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Equine Locomotor Research Course at the Royal Veterinary College
The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) is seeking applicants for its Graduate Diploma in Equine Locomotor Research (Grad Dip ELR), commencing January 2019. Jim Ravenscroft, Farrier, one of the students on the course this year This exciting course … -
No kidding! Goat given new lease of life with 3D printed foot
A Nubian goat named Thistle has successfully been fitted with a 3D printed prosthetic foot, after suffering from a severely fractured limb as a kid. Thistle was five weeks old when she was first referred to the Royal Veterinary College’s (RVC) … -
Position Available - BSAVA PetSavers Master's in Research
BSAVA PetSavers Master's in Research: Earlier Onset Urinary Incontinence in the Bitch and its Association with Neutering Thanks to the support of BSAVA PetSavers, a fantastic opportunity has arisen to join the VetCompass team. Working … -
What a great eye-deer! Snowflake the reindeer’s sight saved through surgery at the RVC
Snowflake the reindeer has been given the gift of sight this Christmas after undergoing a successful eye operation by specialists at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC). The nine-year-old reindeer is part of a herd of 22 reindeer based in Rutland. … -
The RVC celebrates 25 years of veterinary nursing courses
The Royal Veterinary College’s (RVC) Centre for Veterinary Nursing commemorated its Silver Jubilee Reunion on Saturday 16th March. This follows 25 years of RVC undergraduate veterinary nursing courses and 16 years of postgraduate veterinary nursing … -
The RVC celebrates 20 years of life-saving blood donations by launching birthday appeal
The RVC is celebrating 20 years of its life-saving blood donation programme provided at its North Mymms Hawkshead campus – which has supported thousands of cats and dogs over the years. To mark the special occasion and provide more pets with this …The RVC is celebrating 20 years of its life-saving blood donation programme provided at its North …
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New research from the RVC unlocks the key to hummingbird flight
New research from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), UCLA and the University of British Columbia has found that hummingbirds create a 3D map of their body, which may enable them to hover and make nuanced adjustments to their flight dynamics based … -
RVC research discovers hippos' ability to become airborne
A new study from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) into the movement and gaits of hippopotamuses on land has found that while they almost exclusively trot, the fastest-moving hippos become airborne for substantial periods of time. This research … -
The RVC calls for participants as it launches new study into the effects of Cushing’s disease in horses and ponies
The Royal Veterinary College (RVC), in partnership with CVS Group plc, has launched a new study to explore the effects of Pituitary Pars Intermedia Dysfunction (PPID), commonly known as Equine Cushing’s disease, in adult and older horses and ponies … -
Hop to it: New research explores the muscle anatomy of frogs in relation to their movement
Researchers from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) and UCL have uncovered anatomical differences between species of frogs specialising in different locomotor styles. Jumping, swimming, burrowing, walking and climbing frogs were all found to differ …