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RVC research reveals persistent illegal puppy selling post-pandemic
Researchers from the Royal Veterinary College are calling for greater protection of puppy welfare as Lucy's Law is not adhered to and increasing numbers of underage puppies are being illegally imported A study exploring changes to UK puppy buying … -
New grant awarded for VetCompass antimicrobial research
Brodbelt, O’Neill DG, D, Mateus A, Kennedy N, Church D (2021-2023) . Improved Stewardship to Protect Veterinary Antimicrobial Usage. PetPlan Charitable Trust, Two year postdoctoral researcher. Antimicrobial resistance is increasingly reported in … -
Are you kidding me?
Researchers from the RVC, including Professor John Hutchinson, have recently supported artist-designer Thomas Thwaites in his attempt to recreate life as a goat. Thomas Thwaites testing the design of the forelimb prosthetic Thwaites has been … -
Research shows epileptic dogs on anti-seizure drugs more likely to experience increased appetite and become overweight or obese
The findings led by the Royal Veterinary College are key in helping vets offer more information and support to pet owners when managing their dog’s epilepsy Researchers from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) working in collaboration with the …The findings led by the Royal Veterinary College are key in helping vets offer more information and …
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Innovate UK funding awarded for feasibility study on Visual Monitoring of Broiler Behaviour, Health and Welfare using Artificial Intelligent Image Machine Learning.
New funding has been awarded to Dr Theo Demmers (PI) and Associate Professor Siobhan Abeyesinghe by Innovate UK for the project Visual Monitoring of Broiler Behaviour, Health and Welfare using Artificial Intelligent Image Machine Learning. This …New funding has been awarded to Dr Theo Demmers (PI) and Associate Professor Siobhan Abeyesinghe by …
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RVC Professor named chair of The Royal Society’s judging panel for the 2024 Trivedi Science Book Prize
The Royal Veterinary College’s (RVC) Professor John Hutchinson has today been announced as Chair of Judges for the Royal Society’s 2024 Trivedi Science Book Prize. Now in its 37th year, the prize, supported by the Trivedi Family Foundation, … -
New NC3Rs grant: Development, validation and application of enhanced-welfare technology for wild small mammal research
Wild small mammals (mice, voles and shrews) are studied in many research fields, including ecology, demography and conservation. Many studies of these animals rely on a traditional capture-mark-recapture approach, which involves repeated live- …Wild small mammals (mice, voles and shrews) are studied in many research fields, including ecology, …
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Sir Henry Wellcome Postdoctoral Fellowship Awarded
Dr Sarah Hill has been awarded a £300,000 Sir Henry Wellcome Postdoctoral Fellowship to research how yellow fever virus spreads amongst wild animal populations and spills over into humans. Her research will help improve our ability to predict and …Dr Sarah Hill has been awarded a £300,000 Sir Henry Wellcome Postdoctoral Fellowship to research …
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New research highlights high risk of ear and eye disease in English Cocker Spaniels in the UK
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New research from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) VetCompass™ programme has found that English Cockers Spaniels have an increased risk of disorders such as ear discharge, dry eye and musculoskeletal pain, but have reduced risk of allergies, … -
Visitor effect on Gorillas - Top 20 most downloaded paper
Congratulations to Becky Lewis and co-authors on their research paper “The effect of visitors on the behavior of zoo-housed western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)” being in the top 20 most downloaded papers in the journal Zoo Biology …Congratulations to Becky Lewis and co-authors on their research paper
“The effect of visitors on …