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• New BBSRC grant awarded: Aetiopathogenesis and genomic architecture of resistance to claw horn disruption lesions in dairy cattle

  On any given day, lameness affects about one in three milking cows in the UK, and lameness in general is considered as one of the top 3 reasons for early replacement of cows. Lameness is therefore not only a serious direct animal welfare issue, …

   18 Dec 2018

  On any given day, lameness affects about one in three milking cows in the UK, and lameness in …

• A multi-stakeholder approach towards operationalising antibiotic stewardship in India's pluralistic rural health system

  This study funded by the Medical Research Council, will aim at co-designing and piloting an intervention that generates an antibiotic (AB) stewardship programme to promote responsible use of ABs in West Bengal, India. This project will engage …

   30 Jan 2019

  This study funded by the Medical Research Council, will aim at co-designing and piloting an …

• VetCompass study examines the association between neutering and idiopathic epilepsy in Labradors and Border collies

  

  There is sparse published scientific data on the associations between neutering and the severity and survival of dogs with idiopathic epilepsy. This study used VetCompass™ data on 117 Labrador retrievers and 57 Border collies, diagnosed with …

   19 Aug 2019

• VetCompass-like system captures animal health data from primary-care veterinary clinics in New Zealand

  

  Researchers have completed a 4-week pilot project designed to determine the feasibility of leveraging companion animal and equine health data from primary-care veterinary clinics in New Zealand. A prototype surveillance system, similar to that used …

   09 Jan 2017

• VetCompass™ awarded at BSAVA 2019

  

  The Blaine Award (sponsored by Royal Canin) awarded to Dr Dan O'Neill for the contribution of VetCompass™ to the advancement of small animal science in its widest context. Dr Dan O’Neill MVB BSc(hons) GPCert(SAP) GPCert(FelP) GPCert(Derm) GPCert(B& …

   23 Apr 2019

• Skeletal regeneration expert joins RVC to investigate osteoarthritis gene therapy

  

  Dr Scott Roberts has joined the RVC as Senior Lecturer in Translational Skeletal Research in the Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences

   31 Mar 2020

  Dr Scott Roberts, who joins the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) as Senior Lecturer in Translational …

• Flying high: Professor at the Royal Veterinary College elected as Fellow of prestigious Royal Society

  

  Professor Alan Wilson FRS of the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society, for his outstanding contributions to science.

   29 Apr 2020

• International Dog Health Workshop 2019: Summary report published

  

  VetCompass researchers attended the International Partnership for Dogs (IPFD) International Dog Health Workshop (IDHW) in 2019. A report of the meeting has been published in Canine Medicine and Genetics, which included VetCompass researchers as …

   11 May 2020

• Pandemics: past, present and future - RVC Principal Professor Stuart Reid joins the panel for upcoming One Health Poultry Hub event

  

  In the third discussion as part of this series, two panelists will discuss how and why pandemics have shaped history, what the legacy of COVID-19 will be and how risk mitigation can prevent future upheavals in a live online event on Wednesday 11th November from 9am - 10am.

   05 Nov 2020

• Professor Fiona Tomley awarded honour of CBE for services to animal health

  

  Professor Fiona Tomley awarded honour of CBE for services to animal health

   11 Jun 2021