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• Leading the flock: The RVC launches new ‘Flockmaster’ Course to help sheep farmers increase their flock productivity and improve the health of their sheep

  

  The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has launched a new course for sheep farmers, shepherds, and smallholders to help them build knowledge and skills to protect and increase their flock productivity and improve the health of their sheep.    Rearing …

   17 May 2022

  The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has launched a new course for sheep farmers, shepherds, and …

• Do long limbs really provide a leg up?

  

  Musculoskeletal models reveal the impact of giraffe’s long limbs on its mobility.

   07 Jul 2022

• The RVC calls for canine health research funding data

  

  Researchers at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) are calling on specialist veterinary and non-university organisations that carry out research into canine health and welfare to participate in a study which seeks to inform future funding strategies. …

   09 Jan 2023

• New research from the RVC identifies insights into the cause of the 2021 outbreak of a serious feline condition

  

  Two new studies from the RVC have examined the 2021 outbreak of feline pancytopenia – a rare condition that causes serious illness, and in some cases fatalities, in cats. Due to the rapid increase of cases at the time, the outbreak caused concern …

   10 Jan 2023

  Two new studies from the RVC have examined the 2021 outbreak of feline pancytopenia – a rare …

• Is It Puppy Love? RVC Needs Families For An Investigation Into Impact Of Pet Dogs On Children’s Mental Health During Pandemic

  

  The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has launched a new study, ‘Pandemic Pals’, to explore how the ownership of dogs during the Covid-19 pandemic impacted the mental health and wellbeing of children. This study explores relationships between dogs and …

   27 Apr 2023

  The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has launched a new study, ‘Pandemic Pals’, to explore how the …

• Weight gain more than doubles the risk of laminitis in horses and ponies

  

  Horses and ponies that gain weight are more than twice as likely to develop laminitis than if they lose or maintain their weight, new research has found.

   27 Mar 2019

• Ground-breaking fossilised tissue reveals the gradual evolution of crouched legs in birds

  

  Researchers at RVC and Nanjing University have shown that living birds have a more crouched leg posture compared to their dinosaurian ancestors.

   22 Mar 2017

• New review on antimicrobial resistance in livestock highlights knowledge gaps which threaten global health

  

  FAO paper on the epidemiology of antimicrobial resistance in animal production highlights substantial research gaps and recommends a One Health approach

   22 Dec 2016

  Researchers at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) have highlighted substantial research gaps in the …

• Professor John Hutchinson performs dissection on big cat at Science Festival

  

  Public watch Professor John Hutchinson from the Royal Veterinary College perform a live dissection on a cheetah at world famous Cheltenham Science Festival

   21 Jun 2016

• World Organisation for Animal Health: New insights into disease control published by the RVC’s and APHA’s Collaborating Centre for Risk Analysis and Modelling

  

  The World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) has published a Scientific and Technical Review of Animal Health Data Management, exploring the decision-making and evidence required to effectively manage animal diseases. The review also highlights …

   07 Aug 2023

  The World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) has published a Scientific and Technical Review of …