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British Alpaca Society TB Awareness Meetings
Presented by BVCS Vet Gina Bromage M.A.,VetM.B.,D.V.M.,M.R.C.V.S
Thursday 14th January - Bristol 7.30 p.m. SOMERSET
Venue
Holiday Inn Bristol - Filton
Filton Road
Bristol
BS16 1QZ
Tel 0871 942 9014
Saturday 16th Jan 7.30 p.m. Lyndhurst Nr Southampton HAMPSHIRE.
Venue
Best Western Crown Hotel
High Street
Lyndhurst
Hampshire
S043 7NF Tel 0238 0282 922
Saturday 23rd Jan 2.00 p.m. Wetherby YORKSHIRE
Venue
Wetherby Town Hall
The Town Hall
Market Place
Wetherby
LS22 6NE
Tel 01937 583584
Mon 8th February 7.30 p.m. Swansea - WALES
Venue
The Marriot Hotel
Maritime Quarter
Swansea
SA1 3SS
Tel 01179 275702
Sat 13th February 12.00 noon Reigate SURREY
Venue
Best Western Reigate Manor Hotel
Reigate Hill
Reigate
Surrey
RH2 9PF
Tel 01737 240125
Sat 13th Feb 7.30 p.m. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE
Venue
Premier Inn Daventry
High St
Weedon
Northampton
Northamptonshire
NN7 4PX
Tel 0870 990 6364
Sun 14th Feb – Cambridge 1.00 p.m. CAMBRIDGESHIRE
Venue
The Cambridge Belfry
Cambourne
Cambridge
CB23 6BW
Tel 01954 714600
Sun 14th Feb 7.30 p.m. Nottingham - LEICESTERSHIRE
Venue
School of Veterinary Medicine and Science
University of Nottingham
College Road
Sutton Bonnington
Loughborough
Leicestershire
LE12 5RD
Tel 0115 951 6413
Mon 15th Feb – 7.30 p.m. Cannock – STAFFORDSHIRE
Premier Inn Cannock South
Watling Street
Cannock
Staffordshire
WS11 1SJ
Tel 0870 197 7048
Saturday 20th Feb 7.30 p.m. Exeter DEVON
Venue
Jury's Inn
Western Way
Exeter
Devon
EX1 2DB
Tel 01392 312400
Sunday 21st February – 2.30 p.m. Bodmin CORNWALL
Venue
Westberry Hotel
Rhind Street
Bodmin
PL31 2EL
Tel 01208 72772
Saturday 27th Feb – 7.30 p.m. Carlisle - CUMBRIA.
Venue
The Best Western Cumbria Park Hotel
32 Scotland Road
Carlisle
Cumbria
CA3 9DG
Tel 01228 522887
Sunday 28th Feb – 7.30 p.m. Glasgow – SCOTLAND
Venue
Premier Inn – Glasgow Airport
Whitecart Road
Glasgow Airport
Paisley
Scotland
PA3 2TH
Tel 0870 238 3321
Mon 1st March 7.30 p.m. Preston – LANCASHIRE
Venue
Premier Inn Preston East
Bluebell Way
Preston East link Road
Fulwood
Preston PR2 5PZ Tel 0870 197 7215 www.premierinn.com
TB Awareness Roadshow 2010.
Cases of TB in alpacas and other camelids have been on the rise in recent years, and especially last year. It is hard for us to put a figure on the exact numbers, but around 200 alpacas have been through the VLA with symptoms consistent with TB in 2009.Herds affected are often loath to come forward to share their problem and seek help. The fact that we don't know exactly what we have got in terms of the number of animals and herds infected, makes it even more important to raise awareness of the disease. If the disease is as serious as many owners and the leading camelid vets believe, then urgent action is needed.
To this end the BAS has put together a series of TB Awareness Meetings around the UK, open to all camelid owners and anyone interested in helping fight TB. Renowned camelid Vet, Gina Bromage, will make the presentation, and answer any questions on TB that the audience may have. Her talk will cover the disease itself, what to look out for, current and future testing developments, and practical preventative measures that you can take. The process that takes place once TB is diagnosed in a camelid herd will also be discussed.There are fourteen venues around the country, so there should be a meeting within striking distance of all camelid owners – it is in their own interests and it is vital that they attend.
Mike Birch
Chairman BAS