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• Dinosaur Dissection

  

  Professor John Hutchinson, of the Structure and Motion Laboratory, is featured as a principal scientific consultant on a new documentary for the National Geographic Channel "T. rex Autopsy". The show is the first of its kind and features the 12 …

   08 Jun 2015

• Professor Christopher Wathes receives posthumous award for contribution to animal welfare

  The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) is pleased to announce that the late Professor Christopher Wathes OBE, previous head of the RVC's Centre of Animal Welfare, who sadly died on May 6th of this year, yesterday received posthumously the UFAW Medal for …

   24 Jun 2016

• RVC scientists support expansion of UFAW Genetic Welfare Problems website

  

  Over the last year, a partnership between UFAW and VetCompass scientists at the Royal Veterinary College has expanded an independent online resource to provide information on genetic health conditions affecting dogs, cats and other companion …

   18 Mar 2016

• 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

• Neutering bitches trebles the risk of urinary incontinence

  

  The research, carried out by the RVC VetCompassTM programme, also indicates that the females of certain breeds are more prone to UI than others

   01 May 2019

• RVC research shows cavalier King Charles spaniels walk like toddlers

  

  Cavalier King Charles spaniels affected by syringomyelia and Chiari-like malformation have an irregular, “drunk-like” gait

   15 Jun 2017

  Researchers have found that cavalier King Charles spaniels affected by syringomyelia and Chiari- …

• International Canine Health Award for RVC PhD Student for canine diabetes genetic research

  

  Alice Denyer, a PhD student from the Royal Veterinary College, has won an International Canine Health Award - the 2018 Postgraduate Student Inspiration Award. This is in recognition of her research into the genetic differences between individual dog …

   25 May 2018

• American Kennel Club award to Professor Holger Volk

  

  Professor Holger Volk has been awarded £74k by the American Kennel Club - Canine Health Foundation to work on "Investigating the Effect of a Ketogenic Medium-Chain Triglyceride (MCT) Supplement on the Treatment of Drug-Resistant Canine Idiopathic …

   14 Jun 2016

  Professor Holger Volk has been awarded £74k by the American Kennel Club - Canine Health Foundation …

• RVC Pet Epilepsy Tracker App

  

  Official launch of the RVC Pet Epilepsy Tracker App at 21st Century Management of Canine Idiopathic Epilepsy event

   02 Jul 2015

• British bulldog ownership has doubled but breed faces high risk of skin disease and obesity

  

  Findings show that due to breeding trends 12.7% of British bulldogs suffer from ear infections, 8.8% from skin infections and 8.7% from obesity

   16 Jul 2019