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• RVC researchers secure grant for collaborative project investigating racism and its impact on mental wellbeing in the veterinary profession

  

  The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) awrded grant to undertake research examining experiences of racism and its impacts on mental wellbeing in Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) veterinary professionals.

   20 Aug 2020

  A team of researchers, led by Dr Victoria Crossley, Research Impact Officer at the Royal Veterinary …

• New grant awarded for VetCompass antimicrobial research

  

  Brodbelt, O’Neill DG, D, Mateus A, Kennedy N, Church D (2021-2023) . Improved Stewardship to Protect Veterinary Antimicrobial Usage. PetPlan Charitable Trust, Two year postdoctoral researcher. Antimicrobial resistance is increasingly reported in …

   05 Oct 2020

• Veterinary and medical professionals call for a One Health approach to improve human pandemic infection control

  

  At a time when the world’s biodiversity is facing both a mass extinction event and an increase in emerging infections, a group of leading veterinary and medical professionals have spoken out about the need for health professionals to function within broader multidisciplinary teams in order to mitigate against human pandemics and help the health of the globe.

   05 Oct 2020

  At a time when the world’s biodiversity is facing both a mass extinction event and an increase in …

• VetCompass study identifies the side effects to systemic glucocorticoids in dogs in the UK

  

  Glucocorticoids are commonly used in companion animal veterinary practice. However, glucocorticoids have been associated with various side effects. This new VetCompass study used data from primary-care clinics in the UK. Review of the records of 3,00 …

   05 Oct 2020

• Study reveals flat-faced dogs really are less healthy than other dogs

  

  We now have the answer to that burning question about whether flat-faced dogs truly are less healthy overall

   14 Oct 2020

• Social science-led projects awarded £170,000 to combat infectious disease through a cross-disciplinary approach

  

  The RVC and its partners in The Bloomsbury SET programme will bring new perspectives to global human and animal health challenges

   14 Oct 2020

  The Bloomsbury SET – a £5-million translational research programme led by The Royal Veterinary …

• News

  Latest brachycephalic news for the Royal Veterinary College

• RVC Brachycephalic Research team - References

  The ethical issues surrounding brachycephalic breeds are numerous, and conflicting interests exist within and between stakeholder groups. Breeders, owners and vets alike have a moral responsibility to safeguard the health and welfare of sentient animals to the best of their ability.

• Epidemiology - VetCompass

  The currently high proportion of dogs that are brachycephalic suggests that issues around the health and population explosion associated with these breeds should be considered as a major welfare issue for dogs at a population level.

• New research by the RVC identifies markers for key health and productivity traits in sub-Saharan African chicken populations

  

  New study finds that birds from two distinct indigenous chicken populations (ecotypes) in Ethiopia share several genetic regions linked to important productivity and disease resistance traits

   14 Oct 2020

  A new study by the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), University of Liverpool, the University of …