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• Health Issues

  Brachycephalic (or "short-nosed") dogs, such as the French bulldog, pug and British bulldog, are some of the most popular breeds in the UK. Popular flat-faced breeds include Boston terriers, pugs, Cavalier King Charles spaniels, French bulldogs, …

• VetCompass research shines at BSAVA Congress 2025 with 18 studies represented

  

  This month, the BSAVA Congress 2025 will showcase an impressive line-up of eighteen VetCompass research projects, highlighting the program’s role in advancing veterinary knowledge. With twelve oral and six poster presentations, this year’s …

   03 Mar 2025

• Exploding myths about seed dispersal

  

  New insights into the biology and mechanics behind exploding seed pods show they don’t wait to dry out before they explode their seeds at record speeds

   02 Jun 2016

• RVC joins prestigious network to preserve the UK’s reputation for world-leading research

  

  The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has today announced it has joined the UK Reproducibility Network (UKRN), in collaboration with nine other leading UK universities

   11 Dec 2019

  The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has today announced it has joined the UK Reproducibility Network …

• VetCompass™ study explores the classification, diagnosis, and clinical management of seizures in dogs

  

  Substantial differences between epilepsy classification in clinical records and those assigned by researchers based on formal guidelines support the need for greater integration of diagnostic guidelines in clinical practice

   03 Nov 2020

• Researchers develop combined cellular and molecular treatment to help improve recovery after spinal cord injury

  

  New type of combined cell treatment with the aim of improving recovery after spinal cord injury in companion animals and, ultimately, humans.

   30 Mar 2021

  A team of researchers, led by Dr Nicolas Granger at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) and Dr Liang- …

• Has Covid-19 continued to impact people’s decision-making when it comes to buying puppies?

  

  The Royal Veterinary College launches national follow up survey, “Pandemic Puppies – The Next Generation”, to determine whether the changing factors around the puppy buying process, which influence canine welfare, remained in 2021.

   14 Feb 2022

• 3D modelling reveals extinct shark with teeth bigger than your mobile phone would eat prey the size of killer whales

  

  Researchers from the Royal Veterinary College, among other international partners across Switzerland, USA, Australia and South Africa, used 3D modelling to understand more than just the size of the megalodon Photo Credit: J. J. Giraldo An …

   17 Aug 2022

• New Royal Veterinary College study finds low-cost thermal image devices could be as effective as expensive alternatives in detecting lameness in dairy cattle

  

  The research reveals that the low-cost devices could be as effective as diagnostics that are up to 50 times more expensive Left - Thermogram from the low cost device, Right - Thermogram from the high cost device A new study, led by the Royal …

   21 Sep 2022

  The research reveals that the low-cost devices could be as effective as diagnostics that are up to 5 …

• Lop-eared rabbits more likely to suffer from ear and dental problems, study confirms for first time

  

  Scientific confirmation for the first time, by the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), that lop-eared rabbits are more prone to ear and dental problems than their erect-eared counterparts

   21 Jun 2019

  It has been scientifically confirmed for the first time, by the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), …