July 2020

Research reports clinical features, gross postmortem and histopathological findings during a rabbit haemorrhagic disease outbreak.

4 mins

Joint survey run by National Equine Welfare Council and Association of Dogs and Cats Homes shows more than half have seen income reduce by more than 50%.

5 mins

Findings suggest more than 10% of owners have bought fake medications for their pet after being duped online.

4 mins

“For the first time, we’re calling for behavioural science to be front and centre in the approach to bTB research and control” – BVA junior vice-president James Russell.

6 mins

“Tests conducted by the APHA have confirmed that the virus responsible for COVID-19 has been detected in a pet cat in England” – CVO Christine Middlemiss.

6 mins

Veterinary students at University of Nottingham have become some of the first in the country to get back to face-to-face study.

6 mins

Veterinary profession welcomes Government announcement as “significant move in the right direction towards our aim of bTB eradication”.

9 mins

Company to launch Pet Eye Health Awareness Week in September, to coincide with National Eye Health Awareness Week.

4 mins

Vet2Vet and BSAVA partner for launch of VETbytes, a mobile clinical support tool to give small animal veterinary professionals critical access to the latest evidence-based information.

3 mins

RCVS Mind Matters Initiative to hold a series of free “Reflection Time” sessions in coming months, aiming to help veterinary professionals with emotional aspects of their work.

3 mins

“We are including a new category that acknowledges the crucial contribution those in education make to embedding QI in the professions” - Pam Mosedale, RCVS Knowledge.

5 mins

Practices can download a vet pack containing details on how to run a digital Rabbit Awareness Week campaign, as well as a new care guide for rabbits.

4 mins

Former rescue dog Duke has been helping his owner foster a tiny kitten left abandoned at two days old.

4 mins

Custodianship over the annual celebration of all things feline is passed to International Cat Care for 2020, with a number of speakers lined up for 8 August.

4 mins

Partner organisation will be valued at more than £55 million and has plans to invest in range of cutting-edge agri-tech and veterinary research and initiatives.

4 mins

Sex-sorting technology has been used for the first time in rare-breed horses as Suffolk Punch Ruby gives birth to filly foal.

6 mins

Association to write to international trade secretary Liz Truss to raise serious concerns over composition of new Trade and Agriculture Commission, where only one of 16 members is a vet.

4 mins

Lockdown measures may have seen people spend more time with their pets, but research shows a gap in what owners should know about their needs.

6 mins

Robert Waldinger will be speaking to Thom Jenkins about his groundbreaking research and its implications for the veterinary sector.

4 mins

“We are asking the Government to let the veterinary profession know as soon as possible what we need to do” – BVA president Daniella Dos Santos.

6 mins