The Goat Veterinary Society was formed in 1979 and is a specialist division of the British Veterinary Association (BVA).

UK
Joined December 2014
🎃 AUTUMN VIRTUAL CONFERENCE SIGN UP IS LIVE 🎃 Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F… Programme info can be found linked on our website homepage. We hope to see as many of you there as possible! Any questions, please do get in touch! 🐐🐐🐐
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Our website is now back fully functioning - including all links and article library! 💻📝 📍We are still experiencing some issues with our ‘Find a Vet’ Map, which we are working on. Please do get in touch if you have any queries while we are getting this sorted. 🐐🐐🐐
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🍁Save the date for this year’s Autumn Virtual Conference afternoons!🍁 Sign up information coming soon - keep an eye on your emails and our social media! 🐐🐐🐐
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Summer Conference 2026 ✅ Thank you to all who joined us for this year’s Summer Conference held in partnership with the Milking Goat Association Some HUGE thank yous to: 🐐Our Sponsors Venkys and NoBacz Healthcare 🐐Our Farm Walk hosts and their vet team 🐐Our speakers 🐐🐐🐐
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☀️ SUMMER CONFERENCE REGISTRATION IS NOW LIVE! ☀️ Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F… Further information including programme can be found here: goatvetsociety.co.uk/news/gv… We would love to see you there! 🐐🐐🐐
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🔧 Please bear with us!🔧 Our website is down at the moment, please be patient while we get this sorted! Information on Registration for the Summer Conference coming very soon! 🐐🐐🐐
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📣 SAVE THE DATE! 📣 🌼SUMMER CONFERENCE 2026🌼 held in association with the Milking Goat Association. 📆 3rd - 4th June 2026 📍Cave Castle Hotel, Brough, Yorkshire Sign-up and programme information coming soon! 🐐🐐🐐
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🍂Registration for the GVS Virtual Conference 2025 is now open!🍂 Wednesdays 5th & 12th November, 2-4:20pm For more information, including the programme, please see our website: goatvetsoc.co.uk/news/autumn… Register for access here: forms.gle/vzcnLcFkFTf5eYQJ9 🐐🐐🐐
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💉GVS Statement on Clostridial Vaccination💉 Please follow the link below to our website, for our statement, following the announcement that Lambivac will be discontinued. If you have any further queries, please don’t hesitate to get in touch. goatvetsoc.co.uk/news/gvs-st…
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🍂SAVE THE DATE!🍂 Our Autumn Virtual Conference afternoons will be on two consecutive Wednesdays 5th & 12th November. Stay tuned for sign up and programme information! 🐐🐐🐐
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Goat Vet Society retweeted
Europe has seen huge impacts from Bluetongue & still is. Last month Italy saw a big spike in cases. Now is the time to act to protect your stock. ☎️Pick up the phone 🩺Speak to your vet 🛡️Protect your livestock #DoNotWaitVaccinate #BattleBluetongue
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Goat Vet Society retweeted
#Bluetongue poses a significant threat to cattle, sheep, goats & camelids. We're supporting the #DoNotWaitVaccinate campaign in Wales, which encourages farmers to talk to their vet about vaccinating livestock against the virus @WVSCAber @IechydDainfo @SaraPedersen3 @Philvet123
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Introducing our hosts for this year’s Farm Walk – The Gourmet Goat Farmer thegourmetgoatfarmer.co.uk Laura Corbett will be joined by her vet Cormac White to discuss all things goat meat, and grazing her herd of Boer goats. goatvetsoc.co.uk/news/gvs-su…
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SUMMER CONFERENCE - REGISTER NOW!✨ goatvetsoc.co.uk/news/gvs-su… 📍Village Hotel Swindon 🗓️ 4th-5th June 2025 - less than four weeks away! Our Summer Conference is approaching fast, and we’d love to see as many people there as possible- whatever your interest in goats! 🐐🐐🐐
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ADVANCED CARE FOR FARM SPECIES CPD🩺 📍Farm Animal Practice, Langford Vets 🗓️21st May 2025 Langford Vets are running a CPD day specifically aimed at the ‘advanced care’ of high value/pet farm species. If you are interested please follow this link: langfordvets.co.uk/events/ad…
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❗️FINAL REMINDER❗️ Only one week to go to submit your responses to our Disbudding of Goats survey. This is open to ANYONE associated with disbudding goats. Findings will be presented and discussed at our Summer Conference. 🐐🐐🐐 goatvetsoc.co.uk/news/gvs-di…
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SUMMER CONFERENCE REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!📣 Follow this link to register: goatvetsoc.co.uk/news/gvs-su… We have an exciting programme lined up, and would love to see you there! 🐐🐐🐐
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Our 'Veterinary (UK)' membership has been updated to include RVNs alongside veterinary surgeons as eligible 'Veterinary' GVS members. For more information please see our website. goatvetsoc.co.uk/news/update…
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Goats are also susceptible to BTV3 - speak to your vet about vaccination. #battlebluetongue
Livestock farmers in England & Wales - have you made a BTV-3 battle plan? Contact your vet and go through the #BattleBluetongue decision maker tool with them: bit.ly/3QJMoJe @theahdb
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Foot and Mouth Disease in Germany 🐃 Please see the News page of our website for further links and detail: goatvetsoc.co.uk/news/foot-a… If you suspect FMD, you must report it by contacting APHA. The most up-to-date information is found on their website: gov.uk/government/organisati…
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