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We are operating a skeleton staff at each of our sites to
incorporate the Government’s advice on social distancing.
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For carcase submissions, please contact the Duty Vet at your
Veterinary Investigation Centre (VIC) or Post-mortem
Examination (PME) Centre to discuss and
triage the case before submitting carcases for post-mortem
examination. To identify your nearest VIC use the
postcode finder on our Vet Gateway. Or
you can view the full national network
and all of our centres’ contact details.
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For other samples, we are prioritising our responsibility for
statutory disease, animal welfare, serious disease outbreaks,
potential food safety incidents and potential new or emerging
diseases. We therefore ask that you do not submit non-urgent
samples.
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Current RCVS/BVA guidance is
to minimise routine on-farm work. This may result in farmers
asking for post mortem examinations without having had a
veterinary visit. While we are here to support farm
businesses, it is important that the value of these
submissions are considered carefully in consideration of our
reduced services.
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The need for telephone discussions about cases prior to
submission has never been greater and our Veterinary
Investigation Officers (VIOs) are
available to do this, so please use the VIC contact
number for your nearest VIC.
Contact with clients and members of the public: Social distancing
and other hygiene measures are in place at all our locations,
please follow the local information provided.
We request that anyone with clinical signs of a cough or a fever
DOES NOT travel to the VIC.
