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Launch of DogWellNet website
A new, comprehensive online resource for canine health information, known as DogWellNet, has been launched by the International Partnership for Dogs (IPFD). The IPFD aims to enhance the health, wellbeing and welfare of dogs worldwide, pedigreed or … -
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 … -
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 … -
New British Heart Foundation grant
Dr Isabel Orriss and Professor Caroline Wheeler-Jones have been awarded a grant by the British Heart Foundation to work on Extracellular nucleotides and the P2Y2 receptor: potential targets for the inhibition of vascular calcification Arteries are …Dr Isabel Orriss and Professor Caroline Wheeler-Jones have been awarded a grant by the British …
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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 …A news article in the Cattle Site features an address that Dr Alana Boulton made at the recent …
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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 … -
BSAS award
Congratulations to Dr Alana Boulton who was Highly Commended by BSAS for her theatre presentation at the 2015 BSAS Annual Conference that was held in Chester on 14 and 15 April 2015. This was for her paper: Culling in the dairy herd: have cows …Congratulations to Dr Alana Boulton who was Highly Commended by BSAS for her theatre presentation …
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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 …A synthetic and stable form of a chemical found in broccoli could be used as a potential treatment …
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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 … -
Practice-based research: Editorial in the Vet Record
In a recent editorial in the Veterinary Record, VetCompass team member Dan O’Neill outlines the continuing progress of veterinary practice-based research and describes the main UK projects currently leading the way in this relatively new field: ‘ …