Sharon Verner @SharonVernerVet
British Veterinary Association-NI and North of Ireland Veterinary Association President Views expressed are my own. Co Down Joined November 2023-
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Beef farming contributes over £603m to the NI economy each year, & this Beef Week, running from 23 – 30 April, the UFU is bringing consumers behind the farm gate to strengthen their connection with where their beef comes from - ufuni.org/building-a-con… | @LMCNI | @asda | @AbpFoods
Good discussion on veterinary workforce issues at the recent NI Grain Trade Association dinner with fellow BVA member and FVE Vice-President Jane Clark and enthusiastic farmer and conservationist Adam Henson. @nigta @BritishVets @infoVetNI @JaneClark @AdamHenson
Over 80 vets attended the recent joint spring meeting of Northern Ireland’s two veterinary associations farminglife.com/news/environme…
Another full house! This time farm animal CPD in conjunction with @SharonVernerVet and NIVA kindly supported by @msd_ah. Presentations on IBR by Dr. Maria Guelbenzu & Haemonchus contortus by Prof Eric Morgan.
I am delighted to have had the Second Reading of the Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill this morning. Great to see so many colleagues join me in the Chamber to help tackle this cruel trade, we truly are a parliament of animal lovers.🐶🐱🐾
SCOPS podcasts proving to be an invaluable resource🎙 Nicola Prosser of Towcester Farm Vets has listened to all four episodes⭐ Read more at⤵ scops.org.uk/news/
AHWNI marks programme anniversary with new website launch tinyurl.com/et7fym4k
As we enter Spring, we will see an increase in badger activity. Walk around your farm try to identify: Setts (usually a D shape on the side) Latrines (usually close to a sett) Runs (these may be to water and feed areas) Footprints (Kidney shaped pad with 5 toes) #TBAS
Thanks to BVA and @DrNeilHudson
More herd health tips for the spring calving season can be found here animalhealthireland.ie/programmes/spr…
The UFU says poultry farmers and backyard keepers must ensure they continue to have strict biosecurity measures in place, following confirmation of a case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in England. Read more here, ufuni.org/poultry-keeper…
❗️COMING SOON❗️ NSA’s Sheep Worrying Week 25th March – 1st April 2024🐑🐕 Get involved using the hashtags below and help spread the word⤵️ #LeadOn #SheepWorrying #SWBD2024
Tomorrow, 26 February, the UFU is launching its new annual campaign, NI Farm Family Day. The aim is to focus on and celebrate our unique farm family structure, and the work that our farm families do to produce quality food while working hand in hand with nature.
.@DrESkelly_Smith & team held a superb all-Ireland Equine Welfare Symposium, on Esther's last day as @nivetassoc President. Expert speakers underscored the imperative for continually improving welfare stds, incl turnout 🐎 companionship 🐴 🐴 & need for NI farriery legislation
Congratulations to Sharon upon her election as President, I look forward to working with Sharon, wider BVA and North of Ireland Veterinary Association teams and vets more generally over time ahead as Minister
Congratulations to Sharon upon her election as President, I look forward to working with Sharon, wider BVA and North of Ireland Veterinary Association teams and vets more generally over time ahead as Minister
Delighted to be taking on the Presidential role jointly of BVA-NI Branch and the North of Ireland Veterinary Association as President this year! Looking forward to working with Esther Skelly-Smith (SVP) and Kirsten Dunbar (JVP). #ThrivingTogether
Animal Health NI @animalhealthni
832 Followers 143 Following Animal Health & Welfare NI (AHWNI) is an industry led,not-for-profit partnership working with livestock farmers, processors,farming organisations and Government
AVSPNIPres @AVSPNIPresident
95 Followers 92 Following President of the Association of Veterinary Surgeons Practising in Northern Ireland, mixed practice vet, views my own and not representative of anyone else.
Esther Skelly-Smith @DrESkelly_Smith
274 Followers 603 Following Equine Vet at @SVS_Vet , Vet Consultant to SVS Equine & farmer at Shanaghan Hill Farm. Senior Vice President of NIVA & @BritishVets NI. Views expressed my own
Sean Wensley @SeanWensley
5K Followers 3K Following Senior Vet, PDSA. Chair of Animal Welfare Working Group, Federation of Vets of Europe (FVE) 2019-22. BVA President 2015-16. Author of THROUGH A VET'S EYES
David @David030925031
1 Followers 3 Following
BritishVets @BritishVets
31K Followers 2K Following British Veterinary Association, BVA, is the voice of vets in the UK #TeamVet #AnimalHealth #AnimalWelfare For 24/7 media enquiries, email: [email protected]
Rt Hon Steve Baker MP.. @SteveBakerFRSA
158K Followers 6K Following Wycombe’s MP, Minister of State for Northern Ireland. Skydiver, amongst other things. | Promoted by Steve Baker, 150A West Wycombe Road, HP12 3AE
David @David030925031
1 Followers 3 Following
Farming Life @FarmingLifeNI
11K Followers 2K Following Northern Ireland's leading agricultural supplement, published on Wednesday and Saturday inside the @News_Letter. Also available via the @News_Letter app.
Anna Judson @judson_anna
1K Followers 5K Following She/her. British Veterinary Association President 23/24 Animal welfare. Natural world. One health. Masks/ventilation. Views my own.
Neil Hudson @DrNeilHudson
6K Followers 970 Following MP for Penrith and The Border. Equine Vet. Member House of Commons Environment, Food & Rural Affairs Select Committee. PFHEA. FRCVS [email protected]
Andrew Muir MLA @AndrewMuirNI
8K Followers 1K Following Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs | Alliance North Down MLA | Email casework [email protected] | Member @NorthDownAC | 🏳️🌈
Vicki Betton @VickiBetton
985 Followers 1K Following Working to improve animals' lives through research, communications and advocacy. Communications Director @BritishVets & Vice-Chair of Trustees @TheLinksGroup
Orchard Vets Armagh @VetsArmagh
49 Followers 53 Following
National Sheep Associ.. @natsheep
14K Followers 1K Following Striving for a sustainable and prosperous UK sheep industry. If you're not already a member, join today!
Dr Mark Little @m_w_little
571 Followers 344 Following Veterinary surgeon for Fane Valley Co-op. BVA NI branch senior vice president. Nuffield scholar.
Wendell Berry @WendellDaily
31K Followers 13 Following thoughtfully curated gifts from Wendell Berry
TB Advisory Service @TB_Advisory
2K Followers 1K Following Free #bovineTB advice delivered by trained advisers for all farmed TB susceptible species in England. 🐄 🐂🐃🐏🐑🐐🦙🐖🦡 #tbfree #controlthecontrollable
Christine Middlemiss .. @ChiefVetUK
8K Followers 448 Following Christine Middlemiss UK Chief Vet. Leading response to disease outbreaks & heading Government Veterinary Services. I advise @DefraGovUK on animal health/welfare
RUMA Alliance @RUMA_UK
3K Followers 2K Following UK vet, welfare, food & supply chain, agriculture & aquaculture organisations promoting responsible use of medicines. *See new antibiotic usage targets 2021-24*
APHA @APHAgovuk
13K Followers 646 Following Our role is to help safeguard animal and plant health, protect the economy and enhance food security through research, surveillance and inspection.
BCVA @theBCVA
3K Followers 654 Following The British Cattle Veterinary Association, supporting and representing livestock veterinary professionals, safeguarding the wellbeing of cattle.
Sheep Veterinary Soc @SheepVetsoc
3K Followers 150 Following The Sheep Veterinary Society is a specialist division of the British Veterinary Association formed in 1967.
AFBI @AFBI_NI
5K Followers 2K Following AFBI focuses on leading improvements in the agri-food industry; protecting animal, plant and human health and enhancing the natural and marine environment
Malcolm Morley @MalcM
2K Followers 1K Following Senior Vice President of British Veterinary Association, BVA, @BritishVets and equine vet.
Vet Times @vettimesuk
18K Followers 2K Following The official Twitter page for vet times, the one-stop online resource for all your daily veterinary news and recruitment needs.
Ulster Farmers' Union @UFUHQ
6K Followers 481 Following Promoting the interests of farmers and growers both at home and abroad through professional lobbying. Instagram handle: @ulster_farmers_union
Animal Health IRL @animalhealthire
6K Followers 1K Following Animal Health Ireland provides knowledge, education & coordination required to establish effective control programmes for non-regulated diseases of livestock.
AVSPNIPres @AVSPNIPresident
95 Followers 92 Following President of the Association of Veterinary Surgeons Practising in Northern Ireland, mixed practice vet, views my own and not representative of anyone else.
Veterinary Surgeons S.. @vssco1956
190 Followers 265 Following Veterinary Surgeons Supply Co. Ltd. Veterinary wholesaler based in Lisburn Co. Antrim. Supplying vets in Northern Ireland and Ireland since 1956.
VetNI @infoVetNI
400 Followers 274 Following We facilitate a full programme of CPD for vets on behalf of NIVA and AVSPNI and offer a single, permanent point of contact for the veterinary profession in NI.
Rural Support @RuralSupport
2K Followers 2K Following Provides a confidential support line for farmers across Northern Ireland. The support line number is 0800 138 1678. Promoting and coordinating Social Farming.
avspni @avspni
41 Followers 3 Following
Esther Skelly-Smith @DrESkelly_Smith
274 Followers 603 Following Equine Vet at @SVS_Vet , Vet Consultant to SVS Equine & farmer at Shanaghan Hill Farm. Senior Vice President of NIVA & @BritishVets NI. Views expressed my own
North of Ireland Vete.. @nivetassoc
40 Followers 34 Following North of Ireland Veterinary Association
DAERA @daera_ni
14K Followers 936 Following The official Twitter channel of the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs. Managed by the press office during office hours.
James Russell @uttoxeterjames
1K Followers 919 Following University of Nottingham farm team. dad of 3, keen rower. All comments represent my own views. He/him
Dr Simon Doherty @simondocvet
3K Followers 2K Following SnrLect @QUBIGFS | PastPresident @BritishVets | Trustee @RippleEffectNGO | #sustainability #OneHealth | Fellow @theRCVS @RoyalSocBio @AdvanceHE | Assoc #CARAS
Sean Wensley @SeanWensley
5K Followers 3K Following Senior Vet, PDSA. Chair of Animal Welfare Working Group, Federation of Vets of Europe (FVE) 2019-22. BVA President 2015-16. Author of THROUGH A VET'S EYES
BritishVets @BritishVets
31K Followers 2K Following British Veterinary Association, BVA, is the voice of vets in the UK #TeamVet #AnimalHealth #AnimalWelfare For 24/7 media enquiries, email: [email protected]
Animal Health NI @animalhealthni
832 Followers 143 Following Animal Health & Welfare NI (AHWNI) is an industry led,not-for-profit partnership working with livestock farmers, processors,farming organisations and Government
BBC News NI @BBCNewsNI
359K Followers 2K Following Latest and breaking news from the @BBCNewsNI newsroom. For complaints: https://t.co/SQ0T3Vfd6EBeef farming contributes over £603m to the NI economy each year, & this Beef Week, running from 23 – 30 April, the UFU is bringing consumers behind the farm gate to strengthen their connection with where their beef comes from - ufuni.org/building-a-con… | @LMCNI | @asda | @AbpFoods
Another full house! This time farm animal CPD in conjunction with @SharonVernerVet and NIVA kindly supported by @msd_ah. Presentations on IBR by Dr. Maria Guelbenzu & Haemonchus contortus by Prof Eric Morgan.
I am delighted to have had the Second Reading of the Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill this morning. Great to see so many colleagues join me in the Chamber to help tackle this cruel trade, we truly are a parliament of animal lovers.🐶🐱🐾
More herd health tips for the spring calving season can be found here animalhealthireland.ie/programmes/spr…
As we enter Spring, we will see an increase in badger activity. Walk around your farm try to identify: Setts (usually a D shape on the side) Latrines (usually close to a sett) Runs (these may be to water and feed areas) Footprints (Kidney shaped pad with 5 toes) #TBAS
.@UFUpresident & parliamentary officer attended the @allianceparty conference last week. Discussion points included the devastating impacts of TB and the on-going livestock valuation consultation, ammonia/planning challenges, climate change and future support post 2024. ✒️👥
📺 Our President @judson_anna will be on @Channel4 talking to @clarebalding about vets' concerns around the XL Bully ban and why BVA is calling on Govt. to overhaul the dangerous dogs legislation to better protect public safety in the future. Tune in at 7.50pm. #Crufts
AHWNI marks programme anniversary with new website launch tinyurl.com/et7fym4k
The dreaded green tags were out this morning! Another farm business battling Bovine TB. The devastation this disease causes to farm businesses and their families is huge.
Well done little bro!
“For over a decade Colin has worked at the heart of the Commission’s business activities." farminglife.com/business/colin…
❗️COMING SOON❗️ NSA’s Sheep Worrying Week 25th March – 1st April 2024🐑🐕 Get involved using the hashtags below and help spread the word⤵️ #LeadOn #SheepWorrying #SWBD2024
Tomorrow, 26 February, the UFU is launching its new annual campaign, NI Farm Family Day. The aim is to focus on and celebrate our unique farm family structure, and the work that our farm families do to produce quality food while working hand in hand with nature.
.@DrESkelly_Smith & team held a superb all-Ireland Equine Welfare Symposium, on Esther's last day as @nivetassoc President. Expert speakers underscored the imperative for continually improving welfare stds, incl turnout 🐎 companionship 🐴 🐴 & need for NI farriery legislation
Congratulations Sharon!
📣 Join us in welcoming the new President of our Northern Ireland Branch - Dr. Sharon Verner. Find out more about Sharon's plans for tackling key issues facing #TeamVet and animal health and #welfare during her presidential year 👉 ow.ly/Z8VU50QH4sT
Proud to be elected AVSPNI president for 2024 #NewProfilePic #newpresident
Congratulations to Sharon upon her election as President, I look forward to working with Sharon, wider BVA and North of Ireland Veterinary Association teams and vets more generally over time ahead as Minister
📣 Join us in welcoming the new President of our Northern Ireland Branch - Dr. Sharon Verner. Find out more about Sharon's plans for tackling key issues facing #TeamVet and animal health and #welfare during her presidential year 👉 ow.ly/Z8VU50QH4sT
Glorious day to be in Belfast, speaking about #ThroughAVetsEyes at the @niscifest. Fabulous audience Qs, incl welfare of pet rats, and the welfare risks of selective breeding - flat-faced dogs, Scottish Fold cats, Belgian Blue cattle & more. Thank you @simondocvet for chairing!
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