Study published in Journal of Small Animal Practice shows inherent differences between the electrolyte concentrations measured by point-of-care analysers and reference laboratory methods in dogs with hypoadrenocorticism.

“This test gives us additional markers to assess when developing vaccines, antivirals and therapies, and could ultimately help us to improve their effectiveness” – Dalan Bailey, The Pirbright Institute.

"The VMG Leadership Standards framework and our new qualifications will make a significant contribution to this and I urge the profession to make as much use of both as they can.” - VMG president, Rich Casey.

RCVS’ ViVet innovation project wants examples of how vets, VNs, practices and other organisations have been innovating during COVID-19.

Project led by college to reduce transmission in traditional food markets in Bolivia and Peru awarded £749,735 of funding.

Session from Boehringer Ingelheim – available to view now – features ruminant nutrition specialist James Husband on “Anionic salts and their practical uses”.

“The message here is that it is perfectly natural to love the character and look of these breeds, but we need to think carefully about the lives these dogs live” – Dan O’Neill of the RVC.

The Pirbright Institute is teaming up with ECO Animal Health and The Vaccine Group on projects to develop vaccine candidates for porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus.

Study by the RVC, the University of Liverpool, The University of Edinburgh’s Roslin Institute, and partners of the Centre for Tropical Livestock Genetics and Health looked at sub-Saharan African chicken populations.

Calming product that has decade-long track record of industry awards has picked up another at the PATS Telford Forum New Product Awards.

Swiss-based animal health company Safoso has launched an e-learning course called “Epidemiology for Non-Epidemiologists”.

Top vets and medics speak out on the need for professionals in human, animal and environmental health to function within broader multidisciplinary teams to mitigate against human pandemics and help global health.

Vet uses Breast Cancer Awareness Month and her lockdown-launched initiative to remind profession to perform life-saving checks.

Animal Medicines Training Regulatory Authority, a regulator of SQPs, says a number of written exam sittings have been completed following suitable safety measures.

Researchers recorded the number of vocalisations and duration of activity of orphaned kittens and mother-reared kittens during two-minute separations from their nest.

A dozen daring fund-raisers – comprised of BVA and Vetlife staff and volunteers – will cover 1,200km by land, water or horseback throughout October.

The multispecialist small animal referral hospital is encouraging team members to take up its 10,000 Steps challenge for mental health.

The pharmaceutical group has donated essential veterinary supplies to Orangutan Veterinary Aid, which has conservation programmes in Indonesia and Malay.