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• Crufts welcomes 800 vet students

  

  The Kennel Club recently sponsored 800 veterinary students from universities across the UK to visit Crufts 2015, which ran from the 5th to the 8th of March in Birmingham. The purpose was to familiarise the students with pedigree dogs and some …

   13 Mar 2015

• Explore VetCompass findings on UK cats!

  

  We have just released new additions to the growing collection of interactive data displays (‘infographics’) available on the VetCompass website!  These visual tools provide handy summaries of demographic information & disease prevalence estimates …

   17 Mar 2015

• VetCompass exceeds 4 million animals!

  

  The VetCompass programme continues to grow and, as of March 2015, now holds data on over 4 million animals!   SPECIES No. UNIQUE ANIMALS Canines 1,981,111 Felines 1,369,548 Rabbits 338,485 …

   23 Mar 2015

• VetCompass at SVEPM Conference, Ghent 2015

  

  More than 200 delegates recently attended the 2015 Annual Conference of the Society for Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine (SVEPM) in Ghent, Belgium. Experts and researchers from across the world contributed to workshops, oral and …

   07 Apr 2015

• New Newton Institutional Links grant awarded to RVC

  

  Professor Dirk Pfeiffer and Dr Timothée Vergne have been awarded a Newton Institutional Links grant by the British Council to work on the transmission of highly pathogenic avian influenza in free-grazing duck populations in Vietnam. Despite …

   16 Apr 2015

  Professor Dirk Pfeiffer and Dr Timothée Vergne have been awarded a Newton Institutional Links grant  …

• Economics of heifer rearing

  A news article in the Cattle Site features an address that Dr Alana Boulton made at the recent British Society of Animal Science conference in Chester about a study in which she examines in detail the economics of heifer rearing.   The outcomes of …

   21 Apr 2015

  A news article in the Cattle Site features an address that Dr Alana Boulton made at the recent …

• VetCompass at BSAVA Congress 2015

  

  VetCompass enjoyed a hugely successful British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA) Congress from 9th-12th April 2015, contributing a total of 7 presentations by 5 different speakers during this well-attended event. BSAVA Congress, held …

   16 Apr 2015

• Synthetic version of broccoli compound is potential treatment for osteoarthritis

  A synthetic and stable form of a chemical found in broccoli could be used as a potential treatment for osteoarthritis after positive results from a study at the Royal Veterinary College, University of London. Recent research has found that eating …

   29 Apr 2015

  A synthetic and stable form of a chemical found in broccoli could be used as a potential treatment …

• New VetCompass paper: Common disorders in Cavalier King Charles spaniels

  

  Disorders recorded in Cavalier King Charles Spaniels attending primary-care veterinary practices in England Summers JF, O’Neill DG, Church DB, Thomson PC, McGreevy PD, Brodbelt DC. (April 2015) Canine Genetics and Epidemiology   Three major UK …

   30 Apr 2015

• Canine experts prioritise pet dog welfare issues in Great Britain

  

  A study, by The Royal Veterinary College, published on 3rd Feb 2014 in the scientific journal Animal Welfare, reveals the highest priority welfare issues impacting companion dogs in Great Britain, as ranked by a panel of independent experts. The …

   15 Sep 2014

  A study, by The Royal Veterinary College, published on 3rd Feb 2014 in the scientific journal …