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The RVC seeks veterinary collaboration for UK dairy herd study
Researchers at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) are seeking to enrol veterinary practices as they begin a study to determine and benchmark individual and herd-level passive transfer status across dairy herds within the UK. This is the first study …Researchers at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) are seeking to enrol veterinary practices as they …
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Bird movement research featured in prestigious journal
Royal Veterinary College research into the movement of birds on the ground is featured in the Journal of Experimental Biology. -
During the past decade, education campaigns from major animal welfare and veterinary organisations warning of the health consequences of these body shapes have not resulted in the desired reduction in popularity of these high-risk breeds, and indeed some breeds such as the French bulldog have paradoxically increased in numbers in the face of strong messaging.
Understanding brachycephalic ownership
It has become increasingly clear that understanding the motivations and desires of both current and prospective brachycephalic dog owners is key to devising more targeted human behaviour change interventions in the future. To date, RVC work in this area has uncovered a number of key findings.
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Neurology
Small brachycephalic dog breeds, such as the pug and French bulldog, are prone to develop specific neurological conditions and spinal disorders in particular. -
HBLB grant awarded to investigate coordination dynamics in racehorse-rider dyads trotting over turf, synthetic and tarmac surfaces
A new Horserace Betting Levy Board (HBLB) “small grant” has been awarded to Dr Kate Horan and Dr. Thilo Pfau to study coordination dynamics in racehorse-rider dyads trotting over turf, synthetic and tarmac surfaces and is a follow-up study to the …A new Horserace Betting Levy Board (HBLB) “small grant” has been awarded to Dr Kate Horan and Dr. …
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Where might a career in science take you?
Example of the interesting work and professional possibilities that arise from studying STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) subjects -
RVC at the UFAW Scholars conference
Congratulations to the RVC recipients of Universities Federation for Animal Welfare Animal Welfare and Humane Slaughter Association student scholarships 2015 who presented their research at the UFAW Scholars conference yesterday at Writtle College …Congratulations to the RVC recipients of Universities Federation for Animal Welfare Animal Welfare …
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RVC join forces with BBC for Cat Watch 2014
The RVC Structure and Motion Lab team have joined up with the BBC and presenter Liz Bonnin for Cat Watch 2014 on BBC2 Horizon, October 7th, 8th and 9th. See our scientists revealing how town cats, village cats and farm cats spend their days and … -
New Horse Trust Equine PhD studentship
Professor Christine Nicol has been awarded a new Equine PhD studentship by the Horse Trust entitled "A formal analysis of behavioural structure as a tool to assess the impact of chronic equine disease". Many chronic health conditions experienced …Professor Christine Nicol has been awarded a new Equine PhD studentship by the Horse Trust entitled …
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Congratulations to RVC's first Biological Sciences (Animal Behaviour, Welfare and Ethics) graduates
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RVC is delighted to announce that the first student cohort have graduated from our 3 year BSc in Biological Sciences (Animal Behaviour, Welfare and Ethics) degree. These graduates studied this biological science subject with a multidisciplinary …RVC is delighted to announce that the first student cohort have graduated from our 3 year BSc in …