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Welcome to Nicola Blackie - Lecturer in Production Animal Science
AWSE is very excited to belatedly welcome our new lecturer in Production Animal Science. Nicola joined the RVC in Dec 2017 and has already submersed herself into the RVC world, not least by bringing a very welcome cheery face to the ice cold 1st …AWSE is very excited to belatedly welcome our new lecturer in Production Animal Science. Nicola …
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Kennel Club Charitable Trust award to VetCompass™ to explore breed-specific health in dogs
The Kennel Club Charitable Trust (KCCT) has funded a 1-year project within VetCompass™ called ‘Evidence-based prioritisation of disorders using epidemiological data on dog breeds from VetCompass primary-care veterinary clinical records’. The funding …The Kennel Club Charitable Trust (KCCT) has funded a 1-year project within VetCompass™ called ‘ …
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SML research featured on BBC4 documentary 'Can Science Make Me Perfect?'
Tune in to BBC4 this evening at 21:00 for the airing of ‘Can Science Make Me Perfect?’ with Alice Roberts for a redesign of the human body inspired by the best adaptations across the animal kingdom. BBC presenter Alice Roberts and her 'perfect' … -
Improved diagnosis of infectious causes of airway disease in racehorses
Congratulations to Dr Simon Priestnall who has been awarded a grant by the Horserace Betting Levy Board (HBLB) for the project "Improved diagnosis of infectious causes of airway disease in racehorses" Inflammatory airway disease (IAD), part of the …Congratulations to Dr Simon Priestnall who has been awarded a grant by the Horserace Betting Levy …
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Impact of facial conformation on canine health: Brachycephalic Obstructive Airway Syndrome
Congratulations to Rowena Packer, Charlotte Burn, Anke Hendricks and Michael Tivers on the publication of their paper: Impact of facial conformation on canine health: Brachycephalic Obstructive Airway Syndrome This paper has come from the work of …Congratulations to Rowena Packer, Charlotte Burn, Anke Hendricks and Michael Tivers on the …
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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 … -
VetCompass™ at SVEPM Conference in Estonia
This year's annual conference and general meeting for the Society of Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventative Medicine (SVEPM) was held in Tallinn, Estonia on 21-23 March. The VetCompass™ team engaged with the European epidemiology community to … -
Feline Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy study
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the most common heritable cardiac disease in humans and cats with a prevalence of 1/500 and 1/7 respectively. HCM occurs spontaneously in cats and can cause heart failure, cardioembolic complications or sudden …Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the most common heritable cardiac disease in humans and cats …
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Working towards the global eradication of Peste des petits ruminants: a modelling approach
Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) is a viral disease representing a major burden for sheep and goat farmers across Africa and Asia. It has been targeted by the OIE and FAO for eradication by 2030. The global eradication strategy heavily relies on …Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) is a viral disease representing a major burden for sheep and goat …
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Bio-inspired sensor technology to be used to help rotorcraft drones to operate more safely in built up environments
New work in the Structure and Motion Laboratory will help rotorcraft drones operate more safely in built up environments by using bio-inspired sensor technology. As part of a wider programme of work investigating insect and bird flight control, …New work in the Structure and Motion Laboratory will help rotorcraft drones operate more safely in …