The Association of Veterinary Surgeons Practising in Northern Ireland held its annual meeting at the AFBI Veterinary Laboratory in Omagh on 7 January 2015. The laboratory has been hosting this meeting since 1975 and the event is a key date in the veterinary calendar. A large turnout of over 100 veterinary practitioners attended.
![Andy Hillan, Stanley McDowell (Director Veterinary Sciences Division, AFBI) and John Hill. Andy Hillan, Stanley McDowell (Director Veterinary Sciences Division, AFBI) and John Hill.](https://www.afbini.gov.uk/sites/afbini.gov.uk/files/styles/inline/public/images/%5Bcurrent-domain%3Amachine-name%5D/news/drupal1.jpg?itok=3fDzFL74×tamp=1453732041)
![Back row from left: Roger Wallace (Trillick), Conor O’Scanaill, Liam Young (Magherafelt), Pauline Baird (VRO AFBI Omagh) and Sean Fee (VRO AFBI Omagh). Back row from left: Roger Wallace (Trillick), Conor O’Scanaill, Liam Young (Magherafelt), Pauline Baird (VRO AFBI Omagh) and Sean Fee (VRO AFBI Omagh).](https://www.afbini.gov.uk/sites/afbini.gov.uk/files/styles/inline-expandable/public/images/Drupal4_0.jpg?itok=HVemfOmp)
Back row from left: Roger Wallace (Trillick), Conor O’Scanaill, Liam Young (Magherafelt), Pauline Baird (VRO AFBI Omagh) and Sean Fee (VRO AFBI Omagh).
![Robert Huey (Chief Veterinary Officer, DARD), Stanley McDowell (Director Veterinary Sciences Division, AFBI) and Prof Stuart Reid (President of the RVCS). Robert Huey (Chief Veterinary Officer, DARD), Stanley McDowell (Director Veterinary Sciences Division, AFBI) and Prof Stuart Reid (President of the RVCS).](https://www.afbini.gov.uk/sites/afbini.gov.uk/files/styles/inline-expandable/public/images/Drupal2.jpg?itok=FtC0gaGS)
Robert Huey (Chief Veterinary Officer, DARD), Stanley McDowell (Director Veterinary Sciences Division, AFBI) and Prof Stuart Reid (President of the RVCS).
![Those attending the AVSPNI Annual Meeting. Those attending the AVSPNI Annual Meeting.](https://www.afbini.gov.uk/sites/afbini.gov.uk/files/styles/inline-expandable/public/images/Drupal3.jpg?itok=Vc0qWnf-)
Those attending the AVSPNI Annual Meeting.
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