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• New research reveals biggest risk factors for puppies developing separation-related behaviours

  

  New research conducted by the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), in collaboration with Dogs Trust, has identified experiences in a puppy’s early life that put them at the greatest risk of developing separation-related behaviours (SRBs) when left home …

   16 Dec 2024

  New research conducted by the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), in collaboration with Dogs Trust, has …

• RSPCA promoting VetCompass/Medivet poster: Most common disorders in UK cats

  

  From Tuesday 22nd September the RSPCA will be promoting a visually engaging public information poster ('infographic'), co-produced by Medivet & VetCompass, showing evidence-based information on the most common disorders diagnosed in UK pet cats. …

   22 Sep 2015

• Latest VetCompass Australia research explores early-age desexing of cats

  

  The global problem of unowned domestic cats, driven by their phenomenal reproductive success, carries significant economic, animal welfare and biodiversity costs. Desexing owned cats prior to puberty prevents unwanted litters that contribute to …

   28 Jan 2021

• Beauty isn’t even skin deep: New study from the RVC finds that flat-faced dogs are at the highest risk of skin fold dermatitis

  

  New research from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has found that some popular flat-faced dog breeds, including the English Bulldog, French Bulldog and Pug, are at the highest risk of skin fold dermatitis – a painful skin condition. The study …

   06 Jul 2022

• 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 …

• World’s smallest dogs prone to health problems despite rising popularity, according to latest RVC research

  

  Ownership of the Chihuahua, the world’s smallest dog breed, is rising sharply. Yet, according to the largest ever study of Chihuahuas treated in first opinion veterinary practices, the breed is particularly prone to dental disease, obesity, and …

   12 Feb 2020

• How curved are your bones? RVC study finds smart bones curve to protect against fracture

  

  How curved are your bones? RVC study finds smart bones curve to protect against fracture

   06 Mar 2020

  Bone adaptation to physiological forces at the organ level is not related to local mechanical …

• Social science-led projects awarded £170,000 to combat infectious disease through a cross-disciplinary approach

  

  The RVC and its partners in The Bloomsbury SET programme will bring new perspectives to global human and animal health challenges

   14 Oct 2020

  The Bloomsbury SET – a £5-million translational research programme led by The Royal Veterinary …

• RVC study reveals extent of dog obesity crisis in the UK

  

  Study from the RVC reveals scale of the overweight epidemic in dogs in the UK, with 1 in 14 dogs recorded by their vets as overweight each year

   23 Mar 2021

• New research from the RVC explores the genetic adaptions and evolution of livestock and wild animals in response to extreme climates

  

  Genetics of extreme climate adaptation which help the world’s most northern Yakut cattle population in Siberia survive their extreme cold environment

   30 Mar 2021

  New research from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) and the Institute of Cytology and Genetics in …