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• New GplusE video

  For the past three years, researchers at the RVC (led by Prof Claire Wathes, and Prof Dirk Werling) have been involved in an European Union FP7 funded project, entitled “GplusE”: Genotype and Environment contributing to the sustainability of dairy …

   05 Oct 2018

  For the past three years, researchers at the RVC (led by Prof Claire Wathes, and Prof Dirk Werling)  …

• RVC VetCompass™ Programme now also benefitting US dog welfare

  

  The RVC VetCompass Programme shares anonymised veterinary clinical data covering millions of dogs in the UK. These data have been extensively researched leading to 48 peer-reviewed publications to date that are fundamentally changing how …

   07 Feb 2019

• Impact of facial conformation on canine health: Brachycephalic Obstructive Airway Syndrome

  

  Congratulations to Rowena Packer, Charlotte Burn, Anke Hendricks and Michael Tivers on the publication of their paper: Impact of facial conformation on canine health: Brachycephalic Obstructive Airway Syndrome This paper has come from the work of …

   02 Nov 2015

  Congratulations to Rowena Packer, Charlotte Burn, Anke Hendricks and Michael Tivers on the …

• VetCompass™ awarded at BSAVA 2019

  

  The Blaine Award (sponsored by Royal Canin) awarded to Dr Dan O'Neill for the contribution of VetCompass™ to the advancement of small animal science in its widest context. Dr Dan O’Neill MVB BSc(hons) GPCert(SAP) GPCert(FelP) GPCert(Derm) GPCert(B& …

   23 Apr 2019

  The Blaine Award (sponsored by Royal Canin) awarded to Dr Dan O'Neill for the contribution of  …

• VetCompass-like system captures animal health data from primary-care veterinary clinics in New Zealand

  

  Researchers have completed a 4-week pilot project designed to determine the feasibility of leveraging companion animal and equine health data from primary-care veterinary clinics in New Zealand. A prototype surveillance system, similar to that used …

   09 Jan 2017

• PhD success for VetCompass researcher Dr Maddy Mattin

  

  Congratulations to Maddy Mattin who recently completed her PhD on canine degenerative mitral valve disease (DMVD), the most common heart disease in dogs. This PetPlan funded work aimed to document the prevalence of DMVD, evaluate survival …

   29 Oct 2017

• DBRG supported by VetCompass™ wins Ceva ‘Charitable Team of the Year’ Award

  

  The Dog Breeding Reform Group (DBRG) is a group of like-minded individuals and organisations who work together to improve the welfare of breeding dogs and their puppies in the UK. DBRG has been supported for several years by VetCompass™ and by Dr …

   10 Apr 2018

• VetCompass™ awarded at BSAVA 2019

  

  The Blaine Award (sponsored by Royal Canin) awarded to Dr Dan O'Neill for the contribution of VetCompass™ to the advancement of small animal science in its widest context. Dr Dan O’Neill MVB BSc(hons) GPCert(SAP) GPCert(FelP) GPCert(Derm) GPCert(B& …

   23 Apr 2019

• Feline Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy study

  

  Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the most common heritable cardiac disease in humans and cats with a prevalence of 1/500 and 1/7 respectively. HCM occurs spontaneously in cats and can cause heart failure, cardioembolic complications or sudden …

   31 Oct 2019

  Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the most common heritable cardiac disease in humans and cats …

• The genetic basis of pathogen resistance and gut microbiome composition in chickens

  

  The genetic basis of pathogen resistance and gut microbiome composition in chickens

   08 Nov 2019

  Increasing global demand for poultry and the expansion of poultry farming has resulted in an …