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• Welfare problems of flat-faced dogs - can we ever solve them?

  

  APDAWG Meeting on Feb 23 2021 The popularity of brachycephalic (flat-faced) dogs is at an all-time high. These breeds are the darlings of the popular press, social media & advertisers. The public have fallen in love with these breeds & are choosing …

   02 Mar 2021

• Ancient bus-sized crocodile had extra vertebra to assist movement, new study shows

  

  An ancient caiman that weighed as much as an Asian elephant (3 tonnes) and almost was as long as a bus (8 metres) had unique specialisations to help it move, a new study shows. The Royal Veterinary College’s (RVC) Professor John Hutchinson joined …

   17 Dec 2019

• Wildlife trade bans not the only option to reduce pandemic risk

  

  Researchers at the RVC, Griffith University and TRAFFIC, suggests existing systems for food safety, rather than broad, untargeted bans on wildlife trade, are key to preventing the next pandemic

   07 Jul 2021

  A new study from a team of researchers at the Royal Veterinary College, Griffith University and …

• VetCompassTM study identifies top dog breeds affected with demodicosis

  

  Demodicosis is a relatively common parasitic skin disease in dogs that results when the normally harmless Demodex spp. mites in hair follicles multiply to excessive numbers. Clinical presentation can vary, but severe lesions and secondary infection …

   07 Oct 2019

• RVC advanced medical imaging centre set to strengthen Hertfordshire’s life sciences capability

  

  The RVC has been awarded a £2.13 million Getting Building Fund grant from Hertfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) to create a Cardiovascular Imaging Centre of Excellence (C-ICE) in the county

   15 Dec 2020

  The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has been awarded a £2.13 million Getting Building Fund grant …

• Leading the flock: The RVC launches new ‘Flockmaster’ Course to help sheep farmers increase their flock productivity and improve the health of their sheep

  

  The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has launched a new course for sheep farmers, shepherds, and smallholders to help them build knowledge and skills to protect and increase their flock productivity and improve the health of their sheep.    Rearing …

   17 May 2022

  The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has launched a new course for sheep farmers, shepherds, and …

• “Stop and think before buying a flat-faced dog”: French Bulldog no longer a ‘typical’ dog

  

  “Stop and think before buying a flat-faced dog”: French Bulldog no longer a ‘typical’ dog

   16 Dec 2021

• Professor Stuart Reid elected as a Fellow of the Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases

  

  Professor Stuart Reid elected as a Fellow of the Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases

   06 Dec 2021

• Leading global health scientists call for new strategy to tackle the diseases of tomorrow

  

  The heads of the RVC and LSHTM urge the Government to tackle threats to global health by including One Health policy on the agenda

   04 Oct 2016

  Update: watch the video of the joint lecture and discussion

  The heads of two of the country’ …

• The RVC demonstrates the strength and breadth of research with the 2021 REF results

  

  The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has demonstrated its breadth and depth of research excellence, celebrating 88% of research being rated as world-leading (4*) or internationally excellent (3*), according to the 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF) results.

   12 May 2022

  The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has demonstrated its breadth and depth of research excellence, …