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• RVC launches first comprehensive study of umbilical cord torsion in thoroughbreds

  

  Researchers at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) have been awarded funding to build on their studies into umbilical cord torsion (UCT) in thoroughbreds. This research, funded by the Alborada Trust, continues the first ever comprehensive study of …

   27 Mar 2023

• Early neutering of bitches increases incontinence risk, study finds

  

  The link between urinary incontinence and neutering in bitches has previously been suspected, but this new study now provides real evidence on the extent of this relationship

   07 Oct 2019

• RVC study helps to fill the evidence gap on UK pet rabbit health

  

  Thanks to research which has never been done before, we now have a much better picture of what needs to be done to keep rabbits, a popular pet among adults and children, healthy.

   08 Oct 2019

• RVC celebrates milestone with 500th stored feline blood donation

  

  This month, the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) celebrated a milestone as the Blood Donor team collected its 500th stored feline blood donation. Donated by Malcolm, a nine-year-old rescued domestic shorthair cat, the day before World Blood Donor Day, this collection marked his ninth donation, which created a unit of stored feline packed red blood cells and a unit of stored feline fresh frozen plasma.

   04 Jul 2023

  This month, the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) celebrated a milestone as the Blood Donor team …

• Should we redefine equine lameness in the era of quantitative gait analysis?

  

  International team of researchers have strongly advised on the need to discriminate clearly between “asymmetry” and “lameness”

   05 Sep 2017

• New Equine Locomotor Research Course at the RVC

  

  New course offering farriers the opportunity to gain skills and experience in producing original research to increase the evidence base behind farriery, and enhance equine welfare.

   03 Aug 2016

• Research reveals dangers of replacement synthetic chemicals

  

  Piglet study finds advised replacement of synthetic organic chemical, typically used in water bottles, still leads to increased exposure of a hormonally active substance in humans

   29 Jul 2019

  A new study conducted in piglets has revealed that synthetic organic chemical bisphenol S (BPS) …

• RVC wins GCRF award for its research into goat plague

  

  Award will fund the RVC's pioneering study of the viral pathogen that causes PPR,, an emergent disease that affects goats and sheep, as well as wildlife, across Africa and Asia,

   17 Oct 2019

  The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has been awarded a GCRF Global Research Translation Award to …

• Recognising superheroes - New RVC awards for cat and dog blood donors

  

  The RVC is celebrating these unsung heroes by awarding ‘Blood Donor of the Year’ awards to two of its regular donors, Bertie and Atticus

   14 Jun 2019

• RVC and The Animal and Plant Health Agency awarded OIE Collaborating Centre

  

  OIE Collaborating Centres are centres of expertise in a specific designated sphere of competence relating to the management of general questions on animal health issues.

   07 Jun 2019

  The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) and the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) have been jointly …