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VetCompass-like system captures animal health data from primary-care veterinary clinics in New Zealand
Researchers have completed a 4-week pilot project designed to determine the feasibility of leveraging companion animal and equine health data from primary-care veterinary clinics in New Zealand. A prototype surveillance system, similar to that used … -
Modelling the transmission and disease dynamics of toxoplasmosis
Dr Martin Walker has been awarded a BBSRC LIDo PhD studentship to research "Modelling the transmission and disease dynamics of toxoplasmosis". Toxoplasmosis is a disease caused by the parasite Toxoplasma gondii, which can infect humans and most …Dr Martin Walker has been awarded a BBSRC LIDo PhD studentship to research "Modelling the …
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RVC academic's paper amongst the top 10% most downloadable Microbial Biotechnology papers
A paper written by Dr Ben Swift, published in Microbial Biotechnology, has been recognised as being among the top 10% of their most downloaded papers for the period January 2018 and December 2019. This is a great achievement, showing how this …A paper written by Dr Ben Swift, published in Microbial Biotechnology, has been recognised as being …
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Lifting laboratory rats: who uses which methods?
Laboratory rats have better welfare when picked up using methods that support their weight, according to our recently published survey results1. Some staff pick rats up by the tail; 11% of the people in our survey did this, but many were worried …Laboratory rats have better welfare when picked up using methods that support their weight, …
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RVC researchers help uncover potential breakthrough in treatments for inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn’s or Colitis)
Pathologists from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) have been working with scientists from the Francis Crick Institute (FCI) to untangle a complex pathway that could help explain how interactions between microorganisms and the body’s immune …Pathologists from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) have been working with scientists from the …
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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 …A new research contribution from the VEEPH group has recently been published on the transmission of …
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New BBSRC grant awarded to Professor Dirk Werling and Dr Denis Larkin
Professor Dirk Werling and Dr Denis Larkin have recently been awarded a BBSRC grant, together with Prof Kurt Drickamer and Dr Maureen Taylor (both Imperial College London). The innate immune system is the first line of defence against invading …Professor Dirk Werling and Dr Denis Larkin have recently been awarded a BBSRC grant, together with …
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How did some large dinosaurs’ bodies develop?
Research using computer models of the bodies of sauropod dinosaurs to examine the evolutionary history of their body shape -
RVC researcher receives grant for a project analysing shape change in horse’s backs during walking and trotting
A lecturer and early career researcher at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has been awarded a grant to carry out research exploring the shape change in horse’s backs during walking and trotting. This research aims to identify where saddles should … -
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.