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Mathematical Modelling of Novel Macrofilaricidal Drugs for River Blindness: from Patients to Populations
Dr Martin Walker is involved in a collaborative project involving the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi), Royal Veterinary College and Imperial College London. Onchocerciasis (river blindness) is a disabling neglected tropical disease …Dr Martin Walker is involved in a collaborative project involving the Drugs for Neglected Diseases …
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New BBSRC Newton Fund grant awarded to Professor Liam Good
Professor Liam Good and Dr Steven Van Winden have been awarded a grant by the BBSRC Newton Fund for "Bovine Mastitis Control by Local Administration of Polyplex Nanoparticles". There are millions of cases of mastitis annually. Mastitis can linger, …Professor Liam Good and Dr Steven Van Winden have been awarded a grant by the BBSRC Newton Fund for …
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New BBSRC grant awarded: Aetiopathogenesis and genomic architecture of resistance to claw horn disruption lesions in dairy cattle
On any given day, lameness affects about one in three milking cows in the UK, and lameness in general is considered as one of the top 3 reasons for early replacement of cows. Lameness is therefore not only a serious direct animal welfare issue, …On any given day, lameness affects about one in three milking cows in the UK, and lameness in …
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PhD Success! Congratulations to Noelia Lopez-Salesansky
Congratulations to Noelia Lopez-Salesansky, who has been awarded her PhD! She conducted experiments to determine how common odours in the lab affect mouse behaviour and welfare, because mice have an extremely acute sense of smell. Noelia ( …Congratulations to Noelia Lopez-Salesansky, who has been awarded her PhD! She conducted experiments …
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Impact of facial conformation on canine health: Brachycephalic Obstructive Airway Syndrome
Congratulations to Rowena Packer, Charlotte Burn, Anke Hendricks and Michael Tivers on the publication of their paper: Impact of facial conformation on canine health: Brachycephalic Obstructive Airway Syndrome This paper has come from the work of …Congratulations to Rowena Packer, Charlotte Burn, Anke Hendricks and Michael Tivers on the …
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Vet students visit Crufts 2016
Crufts is the world's largest dog show, celebrating its 125th year in 2016. Over 22,000 dogs competed to be crowned Best In Show. In the end, this title went to a West Highland White Terrier called Geordie Girl, the first time this breed has won … -
Providing evidence to future vets on flat-faced dogs at Crufts 2018
The health and welfare of flat-faced (brachycephalic) dogs is currently under scrutiny like never before. Crufts is the largest dog show in the world and therefore is a key event to ensure progress towards improving brachycephalic health. A national … -
VetCompass™ at SVEPM Conference in Estonia
This year's annual conference and general meeting for the Society of Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventative Medicine (SVEPM) was held in Tallinn, Estonia on 21-23 March. The VetCompass™ team engaged with the European epidemiology community to … -
Published papers - orthopaedics
Specifically in relation to brachycephalic health, previous work within VetCompass at the RVC has investigated demographic and disease patterns -
Supporters and collaborators
The RVC is playing a leading role in the Brachycephalic Working Group (BWG). Both Dr Dan O'Neill and also Research Fellow Dr Rowena Packer are highly active in the UK’s Brachycephalic Working Group (BWG) where they share RVC activities with a …