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VetCompassTM study explores frequency, risk factors and survival in dogs with diabetes mellitus
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a serious disease that can compromise the welfare of dogs. This latest VetCompass study looked at factors associated with the risk of dogs developing DM, and also factors associated with how long they might survive with the … -
New RVC research reveals extent and progression of bovine respiratory disease in UK dairy calves
New research from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), combining thoracic ultrasound alongside the measurement of clinical signs, has revealed that nearly a third of calves in the UK experience bovine respiratory disease and subclinical pneumonia. …New research from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), combining thoracic ultrasound alongside the …
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New VetCompass study reports uptake of leptospirosis vaccine in dogs in the UK
A new study at the Royal Veterinary College reported the uptake of leptospirosis vaccine and explored factors associated with vaccine usage. Vaccination is an important veterinary tool to protect animal health but despite this, vaccine usage is not … -
New BBSRC grant: FSTL3: A Crucial Regulator of Sertoli Cell Proliferation
Dr Abir Mukherjee has been awarded a new BBSRC grant entitled "FSTL3: A Crucial Regulator of Sertoli Cell Proliferation". Notwithstanding current world population infertility in humans is on the rise. 1 in 8 couples is infertile and in about a …Dr Abir Mukherjee has been awarded a new BBSRC grant entitled "FSTL3: A Crucial Regulator of …
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Coming along in leaps and bounds – crocodiles can gallop but alligators can’t, new study finds
It’s a motion more closely associated with horses, but researchers have found that more species of crocodiles can gallop than previously thought. The study, which was led by the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), also discovered that by contrast … -
French Bulldogs predisposed to catastrophic elbow fractures, according to RVC research
Fractures of the elbow joint (humeral condyle fractures – see figure 1) can be challenging to repair and in certain dog breeds can happen with minimal trauma, often when dogs are quite young. These fractures are painful and cannot be managed …Fractures of the elbow joint (humeral condyle fractures – see figure 1) can be challenging to …
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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 … -
Are critically endangered mountain gorillas at risk from human disease?
Students from The Royal Veterinary College, in London, have completed research to identify if critically endangered mountain gorillas have contracted human diseases. -
RVC uses CT scans to diagnose musculoskeletal disease in elephants
Study will help vets recognise foot disease and continue to improve elephant welfare and management -
New study on tying-up in horses and ponies
Recurrent exertional rhabdomyolysis (RER), also known as tying up, is an exercise-associated disease that involves repeated episodes of muscle damage