Poultry Viral Diseases

Spring – March 26

 – 27

, 2026

Harrogate

Spring Meeting

spring

Location: Harrogate

Hotel Details

DoubleTree by Hilton Harrogate Majestic Hotel & Spa

Ripon Road
Harrrogate
HG1 2HU

Phone: +44-01423 700 304
Email: enquiries@doubletree-harrogate.co.uk
Website: https://www.hilton.com

Parking is free during the daytime but costs £18 per car if staying overnight. Delegates must register their car at the front desk.
A historic stay in Harrogate’s town centre. Built in 1889, our hotel sits on eight acres of landscaped gardens in the heart of Harrogate.
Royal Hall and Harrogate Convention Centre are a five-minute walk away, and we’re half a mile from Betty’s Café. Our spa features six beauty treatment rooms, a steam room, a sauna, and an indoor pool. Every stay starts with our signature warm chocolate chip cookie.

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THURSDAY, 26th March 2026 – Session: 11:00AM – 5:00PM
10:30 am
Welcome Tea and Coffee
10:50 am
Charlotte Commins
BVPA President
Welcome and opening remarks
11:00 am
Matthieu Pinson
Recent Developments in Duck Production in France: The New HPAI Crisis and Other Emerging Issues
The Keith Gooderham Waterfowl Lecture
12:00 pm
Andrew Walker
Slate Hall Veterinary Practice
UK chicken viral infections: past, present and future perspectives
12:30 pm
Lunch Break
1:30 pm
Carlotta De Luca
Inclusion body hepatitis in chickens: pathogenesis to vaccination
2:00 pm
Ganapathy, Kannan
University of Liverpool
Infectious bronchitis virus: overview on vaccine and vaccination strategies
2:30 pm
Stefka Meyer
Maple Leaf Farms
Common duck viral diseases: prevention through better management, biosecurity, diagnosis and vaccination
3:00 pm
Laszlo Korosi
Veterinarian Hungary
Avian metapneumovirus in chickens: clinical experiences and case studies
3:30 pm
Tea/Coffee Break
Thanksgiving Honorary Members
4:00 pm
Kenton Hazel
Aviagen
Viral disease challenges in turkeys
4:30 pm
Bob Williams
BVA President
A Reformed Veterinary Surgeons Act: what you need to know
5:00 pm
Announcements & Close
5:10 pm
BVPA Annual General Meeting – members only
8:00 pm
BVPA 2026 SPRING MEETING DINNER
After Dinner Speaker: Rob Williams
FRIDAY, 27th March 2026 – Session: 9:00AM – 12 NOON
9:00 am
Sudhakar Bhandare
Nottingham University
Development of phage biocontrol and bio-sanitisers to reduce the spread of AMR foodborne pathogens in the poultry food chain
9:30 am
Dario Zammerini
IDEXX Laboratories
Modern poultry diagnostics: integrating new technologies with modern approaches to ELISA and PCR
10:00 am
Emily Herschell Kelly
University of Liverpool
Prospective investigation of infection dynamics, immunity and productivity in UK commercial free-range layer flocks: preliminary findings
Clinical Presentations
11:00 am
Alistair Chilcott, Kath Gillett & Laura Bower Booth
Poultry Health Services
 & APHA
Two suspect vaccine-induced Avian encephalomyelitis cases in broiler chicks
11:30 am
Tom Dutton
Elanco Animal Health
Viral disease risks when rearing poultry for captive raptor diets'
11:45 am
Emma King
Howells Veterinary Services Ltd
BVPA Bursary for Poultry CPD: an introduction and some inspiration
12:00 pm
Announcements, end of meeting and closing remarks

Past Meetings

The previous 4 BVPA meetings
Members have full access to all previous BVPA meetings and papers presented at them
  • Poultry Bacterial Diseases
    November 13 - 14 2025
    Coventry
    Details >
    snowflake
  • Poultry Management Innovation
    March 12 - 13 2025
    Harrogate
    Details >
    plant
  • Poultry Diagnostic
    October 10 - 11 2024
    Coventry
    Details >
    snowflake
  • Sustainable Poultry Farming
    March 14 - 15 2024
    Harrogate
    Details >
    plant