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• New study highlights perceptions of the use of NSAIDs for post-disbudding analgesia of calves

  

  Study looks at the attitudes of farmers and vets on pain perception and pain management methods for disbudding

   18 Sep 2017

  A new study examining cattle farmers’ and veterinarians’ opinions of pain-induced distress …

• Young, male and crossbred cats at most risk of road accidents

  

  Being young, male and crossbred increases a cat’s chances of being hit by a car, according to the findings of a new paper published today.

   01 Nov 2018

• New Study Reveals 'challenge focused' veterinary graduates will experience higher job satisfaction

  

  A new study published in Veterinary Record by academics at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has revealed that new veterinary graduates typically adopt one of two professional identities; one of which is associated with job dissatisfaction while the other is more likely to result in them enjoying their career as a vet more.

   04 Jul 2018

  A new study published in Veterinary Record by academics at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has …

• VetCompass Research Infographics

  Infographics based on VetCompass publications

• New VetCompass paper: Common disorders in Cavalier King Charles spaniels

  

  Disorders recorded in Cavalier King Charles Spaniels attending primary-care veterinary practices in England Summers JF, O’Neill DG, Church DB, Thomson PC, McGreevy PD, Brodbelt DC. (April 2015) Canine Genetics and Epidemiology   Three major UK …

   30 Apr 2015

• RVC research team is one step closer to objective detection of horses with ataxia

  

  Researchers at the Royal Veterinary College have developed a method of objective evaluation that can help differentiate horses with ataxia, a neurological disorder resulting in an uncoordinated or drunken gait, from those with other mobility issues.

   04 Oct 2017

• Hyperthyroidism and neutering; is there a link?

  

  Hyperthyroidism (an overactive thyroid gland) is now a very common in geriatric cats, affecting almost 10% of cats over 9 years, but this disease was not commonly recognised until the 1980s. The reasons for the emergence of hyperthyroidism are …

   19 Dec 2017

  Hyperthyroidism (an overactive thyroid gland) is now a very common in geriatric cats, affecting …

• It has been shown that corrective airway surgery can subjectively and objectively improve the way that individual brachycephalic dogs breathe

  Outcome of corrective airway surgery

  It has been shown that corrective airway surgery can subjectively and objectively improve the way that individual brachycephalic dogs breathe.

• New research explores diagnoses associated with ionised hypercalcaemia in cats and the prevalence of concurrent urolithiasis

  

  A new study from the Royal Veterinary College explores the diagnoses associated with ionised hypercalcaemia in cats and the prevalence of concurrent urolithiasis. High ionised calcium concentrations can occur for numerous reasons. Previous, often …

   09 Feb 2023

• Antimicrobial usage in farm animal practices in the UK: A mixed-methods approach

  

  A new study at the Royal Veterinary College reported the frequency and risk factors for using highest priority critically important antibiotics (HP-CIAs) in farm animals in the UK. This study aimed to evaluate the overall usage of antibiotics and …

   26 May 2023