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Understanding the role of genetic background as a risk factor for laminitis in UK ponies
Dr Nicola Menzies-Gow has been awarded funding by Mars Petcare UK for a study that will involve understanding the role of genetic background as a risk factor for laminitis in UK ponies. Laminitis is a common, painful and debilitating condition of …Dr Nicola Menzies-Gow has been awarded funding by Mars Petcare UK for a study that will involve …
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New RVC research finds inbreeding is contributing factor to mid and late-term pregnancy loss in Thoroughbreds
New research from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), in collaboration with Cornell University, has found that inbreeding is a contributing factor to mid and late-term pregnancy loss (MLPL), but not early pregnancy loss (EPL) in Thoroughbreds. This … -
RVC-led study will help vets investigate lameness
A study on equine lameness led by a Royal Veterinary College expert on bio-engineering will help vets to investigate the condition. -
Latest publications from the VEEPH group
Read on to find out more about some of the work we have published over the last couple of months...Read on to find out more about some of the work we have published over the last couple of months... …
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Collaborative RVC article features on front cover of this week's Veterinary Record
A collaborative RVC article whose focus was to compare the prevalence of selected clinical signs in laminitis cases and non-laminitic but lame controls to evaluate their capability to discriminate laminitis from other causes of lameness is featured …A collaborative RVC article whose focus was to compare the prevalence of selected clinical signs in …
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Royal Veterinary College gives World Class insight
RVC experts demonstrate the links between current research, performance and equine health management at the British Equine Federation's World Class Programme 'Fit to Compete' event -
Three RVC professors to become RCVS Fellows
Three Royal Veterinary College (RVC) professors are being made Fellows of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS), the body which regulates the veterinary profession in the UK. -
Four new RCVS Fellows at The Royal Veterinary College
Four members of The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) academic staff have been made Fellows of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) -
RVC researchers reveal the molecular mechanisms that underlie a common genetic form of ‘tying up’ in horses.
In 2008, researchers at the University of Minnesota revealed the genetic cause of type 1 Polysaccharide Storage Myopathy (PSSM1), a common disorder associated with exertional rhabdomyolysis in horses. Affected animals have a mutation in a key …In 2008, researchers at the University of Minnesota revealed the genetic cause of type 1 …
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New study reveals link between chromosomal errors and pregnancy loss in mares
Researchers from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), as part of a team from Cornell University, have identified chromosomal errors as a common cause of pregnancy loss in mares. Whilst chromosomal abnormalities are widely acknowledged as a common …