January 2025

Sector groups led by the BVA have warned regulators their investigation is “moving towards consideration” of the entire veterinary market, but without the proper information to do so.

7 mins

Vets are “confident” the death of a cat in the US state of Oregon is linked to a contaminated product that has now been withdrawn from sale.

4 mins

Liphook Equine Hospital claims to be the first in the UK to perform pioneering keyhole surgery that can keep sports horses in competition for longer.

5 mins

December 2024

Details of soon to be released research show that following lean management principles, with vaccination for scour, leads to mean weekly gains of 1kg a week.

11 mins

RCVS bosses have defended “robustness” of the analysis, which predicted substantial increases in the number of registered vets and nurses over the next decade.

7 mins

Cases have been reported in the midlands and south-east England in recent weeks, and one police force has said it fears more victims have yet to come forward.

9 mins

Almost two-thirds of responses to a Welsh Government consultation support the sport being phased out, but two leading veterinary groups say safeguards would need to be in place.

9 mins

Enforcement action is taking place after more than 13,000 items were intercepted in just a few weeks.

3 mins

The incident near Beverley is the 12th case to be confirmed in England since early November.

3 mins

Analysis of antibiotic use shows continuing falls for most critical products, even as usage rose in cats.

5 mins

Findings provide “critical insights” into how immune responses can be measured from blood samples, providing a foundation for future testing of mucosally administered vaccines.

5 mins

A £200 million funding package for improvements to the APHA’s headquarters won’t “touch the sides”, a vet and MP claimed today.

4 mins

President of the RCVS, Linda Belton, has chosen the charity for the college’s annual donation.

4 mins

CVS Group practices are taking part in a review of their prescribing procedures in three areas – acute (haemorrhagic) diarrhoea, cat bite abscesses and otitis externa.

8 mins

Research examining the analysis of microRNAs offers progress in care and diagnosing a common illness, according to a new paper.

6 mins

The Don’t Ban Me Licence Me group has warned more tragedies could follow the High Court judgement, which was welcomed by Defra.

7 mins

Colleagues have hailed the “outstanding contribution to the world” made by the vet and academic who has died aged 49.

8 mins

A judge has dismissed an application for judicial review of the legislation in England and Wales, despite partially upholding concerns over breaches of equality legislation.

6 mins

Vets at a Surrey referral practice said the operation went “exceptionally well”, despite the lack of known previous cases.

4 mins

New equine infectious disease surveillance scheme wants vets to submit case reports as part of RedWatch, which in time could lead to research to create prediction tools for real-time reporting.

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