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• The RVC’s Professor Joanne Webster awarded Royal Society medal

  

  Joanne Webster FMedSci, Professor of Parasitic Diseases at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), has been awarded a Royal Society Medal, The Leeuwenhoek Medal and Lecture, which recognises and celebrates outstanding contributions to science, for her ‘ …

   30 Aug 2023

  Joanne Webster FMedSci, Professor of Parasitic Diseases at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), has …

• 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 …

   11 Mar 2024

• New research from the RVC and the One Health Poultry Hub reveals speed of avian flu transmission

  

  New research from the Global Challenges Research Fund’s (GCRF) One Health Poultry Hub, including researchers from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has, for the first time, modelled the transmission of avian influenza (‘bird flu’), revealing the …

   01 May 2024

  New research from the Global Challenges Research Fund’s (GCRF) One Health Poultry Hub, including …

• International welfare group calls for worldwide end to adverts inappropriately using dogs with extreme body shapes

  

  The International Collaborative on Extreme Conformations in Dogs (ICECDogs) has released new guidance for advertisers, heavily informed by research from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), that advises on which images of dogs should be avoided in …

   12 Jul 2024

  The International Collaborative on Extreme Conformations in Dogs (ICECDogs) has released new …

• The Royal Veterinary College appoints Director of General Practice to lead new General Practice division

  

  The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Katharine Nelson as its first Director of General Practice. Dr Nelson will take up the position later this year, in which she will lead the RVC’s new General Practice ( …

   30 Oct 2024

• New RVC-led research assesses success of electroacupuncture in treating equine TMHS

  

  New research from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has found electroacupuncture has good success in treating equine trigeminal nerve-mediated headshaking (TMHS), with nearly two-thirds of horses showing improvement after treatment. TMHS is a …

   17 Mar 2025

• African swine fever in the Russian Federation: who infects whom?

  

  A new research contribution from the VEEPH group has recently been published on the transmission of African swine fever. African swine fever (ASF) is a contagious viral disease of swine associated with very high lethality rates. It poses one of the …

   21 Jul 2015

  A new research contribution from the VEEPH group has recently been published on the transmission of …

• RVC experts involved in research on giraffe locomotion as part of valuable conservation work for this species

  

  Three RVC academics and experts, Professor John Hutchinson, Dr. Chris Basu and Professor Alan Wilson are are collaborating with Dr Francois Deacon, lecturer in wildlife sciences at the University of the Free State in South Africa on project using drones to research the secrets of giraffe locomotion.

   26 Aug 2016

• Latest VetCompass™ research explores seizure occurrence in dogs

  

  Seizures are considered common events in dogs. However, reliable information on seizure occurrence in UK dogs has been limited until now. Seizures in dogs are sudden, short lasting and transient events but, to date, most studies have focused on the …

   21 Sep 2018

• Latest VetCompass™ research explores seizure occurrence in dogs

  

  This latest VetCompass™ study has revealed the prevalence and risk factors for seizure occurrence. Certain breeds are at increased risk of seizure occurrence. Other risk factors such as sex, age and bodyweight were also identified. These results can help practitioners, insurance companies, pharmaceutical manufacturers and pharmacovigilance agencies by providing a representative evidence-base that can be generalized to the wider dog population.

   16 Oct 2018

  Seizures are considered common events in dogs. However, reliable information on seizure occurrence …