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• Postgraduate Research Day

  

  The RVC held its Postgraduate Research Day on Wednesday 15 May 2019, which showcased the work of our postgraduate research students.  The purpose of the day was to provide our PhD and MRes students with an opportunity to communicate their work in a …

   16 May 2019

  The RVC held its Postgraduate Research Day on Wednesday 15 May 2019, which showcased the work of …

• Validating the VetCompass Clinical Grading Tool for Heat-related Illness in Dogs (In Progress)

  

  This MRes project aims to extend an earlier body of theoretical work based on general first opinion caseloads by evaluating and validating the VetCompass Clinical Grading Tool in real-world clinical cases presenting for emergency veterinary care in …

• 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

• Genes and environment in type 1 diabetes : a multi-species approach

  

  Professor Lucy Davison has been awarded a MRC Clinician Scientist Fellowship to work on "Genes and Environment in Diabetes Mellitus: a multi-species approach".   Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1D) arises as the result of many different genetic and …

   29 Mar 2018

  Professor Lucy Davison has been awarded a MRC Clinician Scientist Fellowship to work on "Genes and …

• Diabetes mellitus and antibiotics – exploring the use of antibiotics as a risk factor for the disease (Complete)

  

  The project aims to report the incidence of canine diabetes mellitus cases diagnosed in primary care veterinary practices in the United Kingdom and to describe and explore systemic antibiotic usage prior to dogs developing diabetes mellitus.

• New VetCompass publication: Survival in dogs with DMVD

  

  The latest peer-reviewed study from the VetCompass team has just been published in the journal Preventive Veterinary Medicine: Degenerative mitral valve disease: Survival of dogs attending primary-care practice in England. Mattin MJ, Boswood A, …

   19 Jun 2015

• German Shepherd Dogs in the UK: Demography and disorders

  

   A new VetCompass study has revealed fascinating insights into the demography and common disorders of German Shepherd Dogs under primary veterinary care in the UK. The German Shepherd Dog (GSD) is one of the most popular dog breeds worldwide. …

   17 Aug 2017

   A new VetCompass study has revealed fascinating insights into the demography and common disorders …

• Latest VetCompass research uncovers new evidence on Rottweilers in the UK

  

  A new VetCompass™ study has revealed novel insights into the demographics, behaviours and disorders of Rottweilers. This information will raise awareness of predispositions in Rottweilers to a variety of behavioural and health conditions and assist …

   29 Nov 2017

• Royal Society Research Grant awarded to Dr Camilla Benfield, Lecturer in Virology

  

  Dr Camilla Benfield, Lecturer in Virology, has been awarded a Royal Society Research Grant entitled Peste des petits ruminants virus emergence in an atypical host: is the virus adapting to cellular receptors of novel species? Some viruses evolve, …

   30 Apr 2018

  Dr Camilla Benfield, Lecturer in Virology, has been awarded a Royal Society Research Grant entitled  …

• French Bulldogs: VetCompass™ reveals top health problems

  

  The top health issues in French Bulldogs have been revealed as a result of Britain’s largest ever study into the breed, conducted by the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) and supported by the Kennel Club Charitable Trust. The study found that French …

   04 May 2018

  The top health issues in French Bulldogs have been revealed as a result of Britain’s largest ever …