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• New VetCompass publication: Epidemiology of canine hyperadrenocorticism in the UK

  

  A new VetCompass paper published in Journal of Small Animal Practice describes the epidemiology of hyperadrenocorticism in dogs attending primary-care practice in the UK.    This study aimed to describe the signalment, prevalence and risk factors …

   11 Jun 2016

• RVC professor joins Mongolian crisis mission

  

  A Royal Veterinary College expert has travelled to Mongolia to join a crisis management mission in response to critically endangered saiga antelope dying off in the country.

   25 Jan 2017

  A Royal Veterinary College (RVC) expert is in Mongolia to join a crisis management mission in …

• VetCompass at the 2017 UFAW International Symposium

  

  Dr. Jen Summers was fortunate to represent VetCompass at the recent annual meeting of the Universities Federation for Animal Welfare (UFAW), which asked “Measuring animal welfare and applying scientific advances - Why is it still so difficult?”.   …

   12 Jul 2017

• Mathematical Modelling of Novel Macrofilaricidal Drugs for River Blindness: from Patients to Populations

  

  Dr Martin Walker is involved in a collaborative project involving the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi), Royal Veterinary College and Imperial College London.   Onchocerciasis (river blindness) is a disabling neglected tropical disease …

   18 Dec 2017

  Dr Martin Walker is involved in a collaborative project involving the Drugs for Neglected Diseases …

• ISCF WAVE 1 AGRI TECH: Robochick: an automonous platform for data-collection in poultry sheds

  Dr Theo Demmers, working with several other organisations, has been awarded a new BBSRC/Innovate UK Grant to work on the following project: "ISCF WAVE 1 AGRI TECH: Robochick: an automonous platform for data-collection in poultry sheds". Poultry …

   18 Jan 2018

  Dr Theo Demmers, working with several other organisations, has been awarded a new BBSRC/Innovate UK …

• VetCompass™ explores aging in males and females

  

  Given that the lives of pet dogs are so closely entwined with their owners, we can learn a lot from dogs that can help both dogs themselves and also help the human species. Humans are known to exhibit female-biased survival and multiple sex …

   08 Jun 2018

  Given that the lives of pet dogs are so closely entwined with their owners, we can learn a lot from …

• Hot Dogs – VetCompass study of heatstroke in dogs funded by Dogs Trust

  

  Heatstroke is a potentially fatal, yet often preventable, condition for dogs that can be caused by confinement in hot conditions (environmental heatstroke) or from exercise (exertional heatstroke). Despite attempts to educate owners about these …

   06 Mar 2019

  Heatstroke is a potentially fatal, yet often preventable, condition for dogs that can be caused by …

• The genetic basis of pathogen resistance and gut microbiome composition in chickens

  

  The genetic basis of pathogen resistance and gut microbiome composition in chickens

   08 Nov 2019

  Increasing global demand for poultry and the expansion of poultry farming has resulted in an …

• Pandemics: past, present and future - RVC Principal Professor Stuart Reid joins the panel for upcoming One Health Poultry Hub event

  

  In the third discussion as part of this series, two panelists will discuss how and why pandemics have shaped history, what the legacy of COVID-19 will be and how risk mitigation can prevent future upheavals in a live online event on Wednesday 11th November from 9am - 10am.

   05 Nov 2020

• UFAW Animal Welfare Student Scholarship awarded to final year BVetMed student

  Holly Asquith-Barnes, a final year BVetMed student was awarded an Animal Welfare Student Scholarship from the Universities Federation for Animal Welfare (UFAW), a Zebra Foundation grant from the British Veterinary Zoological Society (BVZS) and a …

   23 Sep 2015

  Holly Asquith-Barnes, a final year BVetMed student was awarded an Animal Welfare Student …