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• RVC celebrates milestone with 500th stored feline blood donation

  

  This month, the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) celebrated a milestone as the Blood Donor team collected its 500th stored feline blood donation. Donated by Malcolm, a nine-year-old rescued domestic shorthair cat, the day before World Blood Donor Day, this collection marked his ninth donation, which created a unit of stored feline packed red blood cells and a unit of stored feline fresh frozen plasma.

   04 Jul 2023

  This month, the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) celebrated a milestone as the Blood Donor team …

• RVC breakthrough reveals the molecular mechanisms that underlie a form of ‘tying up’ in horses

  

  Breakthrough at Royal Veterinary College as researchers reveal the molecular mechanisms that underlie a common genetic form of ‘tying up’ in horses

   03 Nov 2016

• New study highlights impact of elastic resistance band training for horses

  

  Use of these bands on horses shown to prevent injuries as well as overcome them

   26 May 2017

• What role do horse blood donors play at the RVC?

  

  The RVC keeps four horse blood donors who perform a vital role donating blood and plasma each month

   14 Jun 2017

• Sensor technology allows experts to enhance understanding of the relationship between lameness and back problems in horses

  

  Sensor technology is allowing experts from the RVC and Animal Health Trust to enhance their understanding of the relationship between lameness and back problems in horses

   28 Jun 2017

• Equine Residencies - Applications now open

  One Equine Surgery and one Equine Diagnostic Imaging Residency will be available in 2019 at the RVC

   28 Nov 2018

• Weight gain more than doubles the risk of laminitis in horses and ponies

  

  Horses and ponies that gain weight are more than twice as likely to develop laminitis than if they lose or maintain their weight, new research has found.

   27 Mar 2019

• RVC revolutionise equine imaging with first specialised CT scan for horses

  

  The UK’s first specialised equine computed tomography (CT) scanner has been unveiled at the RVC

   11 Mar 2016

• RVC names “Pet Blood Donors of the Year” this World Blood Donor Day

  

  In celebration of World Blood Donor Day (14 June), the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has announced its Pet Blood Donors of the Year 2023. These awards honour cats and dogs that participate in its vital blood donor programme to help other furry friends in need.

   14 Jun 2023

  Superhero Pets: the RVC names “Pet Blood Donors of the Year 2023” this World Blood Donor Day

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• The RVC partners with Equine Register to track UK horse movements to mitigate the spread of infectious diseases

  

  The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has partnered with Equine Register to undertake important research using data from new functions in the Digital Stable app. Funded by the Horse Trust, the RVC research project team will use this information to …

   21 Jun 2023