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• The RVC seeks veterinary collaboration for UK dairy herd study

  

  Researchers at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) are seeking to enrol veterinary practices as they begin a study to determine and benchmark individual and herd-level passive transfer status across dairy herds within the UK. This is the first study …

   27 Jan 2023

  Researchers at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) are seeking to enrol veterinary practices as they …

• New VetCompass study investigates potential association between exposure to antibiotics and corticosteroids and the development of diabetes mellitus in dogs

  

  A new study at the Royal Veterinary College has investigated whether there is any association between exposure to particular classes of prescription drugs (antibiotics and corticosteroids) and the development of diabetes mellitus in dogs. …

   06 Apr 2023

• Veterinary Epidemiology, Economics & Public Health

  The RVC's Veterinary Epidemiology, Economics and Public Health (VEEPH) group covers livestock and companion animal epidemiology, veterinary public health, animal health surveillance programmes and animal health economics. The research has a direct impact on shaping policy both at national and international level.

• Neutering bitches trebles the risk of urinary incontinence

  

  The research, carried out by the RVC VetCompassTM programme, also indicates that the females of certain breeds are more prone to UI than others

   01 May 2019

• RVC engages public with ostrich anatomy at Norwich Science Festival

  

  Professor John Hutchinson and his team dissected an ostrich in front of a rapt audience as part of Norwich Science Festival on Monday 21st October, in order to explain the amazing anatomy of animals.

   22 Oct 2019

• RVC PhD student co-authors research briefing for parliament

  

  Fourth year student Alana Dowling has co-authored a research briefing for Parliamentarians as part of her three month science policy internship at the Parliamentary Office of Science & Technology

   21 Mar 2019

  Fourth year PhD student Alana Dowling has co-authored a research briefing for Parliamentarians as …

• RVC researcher part of emergency international response to disease outbreak in the Congo

  

  A post-doctoral researcher from the RVC is part of an international consortium of experts, PANDORA ID NET, that responded to an outbreak of Chikungunya in the Republic of the Congo.

   02 Apr 2019

  A post-doctoral researcher from the RVC is part of an international consortium of experts, PANDORA …

• New innovative study proves racehorses use less energy to gallop than previously thought

  

  Researchers from the RVC have made use of force plate technology to accurately measure the external work of galloping in racehorses. This technique, which has never been used for such large animals at high speed before, showed that horses had much …

   25 Feb 2019

  Researchers from the RVC have made use of force plate technology to accurately measure the external …

• Animal health experts call for Welsh Government to fund sheep scab programme

  

  New report created by Welsh farming unions and sheep industry representatives and veterinary experts, including the RVC

   09 Nov 2018

  An innovative new report advocating the need for a more co-ordinated effort from sheep scab …

• New research suggests genetic diversity is key to the sustainability of local chicken farming in Africa

  

  Study suggests that a more localised and flexible approach could boost the productivity of small-scale chicken farms in Africa

   15 Oct 2018

  The results of a collaborative new study suggest that a more localised and flexible approach could …