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• Preliminary study to investigate the prevalence and risk factors for the development of chronic kidney disease post acute kidney injury

  

  Dr Laura Cole, Staff Clinician in Emergency and Critical care at the Queen Mother Hospital for Animals, has been awarded a grant by Petplan Charitable Trust, to investigate the prevalence and risk factors for the development of chronic kidney …

   11 Nov 2020

  Dr Laura Cole, Staff Clinician in Emergency and Critical care at the Queen Mother Hospital for …

• RVC academic joins cross-institutional team in surveillance of new avian flu outbreak

  

  A team of academics have joined together from across the UK to monitor outbreaks of high-pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in wild birds and poultry in Europe and Central Asia and assess the mitigation measures required to limit the spread.

   25 Nov 2020

  A team of academics, including a Professor in One Health Evolutionary Biology at the Royal …

• RVC research finds memory-boosting effects of a dietary supplement for cognitively-impaired dogs with epilepsy

  

  Changing the fat profile of the diet of dogs with hard-to-treat epilepsy can not only improve their seizure control, but also their cognitive abilities

   02 Dec 2020

  New research from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), funded by The American Kennel Club Canine …

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  Research in relation to brachycephalic health issues from the RVC's interdisciplinary research team

• Health and Welfare of Brachycephalic (Flat-faced) Companion Animals - New Book Available to Pre-order

  

  Dr Rowena Packer and VetCompass' Dr Dan O'Neill edit new book about brachycephalic health and welfare Health and welfare issues of brachycephalic (flat-faced) animals are one of the most pressing problems facing companion animals right now. Dogs, …

   21 Jan 2021

• MRes opportunity using VetCompass rabbit data

  

  Supervisor:   Charlotte Burn, Dan O’Neill, David Brodbelt, Joanna Hedley Department:  Pathobiology and Population Sciences   Project Details There is early evidence that rabbits may experience compromised welfare because of artificial selection …

   26 Jan 2021

• Get brushing: Dental disease tops the list of most common problems in UK dogs, according to new study by the RVC

  

  In line with Pet Dental Health Month, findings from the study revealed the most common health problems of dogs are dental disease, ear infection and obesity

   17 Feb 2021

• Ground-breaking RVC research explores prevalence of anal sac disorders in dogs

  

  Study seeks to redress the lack of evidence-based information that has been published on the epidemiology and clinical management of non-neoplastic anal sac disorders

   02 Mar 2021

• Researchers reveal disease mechanism of the bovine TB pathogen

  

  Researchers from The Francis Crick Institute, University College Dublin, Public Health England, APHA and the RVC shed new light on how the bacteria that cause TB in humans and animals manipulate the host immune system to cause disease

   16 Mar 2021

  A multidisciplinary team led by researchers from The Francis Crick Institute and including …

• Biomechanical models unlock muscle-bound secrets of the evolution of dinosaur locomotion

  

  Scientists have discovered how the locomotion of dinosaurs on land changed from the earliest, cat-sized bipedal (walking on two hind legs) forms to giants like Tyrannosaurus rex and then ultimately birds. The findings identify that movement in …

   19 Mar 2021