Suspended “gold standard” painkiller for horses – named in list of nine products containing excipient diethanolamine – prompts dismay from equine vets.

VMD suspends diethanolamine (DEA) “in the light of scientific opinion” that consuming food from animals treated with products containing DEA may pose a risk to human health.

The only single-shot scour vaccine to be approved in Europe in more than 18 years is now available with an extended three-year shelf life.

Four specific batches of a treatment for canker, coccidiosis, worms and external parasites in racing and show pigeons are being recalled.

The VMD has been issued a product recall for two batches of Filavac VHD K C+V concentrate and solvent for suspension for injection for rabbits due to incorrect storage during shipment.

The new Vet Times app takes all the best features from vettimes.co.uk and puts them in your pocket – meaning all your veterinary content is just a few taps away.

Company’s Deltanil treatment for use in dairy cattle and sheep now has longest extended shelf life of any existing registered pour-on product.

A new vaccine that reduces the viral load in blood and lymphoid tissues has been launched by Zoetis to tackle the virus.

New health-monitoring litter tray analyses feline urine samples and automatically sends report to owner’s smartphone of any “red flags” detected.

“Hi-Drate provides a nutritious drink that suspends fibre in a soluble fibre gel that travels further into the digestive system to increase the hindgut reservoir” – Sandra Murphy, Equidiet.

Pharmaceutical company reassures vets and public its product is safe and legally compliant after rival was removed from sale.

Virbac’s new display packaging for equine product aims to offer retailers ‘additional opportunity to discuss three Ds of worming – direction, dose and delivery – with owners’.

“Inconsistencies” in cleaning process have lead to recall of batch-specific neuroleptic drug produced by Elanco Animal Health.

Product’s combination of lemon balm, fish oil and amino acids “promotes happy and calm behaviours without causing sedation” in felines, company says.

Product contains new active microorganism-killing molecule designed to prevent spread of bacteria to and from surfaces and people, and expected to sell in “billions”.