Simon Doherty, senior lecturer at Queen’s University Belfast, has been named World Vet of the Year at the Global Veterinary Awards for focus on one health in tackling global health challenges.

Team at University of California, Davis School of Veterinary Medicine gains patent pending status for device that could revolutionise treatment for animals with end-stage temporomandibular joint disorders.

After 10 years in Swadlincote, Derbyshire, Bright Side Vets has expanded into Staffordshire.

An automated ELISA system installed at the company’s laboratory in Midlothian has been authorised for use by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service, meaning faster future result turnaround.

VetPartners makes four awards for abstracts or papers, plus two for early-stage projects.

Vets, technical staff and poultry managers all welcome for week-long course in June taught by specialists at The Pirbright Institute, University of Surrey and from industry.

Keith McKeeman, Mark Pearson, Sam Fenemore and Iain McCormick will climb each UK nation’s highest peak to raise valuable funds for the charity.

Topics and dates revealed for Farm Animal Veterinary Society’s “Carpool Cases” series, which are scheduled to run until February 2025.

Veterinary tech new business that raised £10 million in seed capital last year says its mission is to dramatically improve the working lives of its teams.

Double-decker truck carrying 40 cows flips over on a Shropshire roundabout, prompting urgent call to vet teams.

Global animal nutrition firm expands on its Sustain range with launch of new feline formulation.

College snatches pole position in veterinary science area for fourth year in a row.

“Dedicated” team takes Most Positive Community Impact gong at prestigious UK honours.

The National Foundation for Retired Service Animals stepped in with the largest donation in its history for nine-year-old Liza.

Tim Richardson, previously chief operating officer at Linnaeus and with two decades of experience, joins Village Vets, which has 18 practices across Meath and Dublin.

A consultation has been launched on the housing of laying hens for egg production.

Vet David Tomkins had to use the device to cut through a stainless steel receptacle after the dog sought out its soup contents.

Working alongside the UK’s leading charity for this condition, Endometriosis UK, the practice pledges to help drive positive change within the workplace.

Defra announces neutering cut-off point for canines aged below seven months on 31 January 2024 has been extended to 30 June 2025 “following engagement with veterinary industry”.

Vets perform intricate surgery to remove pellets found in thorax and left antebrachium of Bosnian rescue dog during routine dental assessment. 

Nova had been suffering constant infections due to congenital aural atresia, but surgery to remove external ear canal and open up middle ear solved her issues.

Survey by Blue Cross, which is marking 30 years of its Pet Loss Support service, found 81% of people felt they could not request time off following the death of their animal.

With more than four decades of service at the University of Glasgow hospital, Pamela McComb is stepping down, with long-time deputy Sharon Smith picking up the reins.

It is hoped the method will aid a greater understanding of how horses at the highest risk can be best identified, diagnosed and managed.

Alan Danielski, of The Ralph Veterinary Referral Centre, Marlow, investigated the effects of oblique proximal ulnar osteotomy on the healing of humeral intracondylar fissure in spaniels.

SPVS Congress told 3,000 vets registered as non-practising with RCVS and encouraging them back to clinical work key to addressing retention and recruitment challenges.

Incidence of thoracolumbar invertebral disc extrusions found to be significantly higher, based on assessment of cases at two CVS referral hospitals.

Separate bodies of work unveiled as part of RVC’s VetCompass programme.