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Upcoming webinars and recordings of past webinars

Updated 16 September 2024

Upcoming webinars

Bluetongue BTV-3 update and farmer Q&A: Wednesday 18 September, 5pm to 6pm

Register for the latest bluetongue and farmer update webinar on AHDB’s website.

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.

The speakers will include:

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

If you’re unable to attend, you can still register in order to receive a recording after the event.

Recordings of past webinars

Bluetongue BTV-3 update and farmer Q&A

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 were urged to join a BTV-3-related webinar to get the latest updates and advice from experts. The speakers gave 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

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

Plan, prevent and protect webinar for show and event organisers

Bluetongue webinar on organising shows and events with livestock

Leading policy officials and veterinary professionals from Defra and APHA hosted this webinar event and question and answer session on 3 May 2024.

Aimed at organisers of agricultural shows and other events where livestock, poultry and other captive birds will be present, the webinar recording covers:

• animal gathering and show disease risks, risk management and contingency planning
• poultry and captive bird shows – avian influenza and requirements of the general licence
• livestock shows and events – bluetongue transmission cycle, disease transmission risks and zone restrictions and requirements
• notifiable disease investigation at a show – APHA’s operational response
• Christopher Riddle, Royal Cornwall Show organiser shares his experience on show preparation
• epidemiological investigation following disease confirmation at a show or event

Bluetongue for veterinary professionals

Bluetongue webinar for veterinary professionals

Leading policy officials, epidemiologists and veterinary professionals from Defra and APHA, and entomologists and virologists from The Pirbright Institute hosted this webinar on 25 April 2024.

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