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• International Dog Health Workshop 2019: Summary report published

  

  VetCompass researchers attended the International Partnership for Dogs (IPFD) International Dog Health Workshop (IDHW) in 2019. A report of the meeting has been published in Canine Medicine and Genetics, which included VetCompass researchers as …

   11 May 2020

• RVC receives translational research funding to help safeguard human and animal health

  

  Researchers at the RVC will receive three new grants, totalling nearly £1 million, to fund studies that combat infectious diseases and antibiotic resistance

   08 Jul 2019

  Researchers at the RVC will receive three new grants for Knowledge Exchange from Research England’s …

• Dirk Pfeiffer appointed Adjunct Professor at the China Animal Health and Epidemiology Centre

  Dirk Pfeiffer, Professor of Veterinary Epidemiology at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), has been appointed Adjunct Professor at the China Animal Health and Epidemiology Centre (CAHEC).

   11 Oct 2014

  Dirk Pfeiffer, Professor of Veterinary Epidemiology at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), has been …

• A multi-stakeholder approach towards operationalising antibiotic stewardship in India's pluralistic rural health system

  This study funded by the Medical Research Council, will aim at co-designing and piloting an intervention that generates an antibiotic (AB) stewardship programme to promote responsible use of ABs in West Bengal, India. This project will engage …

   30 Jan 2019

  This study funded by the Medical Research Council, will aim at co-designing and piloting an …

• CKCS health controversy: Daily Mail interviews Dan O'Neill

  

  In this article, published on 14 January 2015, Daily Mail journalist Neil Tweedie highlights the concerns and controversy surrounding health and welfare issues in the ever popular Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. VetCompass team member Dan O’Neill …

   16 Jan 2015

• Behaviour and health outcomes in conventional and slow-growing breeds of broiler chicken

  

  In a study carried out at the RVC Hawkshead campus, RVC researchers led by Dr. Siobhan Abeyesinghe compared conventional and slow-growing broiler breeds. We have identified key behavioural measures that should be used to improve welfare assessments.  …

   11 Jun 2021

  In a study carried out at the RVC Hawkshead campus, RVC researchers led by Dr. Siobhan Abeyesinghe …

• Research from the RVC provides recommendations to improve UK canine health and welfare research

  

  New research from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has identified a set of key recommendations to further improve canine health and welfare research in the UK. This includes the need for more efficient grant applications, stronger collaboration …

   21 Feb 2025

  New research from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has identified a set of key recommendations to …

• Owners urged to ‘stop and think’ before buying as English bulldogs are twice as likely to have a health problem

  

  New study from the Royal Veterinary College suggests urgent action is required to reduce many serious health issues of English Bulldogs associated with exaggerated features

   15 Jun 2022

• New review on antimicrobial resistance in livestock highlights knowledge gaps which threaten global health

  

  FAO paper on the epidemiology of antimicrobial resistance in animal production highlights substantial research gaps and recommends a One Health approach

   22 Dec 2016

  Researchers at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) have highlighted substantial research gaps in the …

• 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 problems

   19 Jul 2019

  The largest study to date on the owners of short-muzzled dogs reveals close bonds between them and …