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New RVC study first to reveal impact of vet-owner relationship on canine epilepsy management
New research from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) explores the role of vet-owner relationships in the experience of owners of dogs with epilepsy. The study found that clearer owner expectations for treatment outcomes and the condition’s …New research from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) explores the role of vet-owner relationships …
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British bulldog ownership has doubled but breed faces high risk of skin disease and obesity
Findings show that due to breeding trends 12.7% of British bulldogs suffer from ear infections, 8.8% from skin infections and 8.7% from obesity -
Reconstruction of ancient chromosomes offers insight into mammalian evolution
What if researchers could go back in time 105 million years and accurately sequence the chromosomes of the first placental mammalWhat if researchers could go back in time 105 million years and accurately sequence the chromosomes …
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Nutrition breakthrough to help manage dogs with epilepsy
RVC research nutrition breakthrough to help manage dogs with epilepsyResearch from the RVC canine epilepsy clinic leads to the development of the first and only diet to …
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New report finds domesticated animals are most frequent source of recurring human illness
A new report led by the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) and published by International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), has found that contact with and trade of domesticated animals and their products are by far the most frequent source of …A new report led by the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) and published by International Union for …
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New research from the RVC finds that one in seven pet rabbits suffer with dental disease
New research from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has identified that each year, more than one in seven companion rabbits under primary veterinary care in the UK are suffering from dental disease, a condition which can cause severe pain. The most … -
New RVC VetCompass research offers insights into clinical management and welfare impacts of rabbit dental disease
A team of researchers within the VetCompass Programme at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) studying dental disease in rabbits under primary veterinary care have identified common clinical signs for rabbits experiencing dental disease and assessed … -
Undergraduate research leads to highlighted article in August’s Journal of Dairy Science
Two student RP2 projects have resulted in a paper being chosen as the highlighted article of the month in the Journal of Dairy Science . The team, led by Dr Geoff Pollott, Dr Charlotte Lawson and Dr Rob Fowkes, have been taking a novel approach to …Two student RP2 projects have resulted in a paper being chosen as the highlighted article of the …
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New British Heart Foundation grant
Dr Isabel Orriss and Professor Caroline Wheeler-Jones have been awarded a grant by the British Heart Foundation to work on Extracellular nucleotides and the P2Y2 receptor: potential targets for the inhibition of vascular calcification Arteries are …Dr Isabel Orriss and Professor Caroline Wheeler-Jones have been awarded a grant by the British …
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Economics of heifer rearing
A news article in the Cattle Site features an address that Dr Alana Boulton made at the recent British Society of Animal Science conference in Chester about a study in which she examines in detail the economics of heifer rearing. The outcomes of …A news article in the Cattle Site features an address that Dr Alana Boulton made at the recent …