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• Life, death and immortality of insulin-producing pancreatic beta cells: a genomic approach

  Professor Brian Catchpole and Dr Lucy Davison have been awarded a grant by Petplan Charitable Trust for "Life, death and immortality of insulin-producing pancreatic beta cells: a genomic approach". Canine diabetes mellitus affects around 1 in 300 …

   20 Nov 2017

  Professor Brian Catchpole and Dr Lucy Davison have been awarded a grant by Petplan Charitable Trust …

• Livestock Extension Services

  Recent Papers and Current Projects including calf anaemia from staff and students at RVC-SE

• Evolution of Influenza A Viruses (IAV) in Swine

  Dr Nicola Lewis has been awarded a grant by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) to work on Characterization of the Evolution of Influenza A Viruses (IAV) in Swine.   This project will be run in partnership with the Animal and Plant Health Agency …

   09 Apr 2019

  Dr Nicola Lewis has been awarded a grant by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) to work on  …

• Latest VetCompass research presented at BSAVA Congress 2016

  

  Nine VetCompass research abstracts presented at BSAVA Congress 2016, Birmingham The annual British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA) Congress is a calendar highlight for small animal veterinarians, researchers and industry …

   12 Apr 2016

• VetCompass reveals scale of bracycephalic crisis at London Vet Show

  

  The scale of the current and upcoming issues related to the unprecedented demand for certain brachycephalic dog breeds is now starting to be realised. The current popularity of breeds such as the Pug, French bulldog and Bulldog has led to a huge …

   06 Dec 2017

• The Animal Care Trust funds research into combatting deadly wildlife virus

  

  Nobody could help but be moved by the tragic plight of the Saiga antelope as portrayed in David Attenborough’s Planet Earth II when 150,000 antelope died in front of the series’ TV crew across three devastating days. Royal Veterinary College (RVC) researchers were presented with a £3,000 grant from the Animal Care Trust (ACT) to research this disease and support its eradication.

   14 Nov 2019

  Nobody could help but be moved by the tragic plight of the Saiga antelope as portrayed in David …

• Ethics

  The ethical issues surrounding brachycephalic breeds are numerous, and conflicting interests exist within and between stakeholder groups. Breeders, owners and vets alike have a moral responsibility to safeguard the health and welfare of sentient animals to the best of their ability.
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  VetCompass – a New Direction in Veterinary Evidence

  Dan O'Neill, Dave Brodbelt, Noel Kennedy and David Church, key figures in the RVC’s VetCompass programme, discuss critical milestones since the initiative was launched 15 years ago – and the value of the wider veterinary community in these …

• RVC research sheds light on epilepsy treatments — Why don’t the fits stop?

  New research from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) canine epilepsy clinic has shed light on why some dogs do not respond to anti-epilepsy treatments. The study found that dogs that experience more than one seizure a day and male dogs were less …

   27 Aug 2014

  New research from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) canine epilepsy clinic has shed light on why …

• New RVC study investigates the role of inflammasome in canine chronic enteropathy

  A new RVC study published in PLoS One has investigated the role of inflammasome in canine chronic enteropathy (CCE). The pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease( IBD) in dogs is still unknown, and in particular, the cytokines involved in the …

   25 Mar 2015

  A new RVC study published in PLoS One has investigated the role of inflammasome in canine chronic …