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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 RVC research reveals how pet ferret owners’ awareness of animal boredom can impact their pet’s welfare
New research from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has revealed the extent to which pet ferret owners are aware of and understand ferret boredom. The study found that, although most owners believed their ferrets could experience boredom, owners …New research from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has revealed the extent to which pet ferret …
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What role do horse blood donors play at the RVC?
The RVC keeps four horse blood donors who perform a vital role donating blood and plasma each month -
Computer simulations reveal dinosaurs wagged their tails when running
Scientists from the Royal Veterinary College discover that dinosaurs, like Tyrannosaurus and Velociraptor, wagged their tails when running, similar to how humans swing their arms when moving. -
New RVC study gets to the bottom of what causes doggy diarrhoea
New research from the Royal Veterinary College’s (RVC) VetCompass Programme has revealed scavenging, digestive diseases and gastroenteritis as some of the most common causes of diarrhoea amongst dogs in the UK. The study sheds light on how … -
New study reveals flat faced dogs have the highest risk when giving birth
New study by the RVC led by Dr Rowena Packer reveals flat faced dogs have the highest risk when giving birth -
Study reveals substantial negative impacts on owners’ lives when their dog develops epilepsy
The qualitative study, led by the RVC, explored the impact of owning a dog with epilepsy, aiming to provide better support and resources to help improve owner quality of lifeA study led by the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), which explored the impact of owning a dog with …
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The RVC helps shape international agreement on what constitutes naturally healthy body shapes for dogs
The International Collaborative on Extreme Conformations in Dogs (ICECDogs) has published a position paper, heavily informed by research from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), that helps owners to recognise good innate health in dogs. The …The International Collaborative on Extreme Conformations in Dogs (ICECDogs) has published a …
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How bats fly
Dr Tatjana Hubel and her colleagues from Brown University and Winston Salem State University in the USA have published their work about the flight performance of insectivorous bats in a special flight edition of Philosophical Transactions of the …Dr Tatjana Hubel and her colleagues from Brown University and Winston Salem State University in the …
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Has Covid-19 continued to impact people’s decision-making when it comes to buying puppies?
The Royal Veterinary College launches national follow up survey, “Pandemic Puppies – The Next Generation”, to determine whether the changing factors around the puppy buying process, which influence canine welfare, remained in 2021.