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• The Futurist Vet

  

  'Imagine a system that all the vet practices in the world were connected to and what opportunities that crowdsourcing of data could have on the future of our pets' health.' This quote is taken directly from The Futurist Vet: Science Fiction …

   16 Jan 2017

• VetCompass™ research makes the cover of Vet Times

  

  Recent VetCompass™ research on the epidemiology of Road Traffic Accidents in cats attending emergency-care practices in the UK makes the cover of Vet Times.

   12 Nov 2018

• Health and Welfare of Brachycephalic (Flat-faced) Companion Animals - New Book Available to Pre-order

  

  Dr Rowena Packer and VetCompass' Dr Dan O'Neill edit new book about brachycephalic health and welfare Health and welfare issues of brachycephalic (flat-faced) animals are one of the most pressing problems facing companion animals right now. Dogs, …

   21 Jan 2021

• RVC Vet Students do VetCompass proud at BSAVA Congress 2022

  

  RVC Vet Students do VetCompass proud at BSAVA Congress 2022  Four intrepid RVC final year vet students showed their true mettle by presenting their undergraduate projects orally at BSAVA Congress 2022 in Manchester. These students performed …

   30 Mar 2022

• 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

• VetCompass research featured in this months Kennel Scope

  

  A recent VetCompass research paper has been chosen to feature in this months edition of The Kennel Scope magazine, published last week by the Kennel Club.   The Kennel Scope magazine is a free, quarterly e-newsletter aimed at keeping veterinary …

   10 Sep 2015

• Crufts welcomes 800 vet students

  

  The Kennel Club recently sponsored 800 veterinary students from universities across the UK to visit Crufts 2015, which ran from the 5th to the 8th of March in Birmingham. The purpose was to familiarise the students with pedigree dogs and some …

   13 Mar 2015

• Vet students visit Crufts 2016

  

  Crufts is the world's largest dog show, celebrating its 125th year in 2016. Over 22,000 dogs competed to be crowned Best In Show. In the end, this title went to a West Highland White Terrier called Geordie Girl, the first time this breed has won …

   22 Mar 2016

• Practice-based research: Editorial in the Vet Record

  

  In a recent editorial in the Veterinary Record, VetCompass team member Dan O’Neill outlines the continuing progress of veterinary practice-based research and describes the main UK projects currently leading the way in this relatively new field: ‘ …

   15 May 2015
• Pre-owned pooches: Characterising commercial and private re-homing and re-selling systems for dogs aged > 16 weeks in the UK and implications for canine welfare (In progress)

  

  This PhD project will explore the re-sale of dogs over 16 weeks old that are sold through online advertisements in the UK: the demographics of dogs advertised; the demographics, motivations, and experiences of their sellers and buyers; and how the …