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RVC Equine vet appointed as Honorary Vet for the Riding for the Disabled Association
Dr Nick Hart has been appointed as the new national Honorary Vet for the Riding for the Disabled Association (RDA) after being nominated by its members. The Riding for the Disabled Association (RDA) provides equine opportunities for 25,000 disabled … -
RVC's Prof Christine Nicol wins medal for poultry welfare science
We are delighted to announce that our own Professor Christine Nicol, presented the prestigious Gordon Memorial Trust Lecture at this year’s WPSA conference on the 13th of April, Christine enthralled attendees with her lecture titled – ‘Whither …We are delighted to announce that our own Professor Christine Nicol, presented the …
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RVC Equine’s Referral Hospital and Practice both deemed ‘Outstanding’ in five awards in total
This extraordinary achievement highlights the specialist skills and dedicated care provided by staff in both the hospital and the ambulatory practice -
Equine Atypical Myopathy toxin and biochemical tests and tree sample testing available at the RVC
The RVC is testing for atypical myopathy in its work towards improved treatments and management of this disorder, and to enhance the welfare of affected horses. -
Bloomsbury Learning Environment to offer free Digital Skills Awareness course to HE institutions
Free Digital Skills Awareness course for higher education (HE) institutions to roll out to students before they start university. -
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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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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RVC appoints Oxford professor as part of a new partnership
Professor Oliver Pybus, an expert in virus evolution in the Department of Zoology at Oxford, has been appointed by the RVC -
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 -
Professor Joanne Webster is finalist in the prestigious BBSRC Innovator of the Year Awards 2018
Joanne Webster, Professor of Parasitic Diseases at the Royal Veterinary College, has received the significant honour of being one of three finalists in the International Impact category of the prestigious BBSRC Innovator of the Year Award 2018.