June 2022

Trials have started in Wales as part of a wider project to combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria in animals and the environment.

5 mins

European Platform for the Responsible Using of Medicines in Animals critical of European Parliament’s environment, public health and food safety committee for its “rejection of science”.

7 mins

Charity founded in 2013 by UK vet Luke Gamble has reached the milestone of delivering important rabies prevention messages to children aged 5 to 16.

8 mins

Colin Whiting has resigned from RCVS council after announcing that he “cannot accept” a new requirement  to “support externally” all decisions taken by its members.

5 mins

Delegate workshops with speakers and a programme covering youngstock, TB, fertility, endemic diseases, sustainability and beef promised for Birmingham showcase.

3 mins

New study from the RVC demands urgent action to reduce serious health issues associated with the popular breed’s exaggerated features.

13 mins

Veterinary professionals who want to help shape profession’s future by joining BVA council, panels or committees are encouraged to throw their hats in the ring.

5 mins

Event is being held online on 5 July at 12pm, and will give delegates the chance to learn more about the UK Government’s new Animal Health and Welfare Pathway. 

6 mins

Infection did not show in 36.1% of apparently healthy dogs, while a second study shows Angiostrongylus vasorum larvae can survive in the environment for up to 8 weeks.

8 mins

Event organised by student online support service VetWings brought together young and old for an outdoor festival at Killaworgey Farm near Newquay, Cornwall.

7 mins

John Gibson, whose 24-year-old son Cameron took his own life in October 2019, will walk from Land’s End to John o’ Groats to raise awareness and £250,000 for a charity set up in the young vet’s memory.

14 mins

James Oliver, head of the ophthalmology team at Dick White Referrals in Cambridgeshire, called for better education on the need to urgently refer dogs with cataracts caused by diabetes.

7 mins

Horiba UK has announced their CPD event next month aims to help veterinary professionals keep pets and the people who care for them safe.

5 mins

RCVS voted to Food Standards Agency request to allow registration for further 12 months of non-UK qualified European vets to fulfil specific meat hygiene roles at abattoirs.

5 mins

Study shows blood test able to distinguish between goats naturally infected and those vaccinated against Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis, the pathogen causing it.

7 mins

Vets in the UK, as well as Australia and New Zealand, are being asked for their views on neurology and whether they have concerns about teaching of the subject.

4 mins

Organisers reported more than 2,000 people attended the two-day event from 20 to 21 May.

5 mins

Team at Wear Referrals save one-year-old Hungarian vizsla left with fractured ribs and a hole in its pericardium just millimetres from its heart after running into a stick during a woodland walk.

4 mins

“I am extremely touched and humbled to receive this wonderful honour – it was such an unexpected surprise” – Glyn Hewinson.

5 mins

The team at the Veterinary Genetics Laboratory at UC Davis has published an example of a de novo genetic mutation in a foal born with a highly unusual sabino-like white spotting pattern on its coat.

5 mins