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• No social distancing for rabbits: Why two bunnies are better than one

  

  RVC study finds single housing increases stress related behaviour and decreases body temperature, highlighting how owners should avoid having lone rabbits

   08 Apr 2020

  A study released today (8 April 2020) by the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has found that, despite …

• First published study from the RVC’s Graduate Diploma in Equine Locomotor Research explores the impact of farriery interventions on horses’ symmetry

  

  A peer-reviewed study, by the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), which examines the effect of farriery interventions, in this case road nails, and demonstrates the impact on horses movement symmetry including weight bearing and propulsion has been published.

   27 Apr 2020

• Flying high: Professor at the Royal Veterinary College elected as Fellow of prestigious Royal Society

  

  Professor Alan Wilson FRS of the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society, for his outstanding contributions to science.

   29 Apr 2020

• RVC research finds potential in ground-breaking new dietary treatment for canine epilepsy

  

  Research shows that small changes to the diets of dogs with hard-to-treat epilepsy has the potential to reduce the number of seizures and improve the quality of life for affected dogs and their owners.

   06 May 2020

  Research conducted by the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), funded by The American Kennel Club Canine …

• RVC study into canine epilepsy helps owners identify triggers and predict seizures before they happen

  

  An important step in helping dog owners to have advance warning of seizures, but also to identify the triggers that can be avoided to help reduce the number of seizures their dog experiences

   26 May 2020

  An international study, which recruited owners of dogs diagnosed with epilepsy, has revealed …

• RVC professor contributes to vital research on potential treatment for COVID-19

  

  Significant new research project which shows that a protein currently being trialled as a treatment for COVID-19 interferes with the repair of lung tissue.

   16 Jun 2020

  Continuing the ongoing and expanding partnership between the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) and the …

• RVC study into congenital intrahepatic shunt classifications to help improve care for dogs

  

  A new descriptive study has determined important variations in the classification of congenital birth defects that occur in various dog breeds - an important step in diagnosis, surgical method and recommended treatments

   29 Jul 2020

  A new descriptive study has determined important variations in the classification of congenital …

• New VetCompass tool aids diagnosis of Cushing’s syndrome in dogs

  

  Freely accessible tool, developed at the RVC, designed to be used in practice to support decision-making and increase confidence in diagnosis.

   16 Sep 2020

• New RVC research highlights the considerable behavioural and psychiatric effects of a mind-altering parasite

  

  A Royal Veterinary College (RVC) study, published in Trends in Parasitology, suggests that the human infection burden of Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii), a globally distributed parasitic infection, have been greatly underestimated.

   01 Oct 2020

  A Royal Veterinary College (RVC) study, published in Trends in Parasitology, suggests that the …

• New modelling of ancient fossil movement reveals important step in the evolution of posture in the ancestors of dinosaurs and crocodiles

  

  Scientists from the RVC and University of Bristol used three-dimensional computer modelling to investigate the hindlimb of Euparkeria capensis–a small reptile that lived in the Triassic Period 245 million years ago

   21 Sep 2020