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• Social Science

  

  PhD student Michelle Reeve has taken to social media to discuss her current project through Biotweeps. Biotweeps is an online platform with a combined blog, Twitter and Facebook presence, and each week a different biologist takes over the account …

   10 Jun 2015

• VetCompass research in The Kennel Scope

  

  VetCompass research output features strongly in this months edition of The Kennel Scope magazine, published last week by the Kennel Club. The Kennel Scope magazine is a free, quarterly e-newsletter aimed at keeping  veterinary professionals …

   19 Jun 2015

• VetCompass research featured in this months Kennel Scope

  

  A recent VetCompass research paper has been chosen to feature in this months edition of The Kennel Scope magazine, published last week by the Kennel Club.   The Kennel Scope magazine is a free, quarterly e-newsletter aimed at keeping veterinary …

   10 Sep 2015

• Muscle, Power and Locomotion

  

  New research from the Structure and Motion Laboratory supports the use of single skinned muscle fibres in studies of animal locomotion.  The research, recently published in The Journal of Experimental Biology, contriubutes to Professor Alan Wilson' …

   12 Oct 2015

• 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

• International Dog Health Workshop 2019: Summary report published

  

  VetCompass researchers attended the International Partnership for Dogs (IPFD) International Dog Health Workshop (IDHW) in 2019. A report of the meeting has been published in Canine Medicine and Genetics, which included VetCompass researchers as …

   11 May 2020

• RVC Pandemic Puppies team publishes first paper

  

  The AWF-funded Pandemic Puppies survey aims to explore if and how the early lives of ‘Pandemic Puppies’ differed from those purchased before the pandemic. This research will identify vulnerabilities to the health, behaviour, and welfare of this …

   10 Sep 2021

• Tortoise Evening - winter is coming...

  

  An evening of talks from our exotics team about tortoise care especially on the lead up to hibernation and how to avoid problems

   09 Oct 2015

  As summer ends and the nights draw in we need to start thinking about how to prepare our tortoises …

• Owners urged to ‘stop and think’ before buying as English bulldogs are twice as likely to have a health problem

  

  New study from the Royal Veterinary College suggests urgent action is required to reduce many serious health issues of English Bulldogs associated with exaggerated features

   15 Jun 2022

• 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