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Problematic planning permission for poultry 63 Cambridge closure would be 'profound gamble' 63 Vets recognised in King's New Year honours list 64 Scale and polish ends in disciplinary hearing 65 Using artificial intelligence in the vet sector 65 VMD to launch packaging surveillance scheme 66 THE BIG PICTURE The bites burden: what is the hospital impact?68 IN BRIEF 70 Nominations open for BVA Awards 2026 71 BUSINESS & INNOVATION 73 FEATURE Bovine TB: the never-ending story.Part 1 SURVEILLANCE 78 Seasonal rise in nematodirosis deaths among Scottish sheep RESEARCH 82 RESEARCH COMMENT Use of artificial intelligence for veterinary triage: a promising tool but with limitations in the emergency setting 84 ORIGINAL RESEARCH When used for veterinary triage, artificial intelligence models recognise emergencies but are more likely than veterinary staff to flag non-urgent cases as urgent 85 ORIGINAL RESEARCH Prospective study of plasma prolactin and thyroxine concentrations in anxious and non-anxious dogs 86 ORIGINAL RESEARCH Investigation of Coxiella burnetii distribution in a Scottish dairy cattle herd with history of stillbirths 87 Thank you to our reviewers 89 RESEARCH