July 2021

RCVS Knowledge has announced the winners in the 2021 Veterinary Evidence Student Awards, which reward studentsā€™ engagement with evidence-based veterinary medicine.

9 mins

Open letter to sheep farmers from National Sheep Association, Sheep Veterinary Society and others to help slow concerning upward trend in wormer resistance.

8 mins

VetPartners has announced plans to host a second discussion about the ongoing pancytopenia outbreak, which will once again be hosted by Rachel Dean on 20 July at 8pm.

2 mins

Free-access Veterinary Virtual Live Work Experience programme launched in March and has offered a pandemic alternative to school students seeking taste of pre-vet school practice life.

10 mins

Boehringer Ingelheim provides scheme for equine vets to be able to help reduce plastic waste by recycling its Aservo EquiHaler device.

4 mins

In an open letter to the profession, Vet-AIā€™s Sarah Warren describes how she hopes to leave a lasting legacy and be remembered as ā€œchief happiness officerā€ at the business she helped to create.

9 mins

During the virtual session (13 July), Matt Gurney will explain the impact of breakthrough pain on pet and owner, and how to approach it more effectively using analgesic and rehabilitation tools and strategies.

6 mins

The Virtual Veterinary Internship has been launched by the US-based Veterinary Information Network to help guide new graduates or vets returning to the profession.

7 mins

Full programme now available for 60th staging of Europeā€™s largest equine vet event, with Tim Greet and Jean-Marie Denoix giving plenary lectures.

6 mins

Chris Dixon, of Veterinary Vision in Penrith, previously warned about the worm ā€“ and the dangers of it coming to the UK ā€“ in a paper he co-authored in 2017.

6 mins

Scotlandā€™s Rural College has submitted multimillion pound plans for centre that will ā€œutilise technology and expertise in big dataā€.

7 mins

Organisers of SPVS-VMG Congress have issued a call for contributors to the programme for congress, which will be held at ICC Wales in Newport from 21 to 22 January 2022.

4 mins

Tickets are now available for the 2021 congress (3 to 6 November), which will once again will be held online following the success of last yearā€™s first virtual event.

7 mins

Team from Shires Vets in Staffordshire get baby alpaca back on its feet after being born two weeks early.

4 mins

In a speech to farmers at Cereals 2021 event, environment secretary George Eustice says paying farmers to have a vet do an annual herd review will feature in its future plans.

9 mins

June 2021

Rachel Nixon and herĀ fiancĆ© Lawrence Dodi plan to drive an old ambulance through more than 60 countries on a journey of 100,000 kilometers to raise cash for Vetlife and Anthony Nolan.

5 mins

Regulator formally accredits veterinary degree at University College Dublinā€™s School of Veterinary Medicine at culmination of process started in 2019.

4 mins

Programme features year at University of Pennsylvania and second at RVC, with winning scholar conducting investigations alongside internationally renowned researchers.Ā 

3 mins

Due to start in January 2022, the programme is designed primarily for vets working in small animal practice who have a particular interest in diagnostic imaging.Ā 

5 mins

Members of the association will have the chance to vote for their 2021 and 2022 selections, and each can nominate as many people as they wish.

4 mins