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Veterinary Editor-in-ChiefAlexander TreesClinical Research EditorEleanor RaffanEditorial BoardStephen Baines, Julie Fitzpatrick, Danièlle Gunn-Moore, John Innes, Wayne McIlwraith, Richard Martin, Chris Oura, Chris Proudman, Stuart Reid, Susan Rhind, Randolph Richards, Kenneth Simpson, Polly Taylor, James WoodEditorMartin AlderManaging EditorSuzanne JarvisDeputy EditorKathryn ClarkEditorial StaffLaura Feetham, Gill Harris, Manuela Herrera, Laura Honey, Georgina MillsAll communications for the editorial department should be addressed to:The EditorVeterinary Record, BMJ, BMA House,Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9JRT: +44 (0) 20 7387 4409F: +44 (0) 20 7383 6418E: editorial@bva-edit.co.ukFurther information about Veterinary Record and its sister journal, In Practice, can be found on the Veterinary Record/In Practice website at: www.bvapublications.comAnnual subscriptionsIndividual: Print and online £370 Online only £302For details of US $, Euro and institutional subscription rates, please visit the Veterinary Record website at http://veterinaryrecord.bmj.com/site/about/Subslanding.xhtmlSubscription requests to:Customer Services BMJ, BMA House, Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9JRT: +44 (0) 20 7383 6270F: +44 (0) 20 7383 6402E: support@bmj.comClassified advertisements should be sent to:Vet Record CareersBMA House, Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9JRT: David Aldridge+44 (0) 20 7874 7067E: vetrecordjobs@bmj.comDisplay advertisement queries should be directed to:Kevan BowenT: +44 (0) 7768 880410E: kbowen@bmj.com© British Veterinary Association.ISSN 0042 – 4900

414 Comment414 Independent thoughts

415 News and Reports415 BVA calls for ‘significant changes’ to pilot badger

culls416 Ensuring language competence of EU-qualified

veterinarians416 Successful appeal to Privy Council416 FSA consults on new rules for pig meat inspection417 Eli Lilly agrees to acquire Novartis Animal Health417 Prepubertal neutering key to tackling ‘cat crisis’,

says RSPCA418 RUMA revises its guidance on medicines’ use in

poultry and game418 Preventing medicines’ residues in milk419 VMD launches adverse events monitoring scheme

for microchips420 Shared ancestry: using embryology to discover

human evolution421 The BSAVA presents its awards

423 News in Brief

424 Feature424 The Commonwealth Veterinary Association

– what does it do? (K. Reed)

427 Research427 Scoring pododermatitis in pet rabbits (J. Martorell)429 Husbandry risk factors associated with hock

pododermatitis in UK pet rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) (E. Mancinelli and others)

430 Treatment of naturally occurring bovine respiratory disease in juvenile calves with a single administration of a florfenicol plus flunixin meglumine formulation (J. Thiry and others)

431 Origin of porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV-2) from swine affected by PCV-2-associated diseases in Croatia (D. Novosel and others)

432 Research Digest

433 Gazette

433 Letters433 Removal of postnominals from the RCVS Register

(C. J. L. Little)434 Mycobacterial infections and vole bacillus vaccines

(C. Colaco, R. Birtles)

Products and Services

Vet Record Careersi Bridging the gulf between academia and practiceii Diary of a parliamentary intern

Exploring the work of the Commonwealth Veterinary Association, p 424

A new scheme for monitoring adverse reactions to microchips, p 419

Treatment of naturally occurring respiratory disease in juvenile calves, p 430

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