April 2019

Ambitious initiative aimed at reducing antibiotic use has been rolled out to more than 450 Vets4Pets and Companion Care practices.

4 mins

Research identifies new pathways involved in the development of Marekā€™s disease, which can help generate control strategies to reduce virus spread.

4 mins

Two digital initiatives and new longitudinal research project announced as college celebrates 175 years since receiving its royal charter.

4 mins

Reigning amateur rider of the year and practising veterinary surgeon prepares to tackle Badminton Horse Trials.

5 mins

The Norfolk and Suffolk branches of the BVAā€™s Young Vet Network have both reported a rise in interest during the past 12 months.

3 mins

New grads to have their own international conference as Independent Vetcareā€™s academy goes from ā€œstrength to strengthā€.

4 mins

This yearā€™s WSAVA Award for Scientific Achievement goes to a vet, educator and researcher in recognition of his global contribution to small animal clinical practice.

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Demand for procaine hydrochloride, widely used on farm animals, is particularly high in the spring, and supply problems have worried vets enough for them to seek Government assurance.

4 mins

Hands-on practical course enables veterinary surgeons to gain their postgraduate certificate in a 12-month period.

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Research ā€“ carried out by the RVC, AHT and Rossdales Equine Hospital ā€“ also showed the groups particularly at risk were native pony breeds and their crosses.

5 mins

Derbyshire group appoints its 100th vet as it continues to expand and buck the corporate buyout model of recent years.

4 mins

Vet Sara Creech and RVN Claire Shepherd are using their holiday leave to volunteer with charity Skiathos Cat Welfare Association.

5 mins

Davies Veterinary Specialists, based in Hertfordshire, becomes one of the few centres in the UK able to offer canine unicompartmental elbow replacement.

4 mins

Deal confirms UK will be able to export animal products and most live animals to the EU in the event of a no deal Brexit.

5 mins

Ciara McCormack will help support the growth of the business and ā€œdrive clinical excellenceā€ across its practice community.

2 mins

If the renewal fee is not received in full by 31 May 2019, non-paying veterinary surgeons will be removed from the register.

4 mins

Restrictions on breeding have been put in place on the animals to limit the risk of the disease spreading, and further investigations are ongoing.

3 mins

Severe goniodysgenesis is an inherited condition in which a dogā€™s eyes donā€™t develop properly. In some dogs, it can lead to glaucoma, which causes sudden blindness at a young age.

5 mins

Advances in veterinary surgical procedures has outstripped the supply of tissue such as bone, cornea and cartilage from cats and dogs.

4 mins

"ā€¦ this case serves as a reminder to UK veterinary surgeons that we must be vigilant for conditions such as Leishmania in non-travelled dogs and that alternative transmission mechanisms do exist.ā€ - RVC.

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