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Plan, prevent and protect webinars for animal diseases

Updated 25 October 2024

Applies to England

Join these free webinars to find out:

• what you can do to protect the health and welfare of animals you keep or work with from notifiable and reportable diseases (also known as listed diseases)
• the rules you need to follow
• control measures that government may take
• biosecurity best practice

Leading policy officials, epidemiologists and veterinary professionals from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) host these events. Attendees have the opportunity to ask questions.

How to register for a webinar

1. Choose the webinar you want to attend under ‘Upcoming webinars’.
2. Click on the link for your preferred date and time.
3. Enter your name and email address, and organisation if applicable.
4. Click the ‘Register’ link – this will register you for the webinar.

Once registered, you’ll receive a confirmation email with a link to add the webinar to your calendar.

Webinars are free to attend and you can register for as many as you would like.

You do not need to download any software to access the webinar – the link will open in your browser.

Please join your chosen webinar 5 minutes before the start time.

Bluetongue webinars

Upcoming webinars

There are currently no bluetongue webinars scheduled.

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Recordings of past webinars

Bluetongue BTV-3 technical webinar and Q&A (October 2024)

Bluetongue BTV-3 technical webinar and Q&A

This webinar was held on 2 October 2024.

With the changing bluetongue situation, all farmers and stakeholders are urged to join the next BTV-3 related webinar to get the latest updates and advice from experts. The speakers will give an update on the current situation in the UK and offer attendees a chance to ask questions.

Speakers included:

• Jason Aldiss from the Association of Independent Meat Suppliers (AIMS)
• Chris Dodds from the Livestock Auctioneers Association (LAA)

Bluetongue BTV-3 update and farmer Q&A (September 2024)

Bluetongue BTV-3 update and farmer Q&A webinar

This webinar was held on 25 September 2024.

With the changing bluetongue situation, all farmers and stakeholders are urged to join a BTV-3 related webinar to get the latest updates and advice from experts. The speakers will give an update on the current situation in the UK and offer attendees a chance to ask questions.

Speakers included:

• industry chair
• a representative from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) or the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA)

Bluetongue BTV-3 update and farmer Q&A (September 2024)

Bluetongue BTV-3 update and farmer Q&A webinar

This webinar was held on 18 September 2024.

With the changing bluetongue situation, all farmers and stakeholders are urged to join a BTV-3 related webinar to get the latest updates and advice from experts. The speakers will give an update on the current situation in the UK and offer attendees a chance to ask questions.

Speakers included:

• industry chair
• a representative from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) or the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA)

Bluetongue for veterinary professionals (September 2024)

Bluetongue for veterinary professionals webinar

This webinar was held on 11 September.

The UK Chief Veterinary Officer together with veterinary professionals from APHA held a live event aimed at veterinary professionals within a bluetongue temporary control zone or a restricted zone. The event covered:

• overview of the current situation
• clinical signs and what to expect
• Q&A session

Bluetongue BTV-3 update and farmer Q&A (September 2024)

Bluetongue BTV-3 update and farmer Q&A webinar

This webinar was held on 11 September 2024.

With the changing bluetongue situation, all farmers and stakeholders are urged to join a BTV-3-related webinar to get the latest updates and advice from experts. The speakers will give an update on the situation in the UK and offered attendees a chance to ask questions.

Speakers included:

• Amey Brassington, Senior Animal Health and Welfare Scientist, Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB)
• Sascha Van Helvoort, Veterinary Head Outbreak Delivery, APHA
• Andy Smith, Exotic Disease Control Policy Lead, Defra

Critical industry bluetongue update (September 2024)

Bluetongue virus technical webinar – September update

This webinar event was held on 4 September 2024.

The webinar included:

• an update on the current situation in the UK
• an outline of the clinical signs of bluetongue
• insights gained from the Netherlands
• a questions and answer session

Speakers included:

• Gareth Hateley, Chair of the British Cattle Veterinary Association (BCVA)
• a representative from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) or the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA)
• Eveline Dijkstra, Small Ruminant Veterinarian at the Animal Health Service (GD) in the Netherlands

Bluetongue for veterinary professionals (April 2024)

Bluetongue webinar for veterinary professionals

This webinar event was held on 25 April 2024.

Leading policy officials, epidemiologists and veterinary professionals from Defra and APHA, and entomologists and virologists from The Pirbright Institute hosted this webinar.

It is aimed at veterinary professionals and covers bluetongue virus:

• transmission cycle
• pathology and pathogenesis
• clinical signs including an overview of what was clinically seen in the recent BTV-3 cases in the Netherlands
• control and prevention

Avian influenza (bird flu) webinars

Upcoming webinars

There are currently no avian influenza webinars scheduled.

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Recordings of past webinars

Avian influenza (bird flu): ‘stop the spread’ webinars (2022)

A series of webinars on avian influenza (bird flu)

Rabies webinars

Upcoming webinars

There are currently no rabies webinars scheduled.

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Recordings of past webinars

Rabies: webinars for veterinary professionals (2022)

A series of webinars on rabies for veterinary professionals

General notifiable disease webinars

Upcoming webinars

There are currently no general notifiable disease webinars scheduled.

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Recordings of past webinars

Shows and events (May 2024)

Webinar for organisers of agricultural shows and other events

Hosted by leading policy officials, epidemiologists and veterinary professionals from Defra and APHA. These webinars were aimed at organisers of agricultural shows and other events where cattle, sheep, pigs, camelids, poultry, other captive birds and other livestock will be present.

The webinars covered what you should consider and prepare for and what actions you must take to protect the health of animals:

• when planning an agricultural show or event
• during and after the show or event
• if a notifiable disease is suspected at the show or event
• if a notifiable disease is confirmed at the show or event

Notifiable disease guidance

Further information on the latest situation and biosecurity guidance can be found through the notifiable diseases in animals pages.

Get the latest news about exotic notifiable disease outbreaks from the APHA animal disease alert subscription service.