November 2024

The Pirbright Institute has carried out the first comparative study of traditionally used Göttingen minipigs against the larger model for testing duration of laboratory-made monoclonal antibodies.

4 mins

UK Pet Food finds just 4% of surveyed owners thought their pet was overweight, while half admitted they had never sought veterinary advice on the issue.

9 mins

Vet Laura, now 31, finished fourth in the 3,000m on the indoor track in Prague in 2015, while she was still a student, but she gets the medal after the winner’s later disqualification for doping offences.

3 mins

October 2024

TV star joined other big name ambassadors at the charity’s seventh annual conference which was held in London from 16 to 17 October.

5 mins

New study from the RVC and the University of Southampton suggests saddles fitted to the curve of a horse back when it is still may not be optimal for distributing weight when moving.

6 mins

Ahead of a crunch council meeting next week, the RCVS is facing calls for a greater separation of its regulatory functions.

9 mins

Donation from the Lord Leverhulme’s Charitable Trust will support new facilities at Leahurst campus.

6 mins

Organisers say hundreds of businesses are committed to the month-long initiative to encourage public to return unused and out-of-date medication to help tackle antimicrobial resistance.

6 mins

Refuge4Pets – a charity that runs fostering services for pets owned by women escaping domestic violence in Devon and Cornwall – stages event featuring speakers from several agencies.

11 mins

Linnaeus report features studies on periodontal disease in cats, mobility changes in dogs, equine colic and immune-mediated polyarthritis.

5 mins

The event will be held virtually from 6 to 7 November and is free to attend with the full programme providing 6 hours of CPD for live attendees.

2 mins

Pharmaceutical giant also wants food supply chain to support and promote advances that improve welfare and production efficiencies – and help safeguard economic viability.

7 mins

Twenty volunteers and supporters are preparing to spend a week walking 100km in the African desert to raise thousands for the charity.

2 mins

Senior clinician says the virus “probably” needs to be regarded as a long-term threat after Government officials endorsed an ongoing industry survey of the topic.

10 mins

Scientists at The Pirbright Institute and University of Oxford on mission to create vaccine able to protect against multiple strains and without need for annual jabs.

4 mins

The Warrington practice is the third nationally, and the first in the region, to transition to new name.

5 mins

Vets, biologists and engineers from the Aberystwyth and Cardiff universities are working on tool for detecting TB in both animals and humans.

9 mins

Vet and MP Neil Hudson led calls for full investment in the APHA’s headquarters during a recent House of Commons debate.

5 mins

Vets at Edinburgh’s Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies are leading tests of a drug they hope will provide a less invasive treatment for an aggressive form of canine cancer.

5 mins

College leaders say the institution is “incredibly fortunate and grateful” as the monarch continues this special connection that spans almost 150 years.

3 mins