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• African swine fever in the Russian Federation: who infects whom?

  

  A new research contribution from the VEEPH group has recently been published on the transmission of African swine fever. African swine fever (ASF) is a contagious viral disease of swine associated with very high lethality rates. It poses one of the …

   21 Jul 2015

  A new research contribution from the VEEPH group has recently been published on the transmission of …

• Genes and environment in type 1 diabetes : a multi-species approach

  

  Professor Lucy Davison has been awarded a MRC Clinician Scientist Fellowship to work on "Genes and Environment in Diabetes Mellitus: a multi-species approach".   Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1D) arises as the result of many different genetic and …

   29 Mar 2018

  Professor Lucy Davison has been awarded a MRC Clinician Scientist Fellowship to work on "Genes and …

• Latest VetCompass™ research explores seizure occurrence in dogs

  

  Seizures are considered common events in dogs. However, reliable information on seizure occurrence in UK dogs has been limited until now. Seizures in dogs are sudden, short lasting and transient events but, to date, most studies have focused on the …

   21 Sep 2018

• Latest VetCompass™ research explores seizure occurrence in dogs

  

  This latest VetCompass™ study has revealed the prevalence and risk factors for seizure occurrence. Certain breeds are at increased risk of seizure occurrence. Other risk factors such as sex, age and bodyweight were also identified. These results can help practitioners, insurance companies, pharmaceutical manufacturers and pharmacovigilance agencies by providing a representative evidence-base that can be generalized to the wider dog population.

   16 Oct 2018

  Seizures are considered common events in dogs. However, reliable information on seizure occurrence …

• PhD opportunities in VEEPH

  

  New opportunities to do a PhD with the VEEPH group at RVC

   25 Jan 2019

  We have four exciting PhD opportunities available to start in October 2019. The deadline for …

• VetCompass Australia: Diabetes in dogs explored

  

  Latest research published by VetCompass Australia explored the epidemiology of dogs with diabetes mellitus attending primary care veterinary clinics in Australia. The researchers involved reported the following: "ContextThe objectives of this study …

   20 Feb 2020

• Dog’s body size and shape could indicate a greater bone tumour risk

  

  Osteosarcoma is a painful and aggressive bone tumour in dogs that is known to be more common in certain breeds than others. New research has now confirmed that larger breeds, such as Rottweiler, Great Dane and Rhodesian Ridgeback, have a greater …

   10 Mar 2021

• 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 …

• Antimicrobial usage in farm animal practices in the UK: A mixed-methods approach

  

  A new study at the Royal Veterinary College reported the frequency and risk factors for using highest priority critically important antibiotics (HP-CIAs) in farm animals in the UK. This study aimed to evaluate the overall usage of antibiotics and …

   26 May 2023

• RVC study reveals extent of dog obesity crisis in the UK

  

  Study from the RVC reveals scale of the overweight epidemic in dogs in the UK, with 1 in 14 dogs recorded by their vets as overweight each year

   23 Mar 2021