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• 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.

• A study to establish canine and feline 95% reference intervals for the QMHA Radiometer ABL800 FLEX machines

  Background: The Radiometer machines in the Emergency Room and the Intensive Care Unit of the QMHA are used multiple times every day to measure blood gases and biochemical parameters in dogs and cats within the hospital, however, canine and feline …

• Wellcome Trust CVRT Vacation Award

  Student describes his experience after being awarded a CVRT Vacation award.

   24 Oct 2014

  RVC student, Luca Fortuna, BVetMed student), was awarded a Wellcome Trust CVRT vacation award this …

• RVC at the Great British Bioscience Festival - event attracts and inspires thousands

  

  A team from the Royal Veterinary College entertained, educated and inspired thousands of visitors at the Great British Bioscience Festival, a free event held in East London.

   03 Dec 2014

• Chronic Kidney disease in cats explored

  

  Chronic Kidney disease (CKD) affects approximately 1.2% cats attending primary-care practice in the UK, a new study has revealed. The research, carried out by the Royal Veterinary College’s (RVC) VetCompassTM programme, also investigated risk …

   16 May 2019

• RVC receives MRC funding to generate zebrafish models of Batten Disease

  Batten disease is a group of inherited neurodegenerative diseases that affects children, causing blindness, seizures, and motor and cognitive decline, and is the most common form of dementia in children. Our recent publication(1) using the yeast …

   11 Aug 2021

  Batten disease is a group of inherited neurodegenerative diseases that affects children, causing …

• RVC wins research grant to investigate how viral diseases spread in salmon farms

  

  RVC wins research grant to investigate how viral diseases spread in salmon farms

   23 Jun 2022

  The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has been awarded a £500,000 BBSRC (Biotechnology and Biological …

• New VetCompass study reports uptake of leptospirosis vaccine in dogs in the UK

  

  A new study at the Royal Veterinary College reported the uptake of leptospirosis vaccine and explored factors associated with vaccine usage. Vaccination is an important veterinary tool to protect animal health but despite this, vaccine usage is not …

   26 Sep 2022

• Integrating genetics with functional genomics to dissect the aetiopathogenesis of equine exertional rhabdomyolysis

  

  A Warmblood, one of the types of horse predisposed to ER Equine exertional rhabdomyolysis (ER) is a syndrome involving painful, exercise induced episodes of muscle stiffness and acute myonecrosis which can result in renal failure and in severe …

   12 Apr 2023

  A Warmblood, one of the types of horse predisposed to ER

  Equine exertional rhabdomyolysis (ER) is …

• New study examines medial canthoplasty surgical management of brachycephalic ocular syndrome in dogs

  

  A recent research study has examined a type of surgical management used to address brachycephalic ocular syndrome (BOS), a condition prevalent in popular flat-faced (brachycephalic) dog breeds. Due to their 'bulging eyes', a medial canthoplasty (MC) …

   27 Jun 2023