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The RVC urges owners of hot dogs to “cool first, transport second”
A new study by the VetCompass team at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has found that dogs with heatstroke may be suffering even further due to outdated first aid practices. The research calls for updated guidance to be promoted more widely for … -
World first, RVC finds cognitive impairments in dogs with epilepsy
A series of pioneering research studies from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) into dogs with epilepsy have revealed that: Dogs with epilepsy find it harder to obey commands, are slower to learn new tricks, have spatial memory deficits and are easily distracted. Aversive training methods, such as bark-activated collars, prong collars and verbal punishment are associated with poor trainability and their use should be avoided. Some anti-epileptic drugs (the medications commonly used to treat seizures) were found to worsen the cognitive impairment of dogs with epilepsy. Dogs with greater exposure to training activities, including obedience classes, agility, and gun-dog training, were found to be associated with higher trainability and have fewer signs of cognitive dysfunction.You can’t teach epileptic dogs new tricks? A series of pioneering research studies from the Royal …
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Scientists uncover secret of mass mortality event in remote steppe grassland of Central Asia - Sudden death of 200,000 critically endangered saiga antelopes was caused by unusual environmental conditions
Scientists uncover secret of mass mortality event in remote steppe grassland of Central Asia - Sudden death of 200,000 critically endangered saiga antelopes was caused by unusual environmental conditionsThe sudden death of over 200,000 saiga antelopes in Kazakhstan in May 2015, more than 80% of the …
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RVC experts show homeopathy only appears to work because of perceptual errors
A recent peer reviewed article authored by Professor Peter Lees, Emeritus Professor in Pharmacology at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), definitively explains why homeopathy in veterinary care can appear to be effective because of perceptual …A recent peer reviewed article authored by Professor Peter Lees, Emeritus Professor in Pharmacology …
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RVC Professor named chair of The Royal Society’s judging panel for the 2024 Trivedi Science Book Prize
The Royal Veterinary College’s (RVC) Professor John Hutchinson has today been announced as Chair of Judges for the Royal Society’s 2024 Trivedi Science Book Prize. Now in its 37th year, the prize, supported by the Trivedi Family Foundation, … -
RVC part of £125 million bioscience research funding boost
Around £15m of the funding has been awarded to the RVC and other partner organisations of the University College London (UCL) as part of the London Interdisciplinary Doctoral programme (LIDo). The funding programme will train students in world-class bioscience in areas such as agriculture, food, industrial biotechnology, bioenergy and veterinary healthThe Royal Veterinary College (RVC) is part of a £125 million funding programme to drive the next …
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Graduation day for Dr Emma Buckland
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Congratulations to Dr Emma Buckland who graduated on 15th July 2015! Emma’s PhD research was conducted in the RVC Animal Welfare Science and Ethics research group, and was focused on the identification of valid indicators of emotion in pet dogs, … -
RVC researcher awarded British Veterinary Association's Trevor Blackburn Award
Congratulations to Bryony Jones who has been awarded the British Veterinary Association’s (BVA) Trevor Blackburn Award in recognition of her outstanding contribution to animal health and welfare in Africa and the impact of her work in animal disease …Congratulations to Bryony Jones who has been awarded the British Veterinary Association’s (BVA) …
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BVNA Congress poster prizes
Congratulations to our Veterinary Nursing students who were awarded poster prizes at the recent BVNA Congress for their final year projects. It is an excellent achievement to receive this recognition at a national level. Sarah Watkins poster was …Congratulations to our Veterinary Nursing students who were awarded poster prizes at the recent …
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VetCompass featured on TV
VetCompass was featured in a TV show this week! ‘A Shoppers Guide to Saving Money - Pets and Printer Ink’ was aired on Channel 4 at 8.30pm Monday November 8th 2015. Team member, Dr Dan O’Neill talked about a recent VetCompass study …