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• New RVC research explains human foot and leg proportions

  

  Novel research from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) examining the human walk has been able to predict leg and foot proportions using collisional geometry. The findings suggest why modern humans have a knee halfway down their legs, short heel and …

   22 Mar 2023

• 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 …

• 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), …

• RVC receives translational research funding to help safeguard human and animal health

  

  Researchers at the RVC will receive three new grants, totalling nearly £1 million, to fund studies that combat infectious diseases and antibiotic resistance

   08 Jul 2019

  Researchers at the RVC will receive three new grants for Knowledge Exchange from Research England’s …

• Scientists discover songbirds have an unusual chromosome

  

  A new study, involving scientists from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) in England and the Institute of Cytology and Genetics (ICG) in Russia, has found that all songbirds have an additional chromosome in their germ cells unlike other avian species.

   01 May 2019

  A new study, involving scientists from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) in England and the …

• RVC and The Animal and Plant Health Agency awarded OIE Collaborating Centre

  

  OIE Collaborating Centres are centres of expertise in a specific designated sphere of competence relating to the management of general questions on animal health issues.

   07 Jun 2019

  The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) and the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) have been jointly …

• RVC breakthrough in the global effort to eradicate PPR virus

  

  RVC Researchers have made a significant breakthrough in examining the spread of Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR), an animal disease targeted for global eradication. They found that repeated vaccination campaigns targeting production systems acting as viral reservoirs would be the most effective way of eradicating the disease.

   23 Jul 2018

  Researchers have made a significant breakthrough in examining the spread of Peste des Petits …

• Hopes to improve practise after first systematic review of the effectiveness and safety of anti-epileptic drugs in cats

  

  Researchers from Ghent University (UGhent), Austria Veterinary Medicine School (Austria VetMed) and the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) have found that testing anti-epileptic drugs’ effectiveness and safety for cats has been generally subpar, worse than what was formerly reported in dogs.

   13 Mar 2018

  Researchers from Ghent University (UGhent), Austria Veterinary Medicine School (Austria VetMed) and …

• Ground-breaking fossilised tissue reveals the gradual evolution of crouched legs in birds

  

  Researchers at RVC and Nanjing University have shown that living birds have a more crouched leg posture compared to their dinosaurian ancestors.

   22 Mar 2017

• EPIC breakthrough at the RVC

  

  Findings of a global study highlight the need for a significant shift in how vets approach the diagnosis and management of mitral valve disease (MVD).

   04 Oct 2016

  Earlier treatment of preclinical MVD delays onset of heart failure in dogs, according to ground- …