Have you heard of Q fever? Join this free informative session about the disease and how it impacts herds and flocks in the UK. We will share our findings and bring forward case information, where herds have been impacted by the disease and are now beginning to take control of the disease through a number of steps, including vaccination and biosecurity measures.
Q Fever is a disease caused by infection with the bacterium Coxiella burnetii, which can infect cattle, goats, sheep and many other mammals. Studies on the UK cattle herd indicate that Q fever is highly prevalent.
Q fever is zoonotic, with those people in direct contact with ruminants at most risk – This will be a great opportunity for those working with livestock or going onto farms, to get the answers to the many questions that this disease raises.
Join us for a free webinar to explore the disease behind the “silent troublemaker” that is Coxiella burnetii. Find out how Q-Fever can affect your flock, cattle or goat herds, and some of the challenges with diagnosis and management.
Your speakers
We are delighted to be joined by our expert guest speakers to share their insights and experiences.
Prof Jonathan Statham, MA VetMB DCHP FRCVS.
Jonathan is Chief Executive at RAFT Solutions and Professor of Sustainable Livestock Health & Welfare at Harper and Keele Veterinary School, chairing the InSHAW research group there. He is a practicing independent farm veterinary surgeon, graduating from Cambridge University in 1996 and is a partner and chair of Bishopton Veterinary Group.
Jonathan is a Fellow and Specialist of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons; in 2015 he was awarded the UK Dairy Vet of the year. He is Past-President of the British Cattle Veterinary Association (BCVA), has held a range of representative or policy linked roles and currently sits on the Veterinary Products Committee (VPC) of the VMD, the steering group of the Ruminant Health & Welfare Group and the EU ‘Q fever’ one health panel.
He is chair of the Innovate UK Agriculture Sector Group and chair of the Defra Pathway Chairs Group. He is a Fellow of Askham Bryan College and chairs the Animal Health & Welfare Board for England at Defra. He has published widely in the field of sustainable food, herd health, precision livestock farming and breeding technologies.
Current key industry roles;
~ Chair Animal Health & Welfare Board for England (AHWBE)
~ Fellow of Askham Bryan College
~ Veterinary Products Committee (VPC) of the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD),
~ Chair Animal Health & Welfare Pathway Chairs Group
~ Member of the GB Ruminant Health & Welfare Steering Group
~ Chair of innovate UK Agriculture Sector Group
~ Member Industry Cattle Mobility Steering Group
~ Member Johnes Disease technical Group
~ Member of International Embryo Transfer Society,
Past key industry roles;
~ Past-President of the British Cattle Veterinary Association (BCVA),
~ GB ‘Cattle Health & Welfare Group (CHAWG),
~ GB ‘Sheep Health & Welfare Group’ (SHAWG),
~ Veterinary Policy Group (VPG) of the British Veterinary Association (BVA),
~ Past Director of the Cattle Health Certification Standards (CHeCS),
~ Past-President of the Yorkshire Veterinary Society (BVA)
~ Served on the Veterinary Residues committees (VRC) of the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD),
~ FarmSkills Steering Group
Katherine Timms, BVetMed (Hons), MRCVS. Ruminant Veterinary Advisor, Ceva Animal Health
Katherine grew up in Leicestershire and went to the Royal Veterinary College, graduating with honours in 2007 before working in mixed practices in the Midlands with dairy, beef and equine clients.
Katherine has a busy home life being married to a beef and sheep farmer with three children and having an active involvement in rural life.
Katherine joined Ceva Animal Health in 2014 as part of the technical team, covering the UK in the role of veterinary advisor for the ruminant part of the business.
Registrations are open to vets, farmers, SQP’s and those in farm supporting roles.
Time permitting, the webinar will finish with a brief Q&A session.