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New innovative study proves racehorses use less energy to gallop than previously thought
Researchers from the RVC have made use of force plate technology to accurately measure the external work of galloping in racehorses. This technique, which has never been used for such large animals at high speed before, showed that horses had much …Researchers from the RVC have made use of force plate technology to accurately measure the external …
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Animal health experts call for Welsh Government to fund sheep scab programme
New report created by Welsh farming unions and sheep industry representatives and veterinary experts, including the RVCAn innovative new report advocating the need for a more co-ordinated effort from sheep scab …
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RVC makes breakthrough in treatment of deadly ‘Alabama rot’ dog disease.
Researchers at the Royal Veterinary College’s (RVC) Queen Mother Hospital for Animals (QMHA) have made a ground-breaking discovery in the treatment of Alabama rot, a deadly disease which affects dogs. Alabama rot, properly known as Cutaneous and Renal Glomerular Vasculopathy (CRGV) first emerged in Alabama in the 1980s, giving it the nickname ‘Alabama Rot’. The lack of understanding on how it spreads or can be stopped has led to high fatality rates for dogs who develop it -
Made for the long jump: RVC study reveals how frogs use their unique skeletal anatomy to improve their jumping capabilities
RVC study reveals how frogs use their unique skeletal anatomy to improve their jumping capabilities -
New editorial calls for more farrier research
A recently published editorial in the Equine Veterinary Journal, written by members of the Royal Veterinary College’s Structure and Motion groups highlights the need for further farriery research. -
Professor Joanne Webster is finalist in the prestigious BBSRC Innovator of the Year Awards 2018
Joanne Webster, Professor of Parasitic Diseases at the Royal Veterinary College, has received the significant honour of being one of three finalists in the International Impact category of the prestigious BBSRC Innovator of the Year Award 2018. -
International Canine Health Award for RVC PhD Student for canine diabetes genetic research
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Alice Denyer, a PhD student from the Royal Veterinary College, has won an International Canine Health Award - the 2018 Postgraduate Student Inspiration Award. This is in recognition of her research into the genetic differences between individual dog … -
Commonwealth Scholarship scheme allocates two prestigious scholarships to the RVC's MSc in Veterinary Epidemiology
Two Commonwealth Shared scholarships are to be awarded exclusively to candidates on the MSc in Veterinary Epidemiology course, for study beginning in the academic year 2018/19. -
RVC student Hatti Smart wins national award for promoting diversity and equality
Hatti Smart celebrates winning the NUS LGBT+ Higher Education Award Harriette (Hatti) Smart, a student of the Royal Veterinary College, has been nationally recognised for her tireless work in promoting inclusion, equality and diversity by … -
Equine welfare set to be improved by new study into chronic hoof condition
A new study, being conducted by a team at the Royal Veterinary College, seeks to investigate horse carers’ current knowledge of laminitis to understand factors influencing what horse carers’ do to prevent and manage the condition.