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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

Steve Smith

Steve Smith, BVetMed (Hons), CertZooMed, DipECZM (Avian), MRCVS, is an EBVS European Veterinary Specialist in Avian Medicine and Surgery. He frequently presents on pet chicken illness and prescribing legislation, is an author in the BSAVA Manual of Backyard Poultry Medicine and Surgery and has been seeing pet chickens in practice for the past 12 years.

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