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• Dragonflies and damselflies

  

  This week, Dr Richard Bomphrey and his colleagues from Japan, Sweden and the USA have published a comprehensive account of how dragonflies and damselflies take to the air. These incredible animals, from the order Odonata, have changed little since …

   19 Aug 2016

  This week, Dr Richard Bomphrey and his colleagues from Japan, Sweden and the USA have published a …

• Walk This Way

  

  New research by Dr Tatjana Hubel and Dr Jim Usherwood provides fresh insight into the impact of size and speed for the way we humans walk and run. Dr Hubel, working alongside Structure and Motion Lab colleague Dr Usherwood, has been conducting …

   25 Sep 2015

• Companion dogs: a model for investigating age-related disease in people

  

   A new Open Access paper published in Pathobiology of Aging and Age-related Diseases demonstrates the value of using companion dogs as a model for human morbidity and mortality. With the human population rapidly aging, the study of age-related …

   22 Nov 2016

• Epidemiology of feline diabetes mellitus

  

  New Open Access paper available in Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine describing the epidemiology of diabetes mellitus (DM) in cats attending primary-care practice in England. By using clinical data collected via the VetCompass Programme, this …

   03 Jul 2016

• Demography and health of Pugs publication in Canine Genetics and Epidemiology

  

  New VetCompass study published which describes the demography and health of Pugs under primary veterinary care in England. The Pug is an ancient dog breed and was the first most commonly registered UK breed in 2014.  It is thought that they are …

   16 Jun 2016

• VetCompass at Veterinary Evidence Today 2016

  

  At the start of November, RCVS Knowledge hosted the second international evidence-based veterinary medicine (EBVM) network conference, Veterinary Evidence Today 2016, in Edinburgh. The programme featured an array of informative EBVM-themed lectures …

   22 Nov 2016

  At the start of November, RCVS Knowledge hosted the second international evidence-based veterinary …

• Demography and disorders of German Shepherd Dogs under primary veterinary care in the UK

  

  New VetCompass study published which describes the demography and disorders of German Shepherds under primary veterinary care in the UK. The German Shepherd Dog (GSD) is one of the most popular dog breeds worldwide.  However, concerns for the …

   11 Aug 2017

• VetCompass reveals the secrets of Border Terriers in England

  

  Secrets of the Border Terrier revealed  The Border Terrier is a working terrier type that is generally considered to be a relatively healthy and hardy breed.   A new VetCompass™ study has explored these beliefs using anonymised clinical data from …

   04 Dec 2017

• ISCF WAVE 1 AGRI TECH: Robochick: an automonous platform for data-collection in poultry sheds

  Dr Theo Demmers, working with several other organisations, has been awarded a new BBSRC/Innovate UK Grant to work on the following project: "ISCF WAVE 1 AGRI TECH: Robochick: an automonous platform for data-collection in poultry sheds". Poultry …

   18 Jan 2018

  Dr Theo Demmers, working with several other organisations, has been awarded a new BBSRC/Innovate UK …

• Equine Pituitary Pars intermedia dysfunction: improving understanding of diagnostic testing

  Mr Edd Knowles (PhD student) has been awarded a Petplan Charitable Trust to work on "Equine Pituitary Pars intermedia dysfunction: improving understanding of diagnostic testing". Pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (PPID) is a common condition of …

   24 Jan 2018

  Mr Edd Knowles (PhD student) has been awarded a Petplan Charitable Trust to work on "Equine …