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• New RVC research reveals how pet ferret owners’ awareness of animal boredom can impact their pet’s welfare

  

  New research from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has revealed the extent to which pet ferret owners are aware of and understand ferret boredom. The study found that, although most owners believed their ferrets could experience boredom, owners …

   29 Nov 2022

  New research from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has revealed the extent to which pet ferret …

• New programme announced to help eradicate Sheep Scab from the iconic national Welsh flock

  

  A new programme developed by the farming industry, in partnership with the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) and Coleg Sir gar, and funded by the Welsh Government Rural Investment Schemes, will help eradicate Sheep Scab in farms across the country. …

   20 Dec 2022

  A new programme developed by the farming industry, in partnership with the Royal Veterinary College …

• Research by the RVC explores link between parasitic infection and stunted growth in children

  

  Analysis of current literature and research by the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has revealed there are various pathways which connect parasitic infection to stunting. The findings suggest that human exposure to parasitic disease from conception …

   25 Jan 2023

  Analysis of current literature and research by the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has revealed …

• Early neutering of bitches increases incontinence risk, study finds

  

  The link between urinary incontinence and neutering in bitches has previously been suspected, but this new study now provides real evidence on the extent of this relationship

   07 Oct 2019

• Red setters, bulldogs and boxers among dog breeds most likely to have a wee problem

  

  RVC's VetCompass™ programme studied data from veterinary practices across England and found that one in every 100 male dogs is affected by urinary incontinence.

   09 Nov 2018

• London-Liverpool research alliance announces new grants to further the fight against infectious disease and antimicrobial resistance

  

  The RVC, and its partners in The Bloomsbury SET programme, will bring together industry and academia to strengthen the response to global human and animal health challenges The Bloomsbury SET – a knowledge exchange programme led by the Royal …

   24 Jan 2022

  The RVC, and its partners in The Bloomsbury SET programme, will bring together industry and …

• RVC wins GCRF award for its research into goat plague

  

  Award will fund the RVC's pioneering study of the viral pathogen that causes PPR,, an emergent disease that affects goats and sheep, as well as wildlife, across Africa and Asia,

   17 Oct 2019

  The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has been awarded a GCRF Global Research Translation Award to …

• New study explains how fish got their fingers

  

  New analysis of anatomical evidence shows how the limbs of land vertebrates (such as mammals and reptiles) originated from the fins of water-bound fishes.

   09 May 2019

• One Health research programme awards first £1m to fight infectious diseases

  

  Projects conducted by RVC academics were among two of the three recipients of this first tranche of grants.

   25 Oct 2018

  The Bloomsbury SET, a £5 million translational research programme led by the Royal Veterinary …

• Chocolate Labradors have shorter lifespan than rest of the breed

  

  Chocolate Labrador Retrievers have a significantly shorter lifespan than their black and yellow counterparts, according to the results of the largest study ever done of the breed in the UK. The median lifespan for chocolate Labradors is just 10.7 …

   22 Oct 2018