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• The Lab Report: just how healthy is the UK’s most popular dog breed?

  

  A new study from the RVC has revealed an overall picture on the healthiness of Labrador Retrievers in the UK, showing that arthritis is a particular concern for the breed

   14 Jul 2021

• RVC research finds cat breeds at highest risk of kidney stones

  

  Researchers from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) have found the breeds that place cats at a higher risk of developing kidney and ureter stones, namely Burmese, Persian, Ragdoll and Tonkinese breeds. The research is the first of its kind to …

   02 Mar 2023

• RVC study helps to fill the evidence gap on UK pet rabbit health

  

  Thanks to research which has never been done before, we now have a much better picture of what needs to be done to keep rabbits, a popular pet among adults and children, healthy.

   08 Oct 2019

• New study reveals flat faced dogs have the highest risk when giving birth

  

  New study by the RVC led by Dr Rowena Packer reveals flat faced dogs have the highest risk when giving birth

   31 May 2017

• 'Rottweilers top the lame list’ say RVC

  

  Rottweilers are the most predisposed dog breed to suffer from osteoarthritis according to new research from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC). Osteoarthritis is the most common joint disease diagnosed in dogs, and this study is the largest ever conducted into the condition in dogs under veterinary care – covering 455,557 dogs

   19 Apr 2018

• New dog-fighting research: The reasons why vets under-report cases in the UK

  

  Nearly 15% of veterinary professionals suspected that they had treated at least one dog that was engaged in illegal dog fighting in 2015

   25 Oct 2018

  New pioneering research suggests that nearly 15% of veterinary professionals suspected that they …

• New study highlights perceptions of the use of NSAIDs for post-disbudding analgesia of calves

  

  Study looks at the attitudes of farmers and vets on pain perception and pain management methods for disbudding

   18 Sep 2017

  A new study examining cattle farmers’ and veterinarians’ opinions of pain-induced distress …

• Lop-eared rabbits more likely to suffer from ear and dental problems, study confirms for first time

  

  Scientific confirmation for the first time, by the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), that lop-eared rabbits are more prone to ear and dental problems than their erect-eared counterparts

   21 Jun 2019

  It has been scientifically confirmed for the first time, by the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), …

• One Health research programme awards first £1m to fight infectious diseases

  

  Projects conducted by RVC academics were among two of the three recipients of this first tranche of grants.

   25 Oct 2018

  The Bloomsbury SET, a £5 million translational research programme led by the Royal Veterinary …

• Wildebeest muscles almost three times more efficient than a car engine

  

  Wildebeest muscles have an extremely high efficiency of 62.6%. By comparison, most animal muscles and a car engine are only 25% efficient

   24 Oct 2018