The BSAVA would like to thank all of the following key sponsors for supporting World Congress (WSAVA/FECAVA/BSAVA) 2012:

See new additions to our pharmaceuticals range. Also on show Aqupharm fluids and accessories, Identichip, Treat dressings, instruments and equipment.

AT Veterinary Systems has over 22 years experience of developing, installing and supporting veterinary computer and practice management systems. AT Veterinary Systems is, uniquely, veterinary owned, resulting in vets and practice managers closely involved in every step of the development of services and products. We understand the everyday needs of today’s veterinary practice and AT Veterinary Systems provides flexible and cost effective solutions that meets those needs and supports a practice’s ongoing development. Completely customer driven, the AT team ensures that the practice benefits from seamless hardware and software support on a 24 hours, seven days a week basis.

Bayer is committed to ensure that the relationship between animals and humans remains positive, to protect animals and benefit people.

BCF provide the right imaging solution for your practice. The specialists in ultrasound, X-ray and digital image management for vets. Through our in-house vet Kimberly Palgrave we are passionate about providing continual learning and training to develop imaging skills and techniques. BCF also provide comprehensive customer support with servicing and repairs and full IT back-up. With the largest range of imaging equipment, visit the BCF stand to discuss your practice requirements. Join us at Facebook at www.facebook.com/bcftechnology.

 Boehringer Ingelheim. A leading research based pharmaceutical company committed to providing innovative products for the health and welfare of animals.

Burgess Excel is a veterinary recommended range of food for rabbits, guinea pigs and chinchillas, specially developed with small animal nutritionists and experts. The Excel Feeding Plan is an easy to follow, 5-a-day guide to help your clients understand the high levels of fibre that these pets need for complete dental, digestive and emotional health.

For 2012 we are delighted to launch a number of new educational initiatives on fibrevores. These have been designed to increase understanding and knowledge in the veterinary profession at all levels, enabling you to attract more clients through excellence in fibrevore care.

Burtons your one stop shop for nearly all your veterinary equipment needs, backed by nationwide after sales support. We manufacture more than half of all the products that we sell. At our UK headquarters in Kent, we have five of our ten factory units dedicated to the production of our own products. From raw materials through to the finished product, we have complete control over the quality of the items we’re proud to put our name to. And because we make it, we support it too, nearly half of our 100 staff are field based service and installation engineers, sales and technical support.

Centaur Services is a full-line veterinary wholesaler whose core function is to provide daily delivery of the complete range of products required by UK veterinary practices.  To achieve this we focus on delivering the highest levels of service in terms of accuracy, availability and reliability.  We realise our success is closely linked to the success of our customers and we recognise the value in strong relationships in this ever more competitive environment. We make full use of information technology to deliver benefits such as late night ordering and iCentaur mobile ordering.  Centaur Services are part of MWI Veterinary Supply Inc.

Ceva is a global veterinary health company focused on the research, development, production and marketing of pharmaceutical products and vaccines for pets, livestock, swine and poultry.  Ceva UK has quickly grown to become one of the UK’s top ten animal health companies with expertise in a range of areas including cardiology, locomotion, anti-parasiticides and behaviour.  Ceva is the manufacturer of Adaptil™ and Feliway®, scientifically proven to reduce or prevent stress-related behaviours in dogs and cats, and the anti-fibrotic cardiology drug Prilactone®. 

With unique access to Pets at Home locations and new stand alone surgery sites nationwide, Companion Care has two great location options for you to choose from. With over 80 practices already open across the UK. Companion Care has a flexible range of opportunities available, from part time positions up to owning your own surgery as a joint venture partner. To find out more call Graeme McConnell on 07917 226790 or visit www.ccvets.co.uk

Dechra Veterinary Products, a business unit of Dechra Pharmaceuticals PLC, specialises in the development and marketing of licensed branded pharmaceuticals and specialist premium pet foods for companion animals in the global veterinary market. Dechra’s key areas of expertise span dermatology, endocrinology, equine medicine, ophthalmology, critical care and diet and nutrition. Dechra is committed to developing new products and services that support the work of veterinary professionals and enhance the lives of their patients.

Over the past few years as we have developed and our business has grown and would like to thank many of our veterinary customers in achieving this and as result have built a flexible and reliable service to meet the needs of our customers.  Our stocked product range is now 1500 lines for next day delivery and access to a further 2500 lines from many manufacturer’s. A full listing can be seen on the website www.dmsveterinary.com.
Our dedicated Customer Service Team is always available at the end of a phone for that special product or general requirement.
 

Elanco Companion Animal Health is a premier pharmaceutical company that enables veterinarians to help pets live longer, healthier, higher quality lives, through product innovation and beyond-product value. The consistent flow of new products from our pipeline is backed by:

• World class technical support
• Support for veterinary professional education
• In-clinic tools to aid client education and enhance the owner companion animal board.

Henry Schein Animal Health, the new face of Dunlops, are a leading supplier of pharmaceuticals, consumables, instruments, pet food, pet accessories and IT solutions to the UK veterinary profession.

Hill’s is committed to the veterinary profession and the welfare of companion animals everywhere. We believe that provision of high quality nutrition and healthcare are central to helping pets live long and happy lives. This is why we are so passionate about WSAVA’s new Nutritional Guidelines. We are actively working with the veterinary profession to support the adoption of the “Every pet. Every time” initiative. We would love to discuss this and any other topic that’s on your mind. Come and see us, tell us what you think and how we can help support you.

IDEXX is a worldwide leader in innovative products and services for veterinary, food and water applications. Our companion animal businesses combine biotechnology with medical devices and information technology to support veterinarians in providing excellent care whilst building successful practices. IDEXX provides the complete range of diagnostic solutions – our services include advanced point-of-care testing combined with the highest standards of reference laboratory analysis, each available with pathologist interpretation and support. We can provide solutions tailor-made for your practice that help to provide understanding for your case work ups, and assure the best care for your patients.

KRUUSE supplies high quality consumable, capital and point of sale needs for veterinary business. A family business that supplies own brands worldwide or as a preferred distributor. Our mission is to develop with veterinary industry trends whilst providing a partnership that will provide you with first-class solutions, service and competence.

Visit our interactive stand to learn more on the developments in infection control, from autoclavable instrument trays to Endoscope Reprocessing Equipment, Colour Coded Cleaning Equipment and our range of Surface High Level Disinfectants (TRIGENE brands, AGRIGENE), Instrument Reprocessing chemistries (MEDDIS, MEDIZYME, REPROCHEM), Personnel Disinfectants (MEDISCRUB, MEDIHEX, TRIGEL, etc) and Site Maintenance Products, all designed to enable the user an economic range of frontline disease control products. Our team will be here to help as well as take your entries into our competition to win a Sanyo Xacti HD Video Camera.

Merial is proud to present Certifect ™ the latest innovation in flea and tick products. Certifect ™ is extremely fast acting against ticks and lasts for a full month. Merial is a world-leading, innovation-driven animal health company providing a comprehensive range of products to enhance the health, well-being and performance of a wide range of animals. Merial is a Sanofi company.

 Providing one of the widest ranges of science based products and services, working with you to meet practice needs.

National Veterinary Services (NVS), located in Stoke-on-Trent, employing approximately 490 people is the UK’s largest veterinary wholesaler supplying and distributing veterinary products to veterinary practices and other approved outlets the next working day. NVS services companion animal, equine, livestock practices and agricultural merchants across the UK.

• Visit www.vetwholesaler.co.uk
• UK market leader in the supply of pharmaceuticals and added value services to the veterinary profession, including management information systems and consumer and internet services.
• NVS stocks a range of over 14,000 products including pharmaceuticals, pet products, consumables and accessories.

We have a passion for pets. This passion and commitment is what makes PURINA unique. For over 80 years PURINA has been a leader in the scientific advancement of pet care and pet nutrition. Our expert team of over 350 vets, scientists, nutritionists and animal behaviourists are constantly discovering new ways to help pets lead happier, healthier, longer lives. We invest significantly in  research and development which allows us to make important advances  in pet health and well-being – many having redefined the pet industry’s nutritional standards. 

Norbrook has an excellent reputation thanks to their state of the art technologies and continuous success in research and development. Since its foundations in 1968 in Newry, Northern Ireland, Norbrook now operates all over the globe, with manufacturing and sales and marketing facilities found on all 5 continents, employing over 3,000 people. Norbrook’s mission for the future is to become the leading force in its field by delivering cost-effective, high quality pharmaceuticals.

A compounding/ reformulation service for the veterinary profession, Nova is one of the leading independent supplier of “specials” (a named patient specific medication) to healthcare professionals this service is now used extensively within the veterinary sector.

Novartis Animal Health is a leader in developing new and better ways to prevent and treat diseases in pets, farm animals and cultivated fish. Our innovative, high-quality medicines contribute to the quality of life, health and welfare of animals around the world. For pets, our products are effective aids to prevent internal and external parasites and treat ailments such as arthritic pain and kidney, heart and allergic diseases. Novartis Animal Health Research and Development focuses on developing new products and technologies to meet the diverse needs of pet-owners, veterinarians and farmers now and in the future.

With 35 years experience Petplan is the UK's largest and one of the only specialist pet insurance providers. Committed to working with the veterinary profession to ensure that the nation's pets are kept healthy and owners happy, Petplan offers unrivalled support for your vet practice and customers. To find out more about how you can work with us visit www.petplanvet.co.uk or call our dedicated Vetline team on 0800 316 8800.

Pfizer Animal Health offers an extensive, diverse and expanding portfolio of leading veterinary products and services comprising biopharmaceuticals and biologics, including anti-infectives and parasiticides. Through our VetSupport+ services we help veterinarians improve their practice, enhance the client experience, increase profitability and grow their business. We strive to provide full healthcare solutions to veterinarians, livestock producers and pet owners.

Processing Imaging specialise in digital veterinary x-ray platforms, providing bespoke solutions from supply to installation and support.  Our partnering with leading-edge manufacturers, coupled with 50 years combined in-house engineering expertise, our business is about: image quality, long-term product reliability and total customer focus.  Processing Imaging employs a staff of 15, including 5 Engineers based nationally, 3 Business Development Managers covering the whole of the UK and an excellent Customer Service Team who support all our customers with their day-to-day and 'one off' requirements. Come and visit our stand to discuss your requirements and arrange a free trial! 

Protexin Veterinary are dedicated to producing innovative, research based products of the highest quality for the veterinary market. The supplements we manufacture are extensively researched for safety and efficacy. We work closely with leading universities and research centres around the world on a range of ongoing research programmes.

Every product is manufactured in our purpose built, state-of-the-art facility in Somerset, UK. This allows us to be completely in control of our commitment to the highest quality standards. You can be confident that when you use a Protexin product, you are getting the highest quality, natural products backed by effective science.

Specialist in clinical and veterinary lifestage diets for dogs and cats of all ages, sizes, breeds and physiological states. 

Established in 1927, Shor-line Veterinary Equipment has been serving generations of small animal veterinarians throughout the World. Only Shor-Line kennels offer a lifetime guarantee, Quality Equipment an Investment for life.

Technik Technology combine manufacturing expertise and a deep understanding of the veterinary market to supply solutions and high quality products.

With over 25 years experience we provide practice management software systems that really do improve your business profitability and practice efficiency. We support over 1500 clients throughout the UK and Ireland and as a Henry Schein Company, we form part of the world’s largest animal healthcare distribution organisation. With constant software development, free regular upgrades and our outstanding live call answering system our software really is essential for the progressive Veterinary professional. Fed up with your existing practice management system of support service? Visit our stand for your free demonstration and to discover the solution to your software problems.

 With over 50 years experience of supporting the profession with all their radiography needs including the latest CR and DR digital processors.

Vétoquinol is the 10th largest veterinary pharmaceutical company in the world and the 3rd largest dedicated to animal health. Vétoquinol is first and foremost an independent, family-owned business. Deeply committed to its values, it has always enjoyed a close relationship with its vet clients. Vétoquinol’s growth and development strategy focuses on innovation and finding the right balance between two major markets: companion animal and livestock. Vétoquinol currently develops, produces and distributes a wide range of more than 700 medical and non-medical products in Europe, Americas and Asia-Pacific, providing visibility for its products in more than 100 countries.

VetPlus is a leading manufacturer of veterinary nutraceuticals in the United Kingdom and worldwide. There are many reasons for the company’s success but in principal they are built around two key strategies: Make the best possible products; Sell them only through veterinarians. “We never set out to be the biggest but simply to be recognised as the leader in our field by providing pet owners with a credible alternative to long term drug therapy.”

Since 2001 Vets4Pets has offered ambitious young and experienced veterinary professionals the opportunity to open and own their own brand new practice through Joint Venture Partnerships. With over 75 successful practices operating nationwide Vets4Pets has just introduced its new Franchise offering. As a Franchisee, established practice owners will now be able to benefit from the strength of the Vets4Pets brand, its substantial purchasing power, its national marketing programmes and TV advertising campaigns together with the breadth of business and admin support provided by experienced commercial experts, which has made its Joint Venture Partnerships such a success to date.

VetZ – Your partner for veterinary information technology. Practice management, digital imaging and digital radiography: Advice, installation and service – all under one roof. For more than 15 years, VetZ has been one of the leading providers of information technology for the veterinary sector. The software solutions for efficient practice management and digital imaging (PACS), the digital X-ray systems, the innovative web applications and the broad service packages, nowadays substantially simplify the working day in more than 6,000 veterinary practices all over Europe. Partner and subsidiary companies all over the world form a reliable network for quick and competent support and advice.

From the company's beginnings in France in 1968, Virbac has been sympathetic to the needs and interests of the practising vet, forging enduring relationships with innovative, effective and practical products. Today while remaining true to our veterinary and family run roots, we are a global company present in over 100 countries worldwide.
Celebrating 25 years in the UK small animal veterinary sector, Virbac provides products and services that fulfil the day to day requirements of vaccination (Canigen, Feligen), flea treatments (Effipro, Indorex) and antibiotics (Rilexine, Enrox) through to specialised treatments such as our unique reproduction range and renowned dermatology products. 
 

Willows is one of the UK’s longest-established private small animal referral practices. Our success and international reputation is based upon an ongoing commitment to excellence. Our dedicated team of staff constantly strive to provide optimal care for our patients, their owners and for referring veterinary surgeons. Our specialist clinicians have a wealth of experience, not only in the clinical aspects of their respective disciplines but also in delivering a caring, professional, cost effective service to all our clients. We provide 24 hour care for every in-patient and a 24 hour emergency service in every discipline, 365 days of the year.