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A message to our learning community After much consideration, we’ve made the decision to close the Improve Veterinary Practice platform on 13 January 2026. Improve Veterinary Practice was built to support vets and nurses at every stage of their career, and while this chapter is ending, a new one is starting at Improve Veterinary Education. We couldn’t be more grateful for the community you’ve helped us build and hope to see you on this exciting next step. Find out more

John Fletcher

John Fletcher, BVMS, PhD, Hon FRCVS, FRAgS, graduated from Glasgow before completing a PhD from Cambridge on breeding behaviour of red deer on the Isle of Rum. He developed the first commercial deer farm in Europe at Auchtermuchty and currently provides advice to new deer farmers through Venison Advisory Services.

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