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Animal Welfare and Human-Animal Interactions
Exploring how we can change public perception and desire for high-risk brachycephalic breeds, while understanding how we can refine their body shape to reduce their risk of disease is of high priority to improving canine welfare in the UK and beyond. -
World first, RVC finds cognitive impairments in dogs with epilepsy
A series of pioneering research studies from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) into dogs with epilepsy have revealed that: Dogs with epilepsy find it harder to obey commands, are slower to learn new tricks, have spatial memory deficits and are easily distracted. Aversive training methods, such as bark-activated collars, prong collars and verbal punishment are associated with poor trainability and their use should be avoided. Some anti-epileptic drugs (the medications commonly used to treat seizures) were found to worsen the cognitive impairment of dogs with epilepsy. Dogs with greater exposure to training activities, including obedience classes, agility, and gun-dog training, were found to be associated with higher trainability and have fewer signs of cognitive dysfunction.You can’t teach epileptic dogs new tricks? A series of pioneering research studies from the Royal …
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Researchers from Royal Veterinary College (RVC) have found that the effectiveness of testing anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs) for canine epilepsy is far below the expected standard.
The RVC’s canine epilepsy clinic has carried out the first ever systematic review on the efficacy of all AEDs in canine epilepsy. The aim of the study was to assess the effectiveness of each individual AED by analysing all available data that has …The RVC’s canine epilepsy clinic has carried out the first ever systematic review on the efficacy …
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Visit the Structure and Motion team
On Saturday 9 May 2015 the Royal Veterinary College will be hosting our Annual Open Day, where you can meet members of the Structure and Motion Lab and find out more about how we work. If you are considering studying at the RVC and have an … -
RVC Research Fellow profiled in Audubon
RVC Research Fellow, Ashley Heers, work is profiled in Audubon, a prominent USA magazine whose mission is to conserve and restore natural ecosystems, focusing on birds, other wildlife, and their habitats for the benefit of humanity and the earth's …RVC Research Fellow, Ashley Heers, work is profiled in Audubon, a prominent USA magazine whose …
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Backbone of modern day crocodiles holds key to their evolutionary history
New collaborative research based at The Royal Veterinary College, University of London (RVC) has revealed the evolutionary importance of a crocodile’s backbone and how it has changed over hundreds of millions of years. The study, which is being … -
RVC leading the way in aircraft development
Today’s Daily Telegraph (26 November 2015) carries a section dedicated to careers in engineering. Did you know the RVC are leading the way in aircraft development? Dr Richard Bomphrey’s research into how insects fly is informing how engineers build … -
VetCompass featured in this month's Veterinary Practice magazine
An interview with VetCompass researcher, Dr Dan O’Neill features in this month’s edition of Veterinary Practice. In ‘A leap forward in primary care EBVM’, Dan discusses all aspects of the VetCompass companion animal surveillance project. Included …An interview with VetCompass researcher, Dr Dan O’Neill features in this month’s edition of …
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VetCompass featured in this month's Veterinary Practice magazine
An interview with VetCompass researcher, Dr Dan O’Neill features in this month’s edition of Veterinary Practice. In ‘A leap forward in primary care EBVM’, Dan discusses all aspects of the VetCompass companion animal surveillance project. Included … -
New EU Marie Skłodowska-Curie International Fellowship relating to Limb Networks awarded
Professor John Hutchinson and colleagues have been awarded a EU Marie Skłodowska-Curie International Fellowship for Dr. Borja Esteve-Altava. The project is entitled Limb Networks - Network Analysis of Musculoskeletal Evolution and Modularity during …Professor John Hutchinson and colleagues have been awarded a EU Marie Skłodowska-Curie …