New study highlights perceptions of the use of NSAIDs for post-disbudding analgesia of calves
A new study examining cattle farmers’ and veterinarians’ opinions of pain-induced distress …
Incontinence in bitches: huge breed predispositions shown in VetCompass study
A VetCompass RVC epidemiological study involving over 100,000 bitches from veterinary clinics …
RVC team publish work on oestrus suppression in the mare
Dr Madeleine Campbell, Dr Mandi de Mestre, Professor Ken Smith, Daniel Hampshire, Dr Belinda Rose …
Gastric bloat: 80% survival of surgical cases shown in VetCompass study
An epidemiological study involving dogs from across the UK has blown the myth that gastric bloat is …
Vets, doctors and pathologists collaborate on ferret mystery
Two Royal Veterinary College (RVC) exotic species vets and a clinical pathologist are among the …
The impulsiveness of youth applies to cats also
A new VetCompass paper published in JSAP explores mortality due to trauma in cats in England, with …
BBSRC LIDo iCASE PhD studentship
Dr Isabel Orriss, Dr Gill Holdsworth (UCB Pharma) and Prof Tim Arnett (UCL) have been awarded an …
New NC3Rs grant: Development, validation and application of enhanced-welfare technology for wild small mammal research
Wild small mammals (mice, voles and shrews) are studied in many research fields, including ecology, …
German Shepherd Dogs in the UK: Demography and disorders
A new VetCompass study has revealed fascinating insights into the demography and common disorders …
The role of interleukin-10 (IL-10) in the regulation of innate immunity in the domestic chicken - new BBSRC grant
Building on a recently completed Animal Research Club project, researchers at RVC and the Roslin …