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Understanding the role of genetic background as a risk factor for laminitis in UK ponies
Dr Nicola Menzies-Gow has been awarded funding by Mars Petcare UK for a study that will involve understanding the role of genetic background as a risk factor for laminitis in UK ponies. Laminitis is a common, painful and debilitating condition of …Dr Nicola Menzies-Gow has been awarded funding by Mars Petcare UK for a study that will involve …
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RVC Researchers Awarded Funding from Battersea Dogs and Cats Home to Study the Early Lives of Pandemic Puppies
Dr’s Rowena Packer, Dan O’Neill and Claire Brand of RVC have been awarded one of the first newly launched Research Grants from Battersea Dogs and Cats Home to further study the Pandemic Puppy phenomenon in the UK. In November 2020 the RVC ‘ …Dr’s Rowena Packer, Dan O’Neill and Claire Brand of RVC have been awarded one of the first newly …
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Innovate UK funding awarded for feasibility study on Visual Monitoring of Broiler Behaviour, Health and Welfare using Artificial Intelligent Image Machine Learning.
New funding has been awarded to Dr Theo Demmers (PI) and Associate Professor Siobhan Abeyesinghe by Innovate UK for the project Visual Monitoring of Broiler Behaviour, Health and Welfare using Artificial Intelligent Image Machine Learning. This …New funding has been awarded to Dr Theo Demmers (PI) and Associate Professor Siobhan Abeyesinghe by …
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RVC researchers reveal the molecular mechanisms that underlie a common genetic form of ‘tying up’ in horses.
In 2008, researchers at the University of Minnesota revealed the genetic cause of type 1 Polysaccharide Storage Myopathy (PSSM1), a common disorder associated with exertional rhabdomyolysis in horses. Affected animals have a mutation in a key …In 2008, researchers at the University of Minnesota revealed the genetic cause of type 1 …
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RVC study explains the weakness in the most common muscle disorder of Labrador Retriever dogs
Researchers at the Comparative Neuromuscular Diseases Laboratory have revealed mechanisms explaining weakness common muscle condition of Labrador Retriever dogsResearchers at the Comparative Neuromuscular Diseases Laboratory at the RVC have revealed the …
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Veterinary Nurse Mental Health and Wellbeing Grant
The IDEXX Foundation has awarded the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) $147,000 (£120,000) for research into UK veterinary nurse mental health and wellbeing. The project will be carried out by an RVC-led multidisciplinary team of veterinary surgeons, …The IDEXX Foundation has awarded the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) $147,000 (£120,000) for …
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FAWSE success at Post graduate research day
On the 8th of June 2022, RVC held it’s annual post graduate research day at our Hawkshead Campus. Post graduates across the RVC showed off the hard work they are putting into their varying projects with impacts statements, presentations and posters. …On the 8th of June 2022, RVC held it’s annual post graduate research day at our Hawkshead Campus. …
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Love is blind? Many owners of short-muzzled dogs are strongly bonded to their pets but unaware of health problems
Love is blind? Many owners of short-muzzled dogs are strongly bonded to their pets but unaware of health problemsThe largest study to date on the owners of short-muzzled dogs reveals close bonds between them and …
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Summer School in Session
The RVC’s 14th annual summer school opened this week to students considering a career in veterinary medicine and biological sciences. RVC summer students measuring stride length for data collection Undergraduate study is a big commitment of time … -
RVC students take part in FAO Global Youth Dialogue on Sustainable Livestock Transformation
RVC students Femi Bankole, Lavinia Scudiero and Zip Walton recently partook in a Global Youth Dialogue organised by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)RVC students Femi Bankole, Lavinia Scudiero and Zip Walton recently partook in a Global Youth …