September 2019

Wide-ranging plan "set to become one of our most fundamental reviews of RCVS guidance in recent years", says standards committee chair Melissa Donald.

7 mins

Green light given for one of the largest and best-equipped veterinary centres in the UK, which will create significant new job opportunities.

4 mins

Multi-boarded specialist to lead one of the UK's top radiation oncology specialist teams at trust's small animal referral centre in Newmarket.

3 mins

Members of the veterinary profession and the pet-owning public can now make nominations across five categories for the Petplan Veterinary Awards 2020.

3 mins

The study, conducted jointly by Lancaster University Management School and The Open University Business School, was based on 75 interviews with both male and female vets from across the UK.

6 mins

Online version of new evidenced-based textbook launched at BEVA Congress by The Donkey Sanctuary to help vets tackle dentistry issues in donkeys.

4 mins

“This is something I have been wanting to offer the VSGD community for a very long time." – Vets: Stay, Go, Diversify founder, Ebony Escalona.

6 mins

Vets and vet nurses who qualified outside the EU have been welcomed into the RCVS during a special ceremony held at Belgravia House in London.

5 mins

The British Veterinary Dental Association has announced two regional discussion events to complement its spring scientific meeting.

2 mins

The CPD from Improve International will cover both flexible and rigid endoscopy and offer delegates the opportunity to practice techniques.

2 mins

Portable, rapid and accurate test to detect peste des petits ruminants virus allows samples to be processed at pen-side without an RNA extraction step.

5 mins

Prompted by the equine flu outbreak, global animal health company Zoetis conducted two surveys into equine herpesvirus – one aimed at horse owners, the other at vets.

5 mins

Key commitments in the “Programme for Scotland 2019-2020“ will support a wide range of small and large animal welfare issues.

3 mins

Ophthalmologist Tim Knott will be leading the Ceva course in Reading, where he will also highlight the use of mobile phones in eye exams.

3 mins

Alex German, professor of small animal medicine at the University of Liverpool, will host the webinar: "How to be proactive rather than reactive for effective, preventive obesity management".

3 mins

In 18 months since opening, West Yorkshire hospital has recruited seven diplomates and has now become a ECVS centre for veterinary residency programmes.

3 mins

A test by the Australian Racing Forensic Laboratory of samples from the newly prepared batch of Bova’s 100mg/ml injectable omeprazole formulation did not detect testosterone.

4 mins

August 2019

Researchers from the University of Nottingham undertook a systematic review to identify, categorise and appraise evidence for factors associated with increased risk of adult horses developing colic.

6 mins

Training five or six times a week on top of her veterinary duties pays off for mum with selection for cycling championships in Poland.

2 mins

Event is designed by specialists, based on their direct experiences, to help discuss and shape the best paths forward to encourage, develop and retain new specialists.

3 mins