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The RVC’s Professor Jonathan Elliott elected as Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Fellow
Professor Jonathan Elliott, Professor of Veterinary Clinical Pharmacology at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), has been elected as a Fellow of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) for his contributions to the profession. The RCVS is … -
RVC receives funding to strengthen research into livestock disease
Researchers at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) have been awarded funding by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) to continue their studies into … -
RVC PhD student co-authors research briefing for parliament
Fourth year student Alana Dowling has co-authored a research briefing for Parliamentarians as part of her three month science policy internship at the Parliamentary Office of Science & TechnologyFourth year PhD student Alana Dowling has co-authored a research briefing for Parliamentarians as …
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RVC researcher part of emergency international response to disease outbreak in the Congo
A post-doctoral researcher from the RVC is part of an international consortium of experts, PANDORA ID NET, that responded to an outbreak of Chikungunya in the Republic of the Congo.A post-doctoral researcher from the RVC is part of an international consortium of experts, PANDORA …
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RVC diagnoses first case of leishmaniosis transmission between dogs in the UK
A vet from the RVC has recently been involved in diagnosing the first case of leishmaniosis in a dog from the UK that has not travelled to an endemic area -
New innovative study proves racehorses use less energy to gallop than previously thought
Researchers from the RVC have made use of force plate technology to accurately measure the external work of galloping in racehorses. This technique, which has never been used for such large animals at high speed before, showed that horses had much …Researchers from the RVC have made use of force plate technology to accurately measure the external …
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Animal health experts call for Welsh Government to fund sheep scab programme
New report created by Welsh farming unions and sheep industry representatives and veterinary experts, including the RVCAn innovative new report advocating the need for a more co-ordinated effort from sheep scab …
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RVC makes breakthrough in treatment of deadly ‘Alabama rot’ dog disease.
Researchers at the Royal Veterinary College’s (RVC) Queen Mother Hospital for Animals (QMHA) have made a ground-breaking discovery in the treatment of Alabama rot, a deadly disease which affects dogs. Alabama rot, properly known as Cutaneous and Renal Glomerular Vasculopathy (CRGV) first emerged in Alabama in the 1980s, giving it the nickname ‘Alabama Rot’. The lack of understanding on how it spreads or can be stopped has led to high fatality rates for dogs who develop it -
Made for the long jump: RVC study reveals how frogs use their unique skeletal anatomy to improve their jumping capabilities
RVC study reveals how frogs use their unique skeletal anatomy to improve their jumping capabilities -
New editorial calls for more farrier research
A recently published editorial in the Equine Veterinary Journal, written by members of the Royal Veterinary College’s Structure and Motion groups highlights the need for further farriery research.