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• The cat’s out the bag: the most common diseases in pet cats revealed

  

  Gum and dental disease, obesity, overgrown nails and flea infestation reported by the RVC as the top disorders in cats, with risks varying by age and sex. New research from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) reveals the most common disorders …

   28 Feb 2023

• Leading the flock: The RVC launches new ‘Flockmaster’ Course to help sheep farmers increase their flock productivity and improve the health of their sheep

  

  The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has launched a new course for sheep farmers, shepherds, and smallholders to help them build knowledge and skills to protect and increase their flock productivity and improve the health of their sheep.    Rearing …

   17 May 2022

  The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has launched a new course for sheep farmers, shepherds, and …

• New RVC research reveals the extent of suboptimal vaccination practice in sheep and barriers to training for farmers

  

  New research from the Royal Veterinary College has revealed the large extent of suboptimal vaccination practice in the UK sheep industry and the impact of the lack of awareness of training for farmers. The research also identified the barriers …

   21 Jul 2022

  New research from the Royal Veterinary College has revealed the large extent of suboptimal …

• New Royal Veterinary College study finds low-cost thermal image devices could be as effective as expensive alternatives in detecting lameness in dairy cattle

  

  The research reveals that the low-cost devices could be as effective as diagnostics that are up to 50 times more expensive Left - Thermogram from the low cost device, Right - Thermogram from the high cost device A new study, led by the Royal …

   21 Sep 2022

  The research reveals that the low-cost devices could be as effective as diagnostics that are up to 5 …

• No social distancing for rabbits: Why two bunnies are better than one

  

  RVC study finds single housing increases stress related behaviour and decreases body temperature, highlighting how owners should avoid having lone rabbits

   08 Apr 2020

  A study released today (8 April 2020) by the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has found that, despite …

• Weight gain more than doubles the risk of laminitis in horses and ponies

  

  Horses and ponies that gain weight are more than twice as likely to develop laminitis than if they lose or maintain their weight, new research has found.

   27 Mar 2019

• Royal Veterinary College helps critically endangered monkey

  

  White-naped mangabey monkey called Ziggy returns to full health thanks to collaboration between The Royal Veterinary College and ZSL London Zoo

   08 Aug 2016

• Comparative Physiology and Medicine Symposium - to commemorate the work of Professor A R (Bob) Michell

  

  A Comparative Physiology and Medicine symposium was held on 31 May 2017 at the RVC. This day was to celebrate and reflect upon the scientific career of a leader of our profession, Alastair Robert (Bob) Michell. Bob was passionate about science, …

   27 Jul 2017

  A Comparative Physiology and Medicine symposium was held on 31 May 2017 at the RVC.

  This day was …

• Ancient bus-sized crocodile had extra vertebra to assist movement, new study shows

  

  An ancient caiman that weighed as much as an Asian elephant (3 tonnes) and almost was as long as a bus (8 metres) had unique specialisations to help it move, a new study shows. The Royal Veterinary College’s (RVC) Professor John Hutchinson joined …

   17 Dec 2019

• New award-winning RVC research reveals the importance of a One Health approach if elimination of a major parasitic disease is to be achieved

  

  This study highlights how viable zoonotic hybridisation between parasites of humans with those of animals, together with wider ecosystem contexts, can affect the transmission and resilience of the disease.

   17 Aug 2020

  A new study published in Lancet Planetary Health led by the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), working …