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• Strengthening Animal Production and Health Through the Immune Response - new EU grant

  A research project led at RVC by Dr Damer Blake and Prof Jonathan Rushton, working with Prof Fiona Tomley, has recently been awarded €714K by the European Commission under the Horizon 2020 Sustainable Food Security initiative. The project, ‘ …

   10 Apr 2015

  A research project led at RVC by Dr Damer Blake and Prof Jonathan Rushton, working with Prof Fiona …

• VetCompassTM study explores frequency, risk factors and survival in dogs with diabetes mellitus

  

  Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a serious disease that can compromise the welfare of dogs. This latest VetCompass study looked at factors associated with the risk of dogs developing DM, and also factors associated with how long they might survive with the …

   18 Jun 2020

• In the Media

  Over the last decade our research in relation to brachycephalic health has seen considerable coverage in the media. Some highlights of this are featured below. Scientists find gene link to problem breathing in dogs - 17 May 2019 Dog breeding: …

• RVC Lecturer awarded BVA Animal Welfare Foundation research grant to study the COVID ‘Pandemic Puppy’ phenomenon in the UK

  

   Dr Rowena Packer has been awarded a research grant from the BVA Animal Welfare Foundation. These grants are available to experienced researchers for short, desk-based research projects on high priority issues in animal welfare. Rowena, Lecturer in …

   13 Aug 2020

   Dr Rowena Packer has been awarded a research grant from the BVA Animal Welfare Foundation. These …

• VetCompass study reveals new insights on seizures and epilepsy in cats

  

  Neurological disorders are supposedly a leading cause of death in cats but, until now, there has been little information on how commonly cats are affected by seizure disorders or epilepsy.  The latest VetCompass study shines new light on these …

   25 Sep 2020

• Published papers

  Research in relation to brachycephalic health issues from the RVC's interdisciplinary research team

• Scientists collaborate to assess the impact of an infection with Mycobacterium bovis on different cow breeds

  Scientists from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia,), the Centro de Investigación y Asistencia en Tecnología y Diseño del Estado de Jalisco (Guadalajara Jalisco, México), Public Health England ( …

   16 Dec 2020

  Scientists from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y …

• Article

  Update on Gastrointestinal Diseases in Horses

  Bettina Dunkel, Associate Professor in Equine Medicine The most commonly described intestinal disease in horses is probably gastric ulcers and colic but other diseases such as colitis and inflammatory bowel disease also play an important role. The …

• 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, …

• Equality

  Equality – information about equality at RVC and who to contact.