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Urban Zoonosis Meeting
RVC researchers, Dr Barbara Haesler, Dr Paula Domínguez-Salas, Dr Pablo Alarcon, Ms Maud Carron and Professor Jonathan Rushton, attended the third annual meeting of the Urban Zoonosis Project that was held on the 11-12 of November at the London …RVC researchers, Dr Barbara Haesler, Dr Paula Domínguez-Salas, Dr Pablo Alarcon, Ms Maud Carron and …
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Crufts welcomes 800 vet students
The Kennel Club recently sponsored 800 veterinary students from universities across the UK to visit Crufts 2015, which ran from the 5th to the 8th of March in Birmingham. The purpose was to familiarise the students with pedigree dogs and some … -
New poster: most common disorders in UK cats!
What disorders commonly affect our cats? A new educational poster in the Medivet/RSPCA/VetCompass collaborative infographic series was released last week. This new poster summarises the results of a VetCompass study looking at the most … -
RSPCA promoting VetCompass/Medivet poster: Most common disorders in UK cats
From Tuesday 22nd September the RSPCA will be promoting a visually engaging public information poster ('infographic'), co-produced by Medivet & VetCompass, showing evidence-based information on the most common disorders diagnosed in UK pet cats. … -
How do birds react to disturbances when airborne?
Animal flight researchers in the Structure and Motion Laboratory have been awarded a grant from the US Air Force Office of Scientific Research to study how birds react to disturbances when airborne. The grant, awarded to Dr Richard Bomphrey and Dr … -
New study describes suspected cases of acorn toxicity in horses
Acorn crops fluctuate from year to year and in a small proportion of horses exposed to acorns, toxicity causes signs of colic, bloody diarrhoea or renal disease -
The role of interleukin-10 (IL-10) in the regulation of innate immunity in the domestic chicken - new BBSRC grant
Building on a recently completed Animal Research Club project, researchers at RVC and the Roslin Institute have been awarded ~£1 million to continue work focused on breeding chickens that are intrinsically resistant or resilient in the face of …Building on a recently completed Animal Research Club project, researchers at RVC and the Roslin …
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PK/PD-informed clinical breakpoint determination for colistin in chicken to limit emergence of resistance and improve One Health antimicrobial sustainability
Dr Ludovic Pelligand has been awarded a research grant by Transpharm to work on "PK/PD-informed clinical breakpoint determination for colistin in chicken to limit emergence of resistance and improve One Health antimicrobial sustainability". …Dr Ludovic Pelligand has been awarded a research grant by Transpharm to work on "PK/PD-informed …
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Effective reversible stunning of poultry - new grant awarded to Dr Troy Gibson
Electrical waterbath stunning is widely used for small to mid-scale poultry stunning, with high frequency systems being used for halal production. It is widely recognized that there are serious animal welfare issues associated with waterbath systems. …Electrical waterbath stunning is widely used for small to mid-scale poultry stunning, with high …
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Kennel Club Breed Health Symposium 2018
Breed Health Co-ordinators (BHCs) are individuals appointed by dog breed clubs and councils as advocates for the health and welfare of their breed. The main role of the BHC is to facilitate the collection and communication of data on the health of …