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• RVC Lecturer awarded BVA Animal Welfare Foundation research grant to study the COVID ‘Pandemic Puppy’ phenomenon in the UK

  

   Dr Rowena Packer has been awarded a research grant from the BVA Animal Welfare Foundation. These grants are available to experienced researchers for short, desk-based research projects on high priority issues in animal welfare. Rowena, Lecturer in …

   13 Aug 2020

   Dr Rowena Packer has been awarded a research grant from the BVA Animal Welfare Foundation. These …

• VetCompass study reveals new insights on seizures and epilepsy in cats

  

  Neurological disorders are supposedly a leading cause of death in cats but, until now, there has been little information on how commonly cats are affected by seizure disorders or epilepsy.  The latest VetCompass study shines new light on these …

   25 Sep 2020

• Scientists collaborate to assess the impact of an infection with Mycobacterium bovis on different cow breeds

  Scientists from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia,), the Centro de Investigación y Asistencia en Tecnología y Diseño del Estado de Jalisco (Guadalajara Jalisco, México), Public Health England ( …

   16 Dec 2020

  Scientists from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y …

• Royal Veterinary College and Aberystwyth University to launch first ever joint Veterinary Science degree

  

  The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has launched the first ever joint Bachelor of Veterinary Science (BVSc) degree, in partnership with Aberystwyth University, following the official opening of Wales’ first School of Veterinary Science on Friday 28 February.

   28 Feb 2020

• RVC research finds potential in ground-breaking new dietary treatment for canine epilepsy

  

  Research shows that small changes to the diets of dogs with hard-to-treat epilepsy has the potential to reduce the number of seizures and improve the quality of life for affected dogs and their owners.

   06 May 2020

  Research conducted by the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), funded by The American Kennel Club Canine …

• New study heralds breakthrough for treatment of common equine cancer

  

  A new study, led by researchers at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), King’ s College London (KCL), the University of Edinburgh and University College London (UCL), has made a significant breakthrough in scientists’ understanding of squamous cell …

   19 May 2020

• RVC study into congenital intrahepatic shunt classifications to help improve care for dogs

  

  A new descriptive study has determined important variations in the classification of congenital birth defects that occur in various dog breeds - an important step in diagnosis, surgical method and recommended treatments

   29 Jul 2020

  A new descriptive study has determined important variations in the classification of congenital …

• RVC researchers lead vital study on global food systems

  

  Important study highlighting the need for a holistic approach to understanding food systems if significant progress is to be made in producing healthy and nutritious food in an environmentally sustainable way to all people at all times.

   26 Aug 2020

  Researchers from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) have led an important study as part of the …

• New RVC research highlights the considerable behavioural and psychiatric effects of a mind-altering parasite

  

  A Royal Veterinary College (RVC) study, published in Trends in Parasitology, suggests that the human infection burden of Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii), a globally distributed parasitic infection, have been greatly underestimated.

   01 Oct 2020

  A Royal Veterinary College (RVC) study, published in Trends in Parasitology, suggests that the …

• Is the Staffordshire Bull Terrier as tough as its reputation?

  

  New RVC research shows no evidence that Staffordshire Bull Terriers are any less healthy than other breeds in general

   24 Sep 2020