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AgVetLink April 2005 

Veterinary Workshops

The ACVM Group completed this year’s series of workshops for veterinarians in the first two weeks of April.  Chris Boland, Neil Kennington and Jennie Moran jointly presented and discussed a variety of issues at locations in both the North and South Islands.  Most sessions were well attended by a mix of veterinarians, product registrants, registration consultants and other interested parties.

Issues on the agenda included a discussion of the ACVM Regulations and product groups exempt from the requirement for registration as well as current issues like selenium, induction drugs and velvet residues.  An update regarding approved traders and the ACVM Group’s position on advertising and promotion of PARs was also presented.

Issues of most interest varied from location to location (and even island to island), and it was obvious that the opinions of individual veterinarians varied significantly on some issues.

The Dunedin workshop was cancelled as a result of lack of numbers, so Chris, Neil and Jennie took the opportunity to view Invermay and the Otago University Laboratory Animal Facilities. In addition, John Schofield and his team presented an overview of the PAR management system they have developed to control the use of veterinary medicines by non-veterinarians within the university.  A significant amount of work has gone in to producing the very robust system and a more in-depth article is planned for the next AgVetLink.