privilege
for us.

Dear colleagues,

sound preparatory work on top class scientific and professional event takes
several years. Now we are a few short months away from opening the
gates of Prague Congress Centre and welcoming the first participants of
the 31
st
World Veterinary Congress.

The 31
st
World Veterinary Congress mission is clear from the start:
contribution to ever-growing standards of veterinary care.

Eleven streams of Scientific Program including World Summit and Global Veterinary
Seminar on Animal Welfare feature all star names as:

David A. Wilkie, Barbara E. Kitchell for Small Animal Medicine

Theresa W. Fossum, Catriona M. MacPhail, Donald A. Hulse for Small Animal Surgery

Anton Fuerst, Michael Schramme, Christopher Proudman, Barbora Bezdkov for Equine
stream

Walter Baumgartner, Peter D. Constable, Geert Opsomer for Buiatrics

Joaquim Segals, Hans Nauwynck, Dominiek Maes, Thomas Blaha, Paolo Martelli for
Porcine medicine

Frank Pasmans, Gerry M. Dorrestein, Charles Innis, Zdenk Knotek for Exotic Animals


H.M. Hafez, Michael Hess, Stefan Soback for Poultry medicine

Mohamed Faisal, Birgit Oidtmann, Duan Pali for Aquatic medicine
Linda Keeling, David Fraser, Andrea Gavinelli for Animal Welfare

Franz J. Conraths, Chris Oura, J.M. Snchez-Vizcaino for Epidemiology

K. Prusa, E. Silveira, M. Wagner for Food Hygiene

Our target is absolutely clear: to bring something new and attractive for any
participant from every corner of the globe.

Participants are also welcome to enjoy social events as Opening and Closing Ceremony,
Dinners in a typical Prague pub or in Kampa museum. Organized tours provide visits over
the historical and nature sites of Central Europe, as both historic and modern spa
Karlovy Vary, mediaeval river town esk Krumlov and others, ...
Enjoy your stay in Prague the golden city of a hundred spires. Welcome to big
scientific and social event.

Karel Daniel
on behalf of the WVC 2013 O. C.

The WVC 2013 Scientific Programme preliminary overview is on
pages 16 19.

Further updates will be on the Congress website: www.wvc2013.com/en/

WVC 2013 Sightseeing Tours
Come to Prague and enjoy excellent trips and tours!
Participants and accompanying persons are cordially invited for tours that are arranged specially for
delegates of the World Veterinary Congress 2013.
Visit some nice places in Prague as well as interesting castles and monuments in other cities close to
the capital. Some of the famous sites are listed below:
Prague Castle
The seat of Czech President, includes the Royal
Palace, the residence of the kings of Bohemia with its
famous Vladislav Hall, St Vitus Cathedral from the
14
th
century, St Georges Basilica with its treasure of
old Czech art, baroque paintings and sculpture, and
Golden Lane, once inhabited also by the famous
writer Franz Kafka. You may get the opportunity to
admire a variety of architectural styles, showing the
progress of European architecture throughout the
centuries.

Pragues Jewish Ghetto
The ancient heart of the city the Old Town was settled more than
1000 years ago. This area includes Powder Gate, the Old Town
Square with its beautiful houses, palaces and churches of various
architectural styles, and with the famous astronomical clock. Jewish
Quarter is the home of Pragues Jewish ghetto in the Middle Ages
with the impressive Old Jewish Cemetery, Europes oldest
synagogue the Gothic-style Old New Synagogue, the High
Synagogue, the Town Hall, the Pinkas Synagogue and the
Ceremonial Hall with its collection of childrens art from the
Terezin concentration camp.

Art Nouveau Prague
Acquaint yourself with the works of the great Czech artist Alfons
Mucha (1860 1939). The exhibition is located in Kaunitz Palace, in
the very heart of Prague. The Municipal House Pragues most
prominent Art Nouveau building stands on the site of the former Royal
Court Palace, the residence of Czech kings between 1383 and 1485. The
interior of the building was decorated by leading Czech artists of the
last decade of the 19
th
century, including Alfons Mucha.

There are numerous smaller halls, as well as cafs and restaurants,
where visitors can relax and appreciate the centres flamboyant Art
Nouveau decorations.

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Karlstejn Castle and Konopiste Chateau
historical site and the place where Czech coronation jewels and the relics of the Holy Roman Emperor
Charles IV are deposited. Set in a beautiful romantic countryside, it is one of the most visited castles
in the Czech Republic.
South Bohemia Castles Hluboka and Cesky Krumlov
13
th
century. It houses rich collections of tapestries,
is surrounded by a large English-

Cesky Krumlov this UNESCO
Central Europe. The well-preserved medieval houses of its
ancient town centre lie on bank of the Vltava river, while its
magnificent castle, second in scale only to Prague,
dominates the other. Historical records mention the castle for
the first time in 1253. You can admire its baroque,
Renaissance and rococo interiors a
gardens with Pavillon Bellaria and the castle theatre.

Karlovy Vary
The most famous West Bohemian spa town
(Karlsbad) was founded in the 14
(Charles) IV, king of Bohemia. You can taste mineral water
from 12 curative thermal springs, admire the beauty of both
the ancient and modern colonnades, and purchase some of
the typical Karlsbad souvenirs, such as special wafers,
Moser porcelain and glass, or the Becherovka liqueur, also
known as the thirteenth curative spring of Karlsbad. The
Karlsbad spa is well known for its successful treatment of
gastrointestinal diseases and metabolic and endocrinal
disorders. The tour includes city sightseeing and a visit to the Becherovka factory, where all
participants can taste this fine liqueur.

Many more sites can be explored by the time of the WVC 2013 Congress.
Welcome and enjoy yourself!
For more information please join Congress website at:
tours/tours
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Karlstejn Castle and Konopiste Chateau
The romantic Konopiste chateau was built in the late 13
century in the French-fortress style. Its last owner was
Archduke Franz Ferdinand dEste, successor to the Austrian
throne assassinated in Sarajevo in 1914. The chateau is situated
in a lovely park and houses extensive collections of historical
weapons, furnishings, late-Gothic sculptures, paintings, rare
tapestries and innumerable hunting trophies.

Build in the 14
th
century, the Karlstejn Castle
ed. Set in a beautiful romantic countryside, it is one of the most visited castles
Hluboka and Cesky Krumlov
Long generations of visitors agree on one characteristic of this
region: it is a place to which everybody loves to return. The
region has both historical monuments and natural beauty,
everything that will make your holiday a pleasant experience,
both in summer and winter. There are more than 15,000 works
of architecture in South Bohemia, especially cast
monasteries and towns of immense artistic and historical value.

Hluboka Chateau this beautiful neo-Gothic chateau in the
Tudor style overlooking the river Vltava, was founded in the
century. It houses rich collections of tapestries, woodcarvings, china, pictures and old weapons. It
-style park.
this UNESCO-listed town is considered the best-preserved Renaissance town in
preserved medieval houses of its
town centre lie on bank of the Vltava river, while its
magnificent castle, second in scale only to Prague,
dominates the other. Historical records mention the castle for
the first time in 1253. You can admire its baroque,
Renaissance and rococo interiors as well as the castle
gardens with Pavillon Bellaria and the castle theatre.
The most famous West Bohemian spa town Karlovy Vary
(Karlsbad) was founded in the 14
th
century by Karel
(Charles) IV, king of Bohemia. You can taste mineral water
rom 12 curative thermal springs, admire the beauty of both
the ancient and modern colonnades, and purchase some of
the typical Karlsbad souvenirs, such as special wafers,
Moser porcelain and glass, or the Becherovka liqueur, also
rative spring of Karlsbad. The
Karlsbad spa is well known for its successful treatment of
gastrointestinal diseases and metabolic and endocrinal
taste this fine liqueur.
Many more sites can be explored by the time of the WVC 2013 Congress.
For more information please join Congress website at: www.wvc2013.com/en/social
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was built in the late 13
th

style. Its last owner was
Archduke Franz Ferdinand dEste, successor to the Austrian
throne assassinated in Sarajevo in 1914. The chateau is situated
in a lovely park and houses extensive collections of historical
ures, paintings, rare
tapestries and innumerable hunting trophies.
Karlstejn Castle is an important
ed. Set in a beautiful romantic countryside, it is one of the most visited castles
Long generations of visitors agree on one characteristic of this
rybody loves to return. The
region has both historical monuments and natural beauty,
everything that will make your holiday a pleasant experience,
both in summer and winter. There are more than 15,000 works
of architecture in South Bohemia, especially castles, chateaus,
monasteries and towns of immense artistic and historical value.
Gothic chateau in the
Tudor style overlooking the river Vltava, was founded in the
woodcarvings, china, pictures and old weapons. It
preserved Renaissance town in
www.wvc2013.com/en/social-events-and-

World Veterinary Day

Selected Theme 2013: Vaccination
Vaccination to prevent and protect

World Veterinary Day Award 2013 and the winner is ...

In the opening ceremony of the OIE 81
st

General Session which was held in Paris,
France on the 26
th
May, 2013, the OIE
DG, Dr Bernard Vallat, announced that the
application received from South Africa,
Gauteng Department of Agriculture and
Rural Development together with the
South African Veterinary Association
(SAVA) was selected by OIE and WVA as
the winner of the World Veterinary Day
(WVD) 2013 Award.

The SAVA representative will be invited
to attend the World Veterinary Congress
17
th
20
th
September in Prague, Czech
Republic in order to receive the WVD
award price of 1000 US$.

The high number of events celebrating the
veterinary profession shows the
importance and the involvement of the
National Veterinary Associations to
promote the veterinary profession on both,
national and international levels.

The WVA highly recognizes and
appreciates the huge effort and preparation
done by each one of the National
Veterinary Associations and encourages
them to continue the excellent work to
promote and strengthen the veterinary
profession in their countries.

Please visit
www.worldvet.org/taxonomy/term/38 to
read all about the 2013 celebration events.


World Veterinary Day was celebrated in more than 30 countries around the world, including globally:

World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE)
Brentec Vaccines
Global Alliance for Rabies Control
Humanitarian Resource Institute and Pathobiologics International
International Federation for Animal Health (IFAH)
Taylor and Francis
WSAVA One Health initiative, supported by the BSAVA

Australia
The Australian Veterinary Association
Bangladesh
Bangladesh Livestock society
China
Pakistani Veterinary PhD Scholars at
Nanjing Agricultural University,
Nanjing, China
India
Arunachal Pradesh Veterinary
Association
Gujarat Veterinary Association
celebrated it jointly with Gujarat
Veterinary Council and College of
Veterinary Science & Animal
Husbandry Junagadh. INTAS
Pharmaceuticals Ltd & Hester
Biosciences Ltd.
Jharkhand Veterinary Association,
Kolhan Chapter, Chaibasa
Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and
Animal Husbandry, SKUAST-K,
Srinagar, Kashmir
College of Veterinary Science,
Korutla, Karimnagar district of
Andhra Pradesh
Nagpur Veterinary College, Nagpur
Patna, Bihar, India
Puducherry Municipality,
Vets Club Ludhiana (Regd.) Punjab
Iran
Kenya
Kenya Veterinary Association
Mexico
Animal Husbandry Veterinary
Medical Association of the State of
Jalisco, AC and the Federation of
Associations of Medical Veterinary
and Animal Husbandry of Mexico
Myanmar
Myanmar Veterinary Association
Namibia
Veterinary Association of Namibia
Nepal
Nepal Veterinary Association
New Zealand
The New Zealand Veterinary
Association
Nigeria
Nigerian Veterinary Medical
Association
Pakistan
Animal Rescue Organization, Pakistan
Gomal College of veterinary Sciences,
Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan
Vets Care Organization
Vet Crescent Society Pakistan at the
University of Veterinary & Animal
Sciences Lahore
The Philippines
The Philippine Veterinary Medical
Association
South Africa
Rust De Winter Communal Farming
Area, South Africa
Spain

Serbia
Veterinary Chamber of Serbia
Tunisia
IVSA Tunisia

Turkey
Turkish Veterinary Medical
Association
Chamber of Veterinary Surgeons of
Istanbul
Uganda
College of Veterinary Medicine,
Animal Resources and Biosecurity,
Makerere University
United Kingdom
British Veterinary Association
United States of America
American Veterinary Medical
Association


News

81
st
General Session of the World Assembly of Delegates of the World
Organisation for Animal Health (OIE)

For its 81
st
General Session held in Paris 26
th

31
st
May 2013, the OIE had the honour of
welcoming Her Royal Highness Princess
Haya, OIE Goodwill Ambassador. Numerous
Ministers of OIE Member Countries also
honoured the Assembly with their presence at
the Opening Ceremony.

Over 700 participants, representing Member
Countries of the World Organisation for
Animal Health (OIE) and numerous
international, intergovernmental, regional and
national organisations (Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations, World
Health Organization, World Bank, World
Trade Organization, European Commission
etc.) took part in the event.

The Representative of the Bill and Melinda
Gates Foundation announced an important
contribution to support the strengthening of
Veterinary Services worldwide.

HRH Princess Haya was appointed to serve as
the World Organisation for Animal Healths
first Goodwill Ambassador last September, to
help raise worldwide awareness of its missions
and activities.

FEI President HRH Princess Haya and Goodwill
Ambassador to the World Organisation for Animal
Health (OIE) yesterday opened the 81st General
Session of the World Assembly of OIE Delegates in
Paris (FRA) with OIE President, Dr Karin
Schwabenbauer and OIE Director General, Dr
Bernard Vallat. (Photo: D. Mordzinski/OIE)

After the inaugural address by OIE President,
Dr Karin Schwabenbauer, HRH Princess Haya
took the stand in a packed auditorium at the
Marriott Rive Gauche Hotel and focussed on
the importance of taking innovative action and
finding sustainable solutions to human and
animal health issues.

As a population, we need to be able to
harness the products of the land and sea, but
we need to be able to trade these products
too, explained HRH Princess Haya. In doing
so, we must ensure that we are protected from
the ravages of disease in both the human and
animal populations.

Whatever action is taken to feed our
populations, and to keep them safe, must be
sustainable - and that action must be taken
together.

Sustainability does not mean introducing an
approach that is replicated again and again
without further improvement. Sustainability is
most powerful when it creates a mindset, a
mindset that involves exploring problems from
every angle and seeking new approaches to
resolving them - instead of simply relying on
old habits. Working together sustainably
means forming successful partnerships with
aims that are clear to everyone.

HRH Princess Haya used the example of the
public-private partnership recently established
between the OIE and the FEI as a model of a
new and innovative approach.

Rinderpest
A new chapter on rinderpest was adopted that
confirms its global eradication in animals and
enacts measures to be taken in the event of any
accidental or deliberate release from
laboratories still holding the virus.

The OIE launched a digital media campaign
warning against the risks of accidental or
deliberate release of the rinderpest virus. As
part of the campaign, supported by the United
Kingdom as chair of the G8 Global
partnership, a video has been produced which
calls all OIE Member Countries to respect
their commitment to OIE and either destroy
the virus, or safely store it in a minimum

number of facilities approved by OIE and
FAO.

Rinderpest was officially declared eradicated
by the OIE and the Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in a
historic moment in 2011. Rinderpest also
called cattle plaque, did not affect humans but
left millions of dead animals in its wake,
causing major economic and social disruption.
While the virus no longer circulates in
animals, dozens of laboratories still hold
stocks of the virus, posing a risk to global
security.

Antimicrobial resistance
The OIE Delegates continued their work in the
field of antimicrobial resistance by updating
an important chapter of the OIE Code on
responsible and prudent use of antimicrobial
agents in veterinary medicine in the 178 OIE
Member Countries.

Recognition of official animal health status
This year, the Assembly has added peste des
petits ruminants (PPR) and classical swine
fever (CSF) to the list of diseases for which
Member Countries can apply for official
recognition of their disease free status.

Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE)
The World Assembly of national Delegates
recognised Bulgaria and Costa Rica as having
'controlled risk' status with regard to bovine
spongiform encephalopathy (BSE); Israel,
Italy, Japan, The Netherlands, Slovenia and
the United States of America were recognised
as having a 'negligible BSE risk'. The official
status of all the countries that already had an
officially recognised status remains
unchanged.

Foot and mouth disease
New zones were recognised as officially free
from foot and mouth disease (FMD), in
Argentina, Bolivia and Peru. The OIE
endorsed the national control programme for
FMD submitted by Bolivia.

African horse sickness (AHS)
In 2012, OIE Members validated the
application of an official procedure for official
recognition of countries' AHS status. This
year, the Assembly recognised, for the first
time, 59 countries as being free from the
disease.

Influenza A (H7N9) virus
The Assembly gave special attention to the
exceptional nature of the influenza A(H7N9)
episode in the People's Republic of China in
April 2013. The latest available information,
delivered to the Assembly by the Delegate of
China, and the results of the recent OIE expert
mission to China, were presented to Member
Countries with a view to preparing measures
to try to prevent any worldwide spread of the
virus in animals.

Scientific network
This year, the Delegates accredited five new
Collaborating Centres and six Reference
Laboratories, bringing the number of official
centres of scientific excellence within the OIE
worldwide network to 284.

Animal welfare

The World Assembly of OIE Delegates
adopted a new chapter on broiler chickens,
which includes criteria and measurables for
animal welfare in broiler production systems.

"This new chapter is the culmination of a long-
term undertaking and it has taken OIE
Member Countries several years to reach a
consensus. It also goes to show that our
Organisation's international standards-setting
process, based on scientific excellence and
democratically adopted standards one
country, one vote achieves results of
worldwide importance" declared Dr Bernard
Vallat, Director General of the OIE.

One Health Initiative website Honorary Advisory Board Joined by
President, World Medical Association
Among the current outstanding and
distinguished One Health
supporter/advocates and recognized One
Health leaders, Cecil B. Wilson, MD,
MACP has graciously agreed to serve as a
participating member of the One Health
Initiative website teams Honorary Advisory
Board
www.onehealthinitiative.com/advBoard.php

This Advisory Board was established in
December 1, 2010 and now has 28 members.

New President of the Myanmar Veterinary Association

Prof. Dr. Tin Tin Myaing has been elected as a President of the Myanmar Veterinary
Association for the year 2013 - 2015, (as the first lady MVA president of Myanmar) at 12
th

Myanmar Veterinary Association Conference held on 31
st
March, 2013.

UN grants WSPA General Consultative Status

The United Nations has upgraded the
status of the World Society for the
Protection of Animals to General
Consultative status making WSPA the first
International animal welfare organisation
to hold this prestigious position.

Mike Baker, Chief Executive of the World
Society for the Protection of Animals said:
"We are pleased that the Committee on
Non-Governmental Organization has
recommended that WSPA be granted a
new, higher-level consultative status at the
United Nations. It reflects a growing
consensus that animal welfare matters and
should have a place of importance on the
global agenda."


Education

Master of Veterinary Medicine (MVM) distance study at Massey University
www.mvm.massey.ac.nz

The Master of Veterinary Medicine (MVM) is a distance learning Master-level programme
offered internationally. It is known for the excellence of its lecturers and the in-depth nature of
the courses offered. Veterinarians who have a veterinary degree equivalent to Massey
Universitys Bachelor of Veterinary Science (BVSc) (see list on MVM website) can study in
the programme.

Massey Universitys veterinary school is AVMA accredited and has over 50 years of
experience in distance learning. This year Massey University celebrates 50 years of providing
veterinary education.

The MVMs innovative online learning systems make it possible for you to study anywhere in
the world.

The MVM programme offers flexible high-quality education with:
distance learning within a supportive environment
flexibility to study single subjects in a topic of interest
opportunity to complete a full Masters or another of Masseys well-respected
qualifications
in-depth cover of an aspect of veterinary medicine (eg Canine and Feline Neurology).
opportunity to become part of a community with your international colleagues.

Each in-depth course offers a different type of learning experience depending on the lecturer,
the group of students and the course structure.

All subjects are formally assessed at the end and also have case-based discussion and
assessments during the course. The student workload for each taught subject, including
assessment, is 150 hours and most subjects are spread over eight months of the year.

The timeframe for completion of the full MVM or one of the other qualifications varies and
this is one of the features of the MVM programme students can fit study around their work
and other commitments. Some students complete the full MVM in 3-4 years and others take
longer.
Class sizes are limited to 30 students to maximise the learning experience for students. A
special feature of each course is a 3-4 day contact course or workshop which is held at Massey
University during the course. Attendance at the workshop is optional but highly recommended.
If a student cannot attend we offer the option to join some (non-practical) sessions live via the
internet. Attendance is not compulsory to pass the course.

Courses running from July 2013 to February 2014:

Canine and Feline Neurology Lecturers: Christopher Mariani DVM PhD

DACVIM(Neurology)
Chris Thomson BVSc(Hons) PhD DACVIM(Neurol) DipECVN
Ophthalmology in Small Animal Practice Lecturer: Mark Billson BVSc PhD
DVOphthal DipVetClinStud MANZCVSc MRCVS Specialist in Veterinary
Ophthalmology in Australia
Canine and Feline Orthopedic Surgery Lecturer: Andrew Worth BVSc
MANZCVS(radiology) PGDipVCS FANZCVS(small animal surgery)
Lameness Investigation and Control for Cattle Veterinarians Lecturer: Richard Laven
BVetMed PhD Lond MRCVS
More details about these courses are available on the MVM website.

Courses running from February to November 2014:
Companion Animal: Canine and Feline Emergency Medicine, Canine and Feline Oncology,
Diagnostic Imaging for Small Animal Veterinarians, Avian Medicine, Canine and Feline Soft
Tissue Surgery and
Equine: Advanced studies in equine diagnostic imaging (details to be confirmed)
Production Animal: Advanced Mastitis Management for the Production Animal Veterinarian.

Feedback from MVM students:
how excellent these papers are to brush up on areas you feel rusty in, explore an
area of interest or just a great way to get a post grad qualification while working.
Really impressed with the organisation of the papers and how they are run.
It has made me even more enthusiastic about my job and enthused me to do a better
job.
I enjoyed the real time contact course presentation so much that I got up earlier and
earlier to join the crowd on the subsequent days
...it still amazes me that I have an entire library of Veterinary resources at my
disposal when just sitting here at the laptop. I must start to get used to using it.

For more information about the MVM and enrolment visit: www.mvm.massey.ac.nz or
email: mvm@massey.ac.nz

Postgraduate Distance Learning Scholarships for Sri Lanka
MSc in Veterinary Epidemiology and Public Health

This programme will provide animal health
specialists, epidemiologists and public health
specialists with an understanding of the
conceptual basis of veterinary epidemiology and
public health. Please note: a related programme
in Livestock Health and Production is also
available.

Commonwealth scholarships
Applications are invited for Postgraduate
Scholarships in the MSc Veterinary
Epidemiology and Public Health by distance
learning. The scholarships are funded by the
Commonwealth Scholarship Commission and
academic direction is provided by the Royal
Veterinary College (RVC), a constituent College
of the University of London. The RVC is
partnered by the University of Peradeniya, Sri
Lanka, in the delivery of this programme.

The scholarships are available to nationals of
Sri Lanka only, with the deadline for
application on Friday, 17 May 2013. Applicants
must be living and working in Sri Lanka.

Read more at:
www.londoninternational.ac.uk/courses/postgrad
uate/royal-veterinary-college/veterinary-
epidemiology-public-health-msc-postgraduate-
diploma-postgraduate-certif


World Research and Innovation Congress
Pioneers in Healthcare

Brussels, Belgium
5
th
and 6
th
June, 2013
Website: www.worldresearchcongress.com

International Seminar on the History of veterinary
medicine
7
th
to 9
th
June 2013
Hammamet, Tunisia
Euro-Arab Veterinary Association

65
th
CVMA Convention
July 10
th
13
th
, 2013
Victoria, BC
Ocean of Knowledge, Mountains of Progress!
Website:
http://canadianveterinarians.net/programs/annual
convention.aspx

Africa Vet Experience course
4
th
15
th
August 2013
Website: www.facebook.com/africavetexperience

4
th
IVSA Asia Conference
9
th
12
th
, August 2013
Chiang Mai, Thailand
Website:
http://ivsathailand.wordpress.com/asia
conference/

13
th
International Dengue Course
12
th
23
rd
August 2013
"Pedro Kouri" Tropical Medicine Institute
Havana, Cuba

Vet Med of the Far East

22
nd
28
th
August
Website: http://ivsa.org/2013/05/vet-med

Petfood Forum China
August 23
rd
, 2013
Shanghai, China
Website: www.petfoodindustry.com

International Seminar 2013 and
The 12
th
Asian Association of Veterinary School
Congress
5
th
- 6
th
September 2013
Garuda Mukti Management Office
Airlangga University Surabaya, Indonesia

Calendar of Events
World Research and Innovation Congress
www.worldresearchcongress.com
tional Seminar on the History of veterinary

dge, Mountains of Progress!
http://canadianveterinarians.net/programs/annual-
book.com/africavetexperience
http://ivsathailand.wordpress.com/asia-
"Pedro Kouri" Tropical Medicine Institute
med-of-the-far-east/
Asian Association of Veterinary School
Airlangga University Surabaya, Indonesia
25
th
VAM Congress 2013
Symbiosis : Enhancing Animal, Human &
Environmental Health
13
th
15
th
September, 2013
Website: www.vam.org.my

Website: www.wvc2013.com/en/

9
th
International Veterinary Behaviour Meeting
All different, all the same: from behaviour to welfare
26
th
to 29
th
September, 2013
Lisbon, Portugal

SVA Annual Conference 2013
One Health in Asia Pacific
25
th
- 28
th
October, 2013
Website:
www.sva.org.sg/page.asp?maincatid1=&value1=15&_S
VA_Conference_2013

5
th
African Veterinary Association Congress and
General Assembly
29
th
to 31
st
October 2013
Lubango, Angola
African Veterinary Association &
The Ordre des Vtrinaires of Angola

2
nd
Global Risk Forum (GRF) One
Health Summit 2013
One Health - One Planet - One Future Risks and
Opportunities
17
th
20
th
November 2013
Website: http://onehealth.grforum.org

2
nd
International Workshop on Dairy Science Park
18
th
20
th
November, 2013
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Agricultural University
Peshawar-25120, Pakistan
Website: www.aup.edu.pk/dairy

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Symbiosis : Enhancing Animal, Human &
Environmental Health
September, 2013
www.vam.org.my
www.wvc2013.com/en/
International Veterinary Behaviour Meeting

All different, all the same: from behaviour to welfare
SVA Annual Conference 2013

www.sva.org.sg/page.asp?maincatid1=&value1=15&_S
African Veterinary Association Congress and
Lubango, Angola
African Veterinary Association &
trinaires of Angola
Global Risk Forum (GRF) One
One Future Risks and
http://onehealth.grforum.org
International Workshop on Dairy Science Park

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Agricultural University
www.aup.edu.pk/dairy-science-park2013.php

BVA Congress 2013
21
st
& 22
nd
November 2013
Olympia, London
Website: www.bva.co.uk/events/BVA_Cong

16
th
International Congress on Infectious Diseases
2
nd
- 5
th
April 2014
Cape Town, South Africa
Website: www.isid.org/icid/

World Buiatrics Congress
27
th
July 2014 to 1
st
August 2014
Cairns Convention Centre
Australia
Website: http://wbc2014.com

Disclaimer
The views expressed in this newsletter do not
The WVA is not the source of all the information reproduced in this publication and has not
information. It does not accept legal responsibility for the truth or accuracy of the information and accepts no liability for the
contents, or any consequences that may result from the use of any information contai
exclude the WVA and editors from all liability for negligence in the reproduction

www.bva.co.uk/events/BVA_Congress.aspx
Global Conference on Veterinary Education and the
Role of the Veterinary Statutory Body
4
th
6
th
December 2013
Foz do Iguazu (Brazil)
Website:
www.oie.int/fileadmin/Home/eng/Conferen
ces_Events/docs/pdf/A_Concept_note_Braz
il.pdf

2014
International Congress on Infectious Diseases

First Latin American Congress of Veterinary
Medicine, Traumatology, Orthopaedics
Radiology.
11
th
14
th
, September, 2014
Santiago, Chile
Website: www.congresosochitov2014.cl/website

WSAVA 2014 Congress
16
th
19
th
September, 2014
Cape Town, South Africa
Website: www2.kenes.com/wsava/pages/home.aspx

WVA President's Assembly 2014
28
th
30
th
November 2014
Singapore
With the 18
th
FAVA congress
The views expressed in this newsletter do not necessarily represent those of the World Veterinary Association (WVA) or
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Global Conference on Veterinary Education and the
Role of the Veterinary Statutory Body
December 2013
Foz do Iguazu (Brazil)
www.oie.int/fileadmin/Home/eng/Conferen
ces_Events/docs/pdf/A_Concept_note_Braz
First Latin American Congress of Veterinary
Medicine, Traumatology, Orthopaedics and

www.congresosochitov2014.cl/website

www2.kenes.com/wsava/pages/home.aspx
WVA President's Assembly 2014
World Veterinary Association (WVA) or the Editors.
independently verified the truth of the
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