Goat Vet Society

The Goat Veterinary Society was formed in 1979 and is a specialist division of the British Veterinary Association (BVA).

[Goat Vet Society @VetGoat]

Summer Conference 2026 ✅

Thank you to all who joined us for this year’s Summer Conference held in partnership with the Milking Goat Association

Some HUGE thank yous to:
🐐Our Sponsors Venkys and NoBacz Healthcare
🐐Our Farm Walk hosts and their vet team
🐐Our speakers

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[Goat Vet Society @VetGoat]

☀️ SUMMER CONFERENCE REGISTRATION IS NOW LIVE! ☀️

Register here: https://t.co/8RoQXbHdx7

Further information including programme can be found here: https://t.co/BJv5hHUq7Y

We would love to see you there!

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[Goat Vet Society @VetGoat]

🔧 Please bear with us!🔧

Our website is down at the moment, please be patient while we get this sorted!

Information on Registration for the Summer Conference coming very soon!

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[Goat Vet Society @VetGoat]

📣 SAVE THE DATE! 📣

🌼SUMMER CONFERENCE 2026🌼 held in association with the Milking Goat Association.

📆 3rd - 4th June 2026

📍Cave Castle Hotel, Brough, Yorkshire

Sign-up and programme information coming soon!

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[Goat Vet Society @VetGoat]

🍂Registration for the GVS Virtual Conference 2025 is now open!🍂

Wednesdays 5th & 12th November, 2-4:20pm

For more information, including the programme, please see our website: https://t.co/4PkQhZXb9C

Register for access here: https://t.co/99jJDB8TsT

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[Goat Vet Society @VetGoat]

💉GVS Statement on Clostridial Vaccination💉

Please follow the link below to our website, for our statement, following the announcement that Lambivac will be discontinued.

If you have any further queries, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

https://t.co/00zSjKHSmB

[Goat Vet Society @VetGoat]

🍂SAVE THE DATE!🍂

Our Autumn Virtual Conference afternoons will be on two consecutive Wednesdays 5th & 12th November.

Stay tuned for sign up and programme information!

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[Sara Pedersen @SaraPedersen3]

Europe has seen huge impacts from Bluetongue & still is. Last month Italy saw a big spike in cases.

Now is the time to act to protect your stock.

☎️Pick up the phone
🩺Speak to your vet
🛡️Protect your livestock

#DoNotWaitVaccinate #BattleBluetongue

[BritishVets @BritishVets]

#Bluetongue poses a significant threat to cattle, sheep, goats & camelids.

We're supporting the #DoNotWaitVaccinate campaign in Wales, which encourages farmers to talk to their vet about vaccinating livestock against the virus

@WVSCAber @IechydDainfo @SaraPedersen3 @Philvet123

[Goat Vet Society @VetGoat]

Introducing our hosts for this year’s Farm Walk – The Gourmet Goat Farmer

https://t.co/21y3iyCvzf

Laura Corbett will be joined by her vet Cormac White to discuss all things goat meat, and grazing her herd of Boer goats.

https://t.co/xu8w3KqUET

[Goat Vet Society @VetGoat]

SUMMER CONFERENCE - REGISTER NOW!✨

https://t.co/xu8w3KqUET

📍Village Hotel Swindon
🗓️ 4th-5th June 2025 - less than four weeks away!

Our Summer Conference is approaching fast, and we’d love to see as many people there as possible- whatever your interest in goats!

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[Goat Vet Society @VetGoat]

ADVANCED CARE FOR FARM SPECIES CPD🩺

📍Farm Animal Practice, Langford Vets
🗓️21st May 2025

Langford Vets are running a CPD day specifically aimed at the ‘advanced care’ of high value/pet farm species.

If you are interested please follow this link:

https://t.co/1GOBmIVIsB

[Goat Vet Society @VetGoat]

❗️FINAL REMINDER❗️

Only one week to go to submit your responses to our Disbudding of Goats survey.

This is open to ANYONE associated with disbudding goats.

Findings will be presented and discussed at our Summer Conference.
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https://t.co/laD2d0ErcP

[Goat Vet Society @VetGoat]

SUMMER CONFERENCE REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!📣

Follow this link to register: https://t.co/xu8w3KqUET

We have an exciting programme lined up, and would love to see you there!

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[Goat Vet Society @VetGoat]

Our 'Veterinary (UK)' membership has been updated to include RVNs alongside veterinary surgeons as eligible 'Veterinary' GVS members. For more information please see our website.
https://t.co/kdJFGwd2LB

[Goat Vet Society @VetGoat]

Goats are also susceptible to BTV3 - speak to your vet about vaccination. #battlebluetongue

[Ruminant Health & Welfare @ruminanthw]

Livestock farmers in England & Wales - have you made a BTV-3 battle plan? Contact your vet and go through the #BattleBluetongue decision maker tool with them: https://t.co/0ovD6cGDje
@theahdb

[Goat Vet Society @VetGoat]

Foot and Mouth Disease in Germany 🐃

Please see the News page of our website for further links and detail:
https://t.co/0mBZ6D2vNz

If you suspect FMD, you must report it by contacting APHA.

The most up-to-date information is found on their website: https://t.co/kd1OiviVvk

[Goat Vet Society @VetGoat]

🔔 REMINDER 🔔

Our disbudding questionnaire is still open for your responses!
We would love to hear your thoughts - all responses are anonymous.

Please follow the link below to the questionnaire!
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[Goat Vet Society @VetGoat]

GVS has launched a consultation examining disbudding of goats in the UK and abroad. Visit the GVS website to read more and access the questionnaire:
https://t.co/uedWR9AW3i

@DSandGC @SheepVetsoc @theBCVA @BritishVets @FarmAVS @goatvet

[Goat Vet Society @VetGoat]

GVS has launched a consultation examining disbudding of goats in the UK and abroad. Visit the GVS website to read more and access the questionnaire:
https://t.co/uedWR9AW3i

@DSandGC @SheepVetsoc @theBCVA @BritishVets @FarmAVS @goatvet

[Ruminant Health & Welfare @ruminanthw]

Reporting abortions and sending in abortion samples contributes to understanding the status of individual and national herd health. It will also ensure you comply with the latest legislation.

Find out how to report here https://t.co/ZStmEIADbi

#reportcattleabortions