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• Initiatives to control and eliminate parasitic disease are reaching targets earlier than projected

  

  Data, analysed by researchers, from nine national schistosomiasis control programmes, identified that the majority of initiatives acrosssub-Saharan Africa and Yemen have reached the disease-control target by two treatment rounds or less

   24 Dec 2019

  New data, analysed by a group of leading researchers, from nine national schistosomiasis control …

• VetCompass study identifies the side effects to systemic glucocorticoids in dogs in the UK

  

  Glucocorticoids are commonly used in companion animal veterinary practice. However, glucocorticoids have been associated with various side effects. This new VetCompass study used data from primary-care clinics in the UK. Review of the records of 3,00 …

   05 Oct 2020

• Researchers at RVC explored the spatial and seasonal distribution and environmental risk factors for leptospirosis in dogs in GB

  

  Leptospirosis is an important zoonotic disease, widely distributed across the world and mammalian species. Disease can range from asymptomatic to fatal, generally by causing liver and kidney damage. Leptospirosis cases in other countries have been …

   22 Jun 2021

  Leptospirosis is an important zoonotic disease, widely distributed across the world and mammalian …

• The Royal Veterinary College celebrates vital animal blood donations on World Blood Donor Day

  

  The RVC is recognising animal superheroes whose blood donations have led to over 800 successful transfusions in the past year alone

   11 Jun 2020

  In celebration of World Blood Donor Day, the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) is recognising animal …

• RVC researchers reveal the molecular mechanisms that underlie a common genetic form of ‘tying up’ in horses.

  

   In 2008, researchers at the University of Minnesota revealed the genetic cause of type 1 Polysaccharide Storage Myopathy (PSSM1), a common disorder associated with exertional rhabdomyolysis in horses. Affected animals have a mutation in a key …

   08 Sep 2016

   In 2008, researchers at the University of Minnesota revealed the genetic cause of type 1 …

• Final year BvetMed Student attends fully funded dairy welfare rotation in Canada

  

  Last month, RVC Year 5 BvetMed student Yuri Burton seized a unique educational opportunity by participating in a week-long dairy welfare rotation hosted by the University of Guelph in Canada. This fully funded program is designed to provide final- …

   21 Mar 2024

• New study reveals link between chromosomal errors and pregnancy loss in mares

  

  Researchers from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), as part of a team from Cornell University, have identified chromosomal errors as a common cause of pregnancy loss in mares. Whilst chromosomal abnormalities are widely acknowledged as a common …

   06 Aug 2024

• FPersian cats at high risk of health problems, study shows

  

  Almost two thirds of Persian cats suffer from at least one health condition according to the largest every study of this breed

   17 Sep 2019

• The Royal Veterinary College and Penn Vet New Bolton Center Launch new MARS EQUESTRIAN™ Veterinary Scholarship Programme for Equine Research

  

  The Royal Veterinary College and Penn Vet New Bolton Center Launch new MARS EQUESTRIAN™ Veterinary Scholarship Programme for Equine Research

   24 Jun 2021

• The RVC’s London BioScience Innovation Centre expands provision to Tribeca development

  

  The London BioScience Innovation Centre (LBIC) – founded in 2000 and owned by the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) – will open a new 37,127 sq. ft. (GIA) state-of-the-art innovation centre at The Apex, one of five mixed-use buildings within the ‘ …

   17 Nov 2022

  The London BioScience Innovation Centre (LBIC) – founded in 2000 and owned by the Royal Veterinary …