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• 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

• RVC research identifies new model for wildlife health management

  

  Research from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has identified a new approach to assessing and managing health in wildlife populations. Taking learnings from well-established practices in managing livestock, this proposed model will help more …

   12 Dec 2024

  Research from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has identified a new approach to assessing and …

• New NERC grant: Saiga antelope mortality in Kazakhstan 2015: emergency investigation of disease outbreak to improve knowledge of drivers

  

  Professor Richard Kock has received a grant from Natural Environment Research Council for the following study: "Saiga antelope mortality in Kazakhstan 2015: emergency investigation of disease outbreak to improve knowledge of drivers" Between 10th …

   29 Jul 2015

  Professor Richard Kock has received a grant from Natural Environment Research Council for the …

• Vets working with Medics to find solutions for the COVID-19 crisis

  

  Members of the One Health Poultry Hub, including two experts from the RVC, are helping to guide the world's recovery from this latest zoonotic disease crisis.

   22 Mar 2020

  The latest blog post from Fiona Tomley, The Director of the One Health Poultry Hub explains how …

• 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 …

• Chronic Kidney disease in cats explored

  

  Chronic Kidney disease (CKD) affects approximately 1.2% cats attending primary-care practice in the UK, a new study has revealed. The research, carried out by the Royal Veterinary College’s (RVC) VetCompassTM programme, also investigated risk …

   16 May 2019

• Diagnosis and management of Cushing's syndrome in dogs explored

  

  Hyperadrenocorticism (Cushing’s syndrome) is one of the most common endocrine diseases in dogs attending primary-care practice, affecting 0.28% of UK dogs. Dogs with hyperadrenocorticism are typically diagnosed and managed within primary-care …

   02 Oct 2019

• Dog’s body size and shape could indicate a greater bone tumour risk

  

  Osteosarcoma is a painful and aggressive bone tumour in dogs that is known to be more common in certain breeds than others. New research has now confirmed that larger breeds, such as Rottweiler, Great Dane and Rhodesian Ridgeback, have a greater …

   10 Mar 2021

• New VetCompass study reports uptake of leptospirosis vaccine in dogs in the UK

  

  A new study at the Royal Veterinary College reported the uptake of leptospirosis vaccine and explored factors associated with vaccine usage. Vaccination is an important veterinary tool to protect animal health but despite this, vaccine usage is not …

   26 Sep 2022

• RVC Academic is runner up at International Bovine Research Awards

  

  Angela Damaso wins award for report on control of Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) in dairy farms

   15 Dec 2016

  Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) is a pestivirus infection of cattle which causes a number of clinical …