It shouldn’t happen to a pet!
NOAH is looking for ‘it shouldn’t happen to a pet’ anecdotes, from the
mildly humorous to the downright ridiculous, to highlight the lack of
awareness of pet health issues amongst owners. With a prize of £500...
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Formal Code of Practice Reprimand for Novartis Animal Health
On 13 February 2008 the Board of NOAH discussed a Report from the Code of
Practice Committee regarding Novartis’s conduct in a recent case, number
266. Novartis were formally reprimanded for their conduct.
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National Pet Month 2008 is here!
 National
Pet Month runs from 5 April - 5 May with the theme 'Great British Pets'.
NOAH is proud to be one of the three trustee organisations supporting the
charity (along with PFMA and Pet Care Trust) which once again is sponsored
by Iams.
Find out from the National Pet
Month website how you can get involved - from putting on an event,
raising some money for a local charity or just to see what's on in your area
- and do your bit to support responsible pet ownership.
Consumers are relaxed about the use of animal
medicines
Animal living conditions and factory hygiene are of greater concern
British shoppers are not losing sleep over the quality of their meat, milk
and eggs – at least as far as animal medicines are concerned. They know
farmers and their vets do a good job, and trust them to use medicines
responsibly, for the health of food producing animals. They do not feel the
need to actively seek information about their use. While one fifth have no
concerns at all about how their food is produced, factory hygiene and
animals’ living conditions are at the top of consumers’ lists of priorities
as far as food production from farm animals is concerned.
These were the findings of a recent survey, commissioned by the National
Office of Animal Health (NOAH), which examined consumer attitudes toward
animal medicines.
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NOAH Online Compendium wins Animal Pharm Award!
Phil Sketchley, NOAH chief executive, collects the Animal Pharm Award for
Best IT or Technical Innovation, for production improvements to the
NOAH Online
Compendium of Data Sheets for Animal Medicines.
RUMA guidelines on vaccination available
Cattle vaccine
guidelines launched at Beef Expo in Skipton, to make the set complete
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Antibiotics for Animals
Animals, just like humans, can suffer from disease. Healthy animals
mean healthy food. NOAH believes it would be a rejection of our responsibility towards the
production of healthy food to deny animals access to medicines which keep them healthy.
Animals need antibiotics too.
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Compendium sales benefit RCVS Trust
The
RCVS Trust was delighted to receive a cheque for nearly £1,700 from
NOAH; this generous sum was raised through a £1 donation levied on the sale
of additional copies of the NOAH Data Compendium.
Phil Sketchley, CEO of NOAH, and Trustee of the charity, said “We were
delighted by the level of support given to the Trust by the veterinary
profession and others who bought extra copies of the book - and indeed by
NOAH member companies, many of which bought quite considerable numbers of
copies themselves. We have been very pleased to facilitate raising these
funds for such an excellent cause.”
Jobs
and Vacancies in the Animal Health Industry
From time
to time, this website publishes details of jobs and vacancies in the animal
medicines industry.
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Compendium 2008 edition out now
 The
2008 edition of the NOAH Compendium of Data Sheets for Animal Medicines is
now available. Regarded as one of the major reference sources on animal
medicines, the new edition of the NOAH Compendium includes the full and very
latest editions of UK data sheets for animal medicines. It includes such
vital information as safety instructions, withdrawal periods, product
indications and dosage rates all in one place.
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Industry launches practical guide poster for
dairy farmers on avoiding antibiotic residues
A
poster with
pointers on how dairy farmers can make sure their milk always meets the
stringent antibiotic residues standards has been launched. It will be
distributed to all dairy producers – free of charge – throughout October.
Produced and designed by NOAH in conjunction with Dairy
UK and Milk Quality Forum; supported by organisations involved with milk
production in the UK, including the Veterinary Residues Committee (VRC) and
British Cattle Veterinary Association and sponsored by Pfizer, Elanco and
the MDC, the poster was due to have been on display for the first time at
this year’s Dairy Event as part of the Farm Health Planning exhibit.
The A2-size, laminated poster, which has also been
supported and endorsed by organisations including members of Dairy UK, Defra,
the NFU, and the Food Standards Agency, is designed to help dairy producers
ensure their milk always makes the grade. The ‘practical guide to avoiding
milk antibiotic residues’ poster is key to managing both herd health and
milk quality, according to NOAH chief executive Philip Sketchley.
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Farm Health Planning - check out the official
website!
 Farm Health Planning benefits farmers by helping to
prevent disease and improve the performance of livestock. It's about
farmers working closely with their vet or other adviser on setting targets
for their animals' health and welfare and taking steps to measure, manage
and monitor productivity.
NOAH is pleased to be one of the organisations supporting
Farm Health Planning.
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The industry-led Stop every Drop campaign is aimed at providing sheep producers and contractors with best practice guidance notes when it comes to using dips, and disposing of dips and well as flock management to avoid water pollution.
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