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• New RVC VetCompass study published highlights major breeds diagnosed with Mast Cell Tumours in dogs

  

  A recent study just published in Canine Genetics and Epidemiology highlights a relatively frequent diagnosis of Mast Cell Tumours (MCT) in practice attending dogs within the VetCompass Programme. Based on data from over 168,000 dogs attending …

   03 Feb 2015

  A recent study just published in Canine Genetics and Epidemiology highlights a relatively frequent …

• 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 …

   26 Jul 2017

  Congratulations to Dr David Connolly and Professor Adrian Boswood for their recent grant award from …

• Dissecting the genetic architecture of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in cats

  

  Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the most common inherited cardiac disease in humans (1 in 500) and cats (1 in 7).  The disease is strikingly similar in the two species, although the feline prevalence is much higher. HCM is characterized by …

   01 Mar 2019

  Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the most common inherited cardiac disease in humans (1 in 500) …

• Comparative Physiology and Medicine Symposium - to commemorate the work of Professor A R (Bob) Michell

  

  A Comparative Physiology and Medicine symposium was held on 31 May 2017 at the RVC. This day was to celebrate and reflect upon the scientific career of a leader of our profession, Alastair Robert (Bob) Michell. Bob was passionate about science, …

   27 Jul 2017

  A Comparative Physiology and Medicine symposium was held on 31 May 2017 at the RVC.

  This day was …

• Latest publications from the VEEPH group

  

  Read on to find out more about some of the work we have published over the last couple of months...

   09 Jan 2019

  Read on to find out more about some of the work we have published over the last couple of months... …

• PhD opportunities in VEEPH

  

  New opportunities to do a PhD with the VEEPH group at RVC

   25 Jan 2019

  We have four exciting PhD opportunities available to start in October 2019. The deadline for …

• VetCompass at BSAVA Congress 2015

  

  VetCompass enjoyed a hugely successful British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA) Congress from 9th-12th April 2015, contributing a total of 7 presentations by 5 different speakers during this well-attended event. BSAVA Congress, held …

   16 Apr 2015

• RVC Initiative Reveals Antimicrobial Usage Patterns

  

  An understanding of levels of antimicrobial usage in small animal practices is critical to address multi-drug resistance in companion animals

   31 Aug 2016

• Veterinary Epidemiology, Economics & Public Health

  The RVC's Veterinary Epidemiology, Economics and Public Health (VEEPH) group covers livestock and companion animal epidemiology, veterinary public health, animal health surveillance programmes and animal health economics. The research has a direct impact on shaping policy both at national and international level.

• RVC hosts ‘Symposium on the Future of Veterinary Research’

  

  A gathering of 150 key figures from the veterinary profession, including leading scientific researchers and PhD students focussed on advancing veterinary research

   02 Apr 2019

  On Friday 29th March 2019, the RVC’s Camden campus hosted the Symposium on the Future of Veterinary …