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The Royal Veterinary College’s Equine Locomotor Research Course expands to the USA
Grad Dip Equine Locomotor Research offers professional farriers the chance to gain the skills to produce original research which could enhance equine welfare -
New Dogs Trust grant: Of mice and dogs: Comparison of the alterations in the metabolome associated with heart failure
Congratulations to Dr David Connolly and Professor Adrian Boswood for their recent grant award from the Dogs Trust for the study "Of mice and dogs: Comparison of the alterations in the metabolome associated with heart failure" Approximately 320,000 …Congratulations to Dr David Connolly and Professor Adrian Boswood for their recent grant award from …
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RVC research team is one step closer to objective detection of horses with ataxia
Researchers at the Royal Veterinary College have developed a method of objective evaluation that can help differentiate horses with ataxia, a neurological disorder resulting in an uncoordinated or drunken gait, from those with other mobility issues. -
RVC join forces with BBC for Cat Watch 2014
The RVC Structure and Motion Lab team have joined up with the BBC and presenter Liz Bonnin for Cat Watch 2014 on BBC2 Horizon, October 7th, 8th and 9th. See our scientists revealing how town cats, village cats and farm cats spend their days and … -
Animals make light work of walking
The range of footfall patterns seen in walking amphibians, reptiles and mammals - including hippopotamus, horse and (inverted) sloth - are consistent with simple principles of mechanical work minimisation. One of the fundamental objectives of … -
New Horse Trust Equine PhD studentship
Professor Christine Nicol has been awarded a new Equine PhD studentship by the Horse Trust entitled "A formal analysis of behavioural structure as a tool to assess the impact of chronic equine disease". Many chronic health conditions experienced …Professor Christine Nicol has been awarded a new Equine PhD studentship by the Horse Trust entitled …
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A Very Henry Christmas
A two-year old dog flown from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to be treated by specialists at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) as he was in heart failure, is enjoying the Christmas period with his family. Henry, enjoying the Christmas period, … -
Hyperthyroidism and neutering; is there a link?
Hyperthyroidism (an overactive thyroid gland) is now a very common in geriatric cats, affecting almost 10% of cats over 9 years, but this disease was not commonly recognised until the 1980s. The reasons for the emergence of hyperthyroidism are …Hyperthyroidism (an overactive thyroid gland) is now a very common in geriatric cats, affecting …
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Birds of Prey visit Royal Veterinary College
Birds of prey visit the Structure and Motion Laboratory for a week of flight analysis. Expert bird behaviourists and trainers Lloyd and Rose Buck have brought their knowledge and some members of their bird family to the Royal Veterinary College. … -
Professor Alan Wilson and SML research featured on BBC One: Big Cats
Professor Alan Wilson’s research will be featured in the final episode of the three-part BBC One series entitled Big Cats. Professor Alan Wilson with cheetahs and the Structure and Motion Lab research aircraft. ©BBC/Stuart Dunn Professor Wilson …