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• New grant awarded by Houghton Trust

  

  Dr Francesca Soutter, Postdoctoral Scientist in Vaccine Development, has been awarded a grant by the Houghton Trust (who promote research into poultry diseases) for MHC diversity in commercial layer chickens and the impact on response to primary …

   12 Dec 2019

  Dr Francesca Soutter, Postdoctoral Scientist in Vaccine Development, has been awarded a grant by …

• Ethics

  The ethical issues surrounding brachycephalic breeds are numerous, and conflicting interests exist within and between stakeholder groups. Breeders, owners and vets alike have a moral responsibility to safeguard the health and welfare of sentient animals to the best of their ability.

• VetCompassTM study explores frequency, risk factors and survival in dogs with diabetes mellitus

  

  Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a serious disease that can compromise the welfare of dogs. This latest VetCompass study looked at factors associated with the risk of dogs developing DM, and also factors associated with how long they might survive with the …

   18 Jun 2020

• RVC Lecturer awarded BVA Animal Welfare Foundation research grant to study the COVID ‘Pandemic Puppy’ phenomenon in the UK

  

   Dr Rowena Packer has been awarded a research grant from the BVA Animal Welfare Foundation. These grants are available to experienced researchers for short, desk-based research projects on high priority issues in animal welfare. Rowena, Lecturer in …

   13 Aug 2020

   Dr Rowena Packer has been awarded a research grant from the BVA Animal Welfare Foundation. These …

• VetCompass study reveals new insights on seizures and epilepsy in cats

  

  Neurological disorders are supposedly a leading cause of death in cats but, until now, there has been little information on how commonly cats are affected by seizure disorders or epilepsy.  The latest VetCompass study shines new light on these …

   25 Sep 2020

• New grant awarded for VetCompass antimicrobial research

  

  Brodbelt, O’Neill DG, D, Mateus A, Kennedy N, Church D (2021-2023) . Improved Stewardship to Protect Veterinary Antimicrobial Usage. PetPlan Charitable Trust, Two year postdoctoral researcher. Antimicrobial resistance is increasingly reported in …

   05 Oct 2020

• A diagnostic to determine the route of infection of Toxoplasma gondii

  

  One of the most common parasitic infections in the world is also one many people haven’t heard of. Toxoplasma gondii, a lesser-known cousin of the malaria parasite, infects all known warm blooded animals, including us, with as many as one in three …

   21 Jun 2021

  One of the most common parasitic infections in the world is also one many people haven’t heard of. …

• Now listen ear: New RVC research reveals the dog breeds most affected by ear infections

  

  Largest study into why dogs get ear infections included anonymised data from more than 22,000 dogs across the UK to help owners spot the signs

   07 Sep 2021

• Innovate UK funding awarded for feasibility study on Visual Monitoring of Broiler Behaviour, Health and Welfare using Artificial Intelligent Image Machine Learning.

  

  New funding has been awarded to Dr Theo Demmers (PI) and Associate Professor Siobhan Abeyesinghe by Innovate UK for the project Visual Monitoring of Broiler Behaviour, Health and Welfare using Artificial Intelligent Image Machine Learning. This …

   11 Jan 2022

  New funding has been awarded to Dr Theo Demmers (PI) and Associate Professor Siobhan Abeyesinghe by …

• Health Issues

  Brachycephalic (or "short-nosed") dogs, such as the French bulldog, pug and British bulldog, are some of the most popular breeds in the UK. Popular flat-faced breeds include Boston terriers, pugs, Cavalier King Charles spaniels, French bulldogs, …