The association has called for the Government to increase funding for veterinary education in a new policy statement designed to help produce a more future-proof workforce.
RSPCA believes the current badger culling programme “has no credible scientific basis” and wants to hear the views of farmers and vets in the front line.
Survey respondents had been feeding their pets raw diets for up to 65 years and findings have been embraced as at least partial validation by pro-raw feeding groups.
The first such election held by the RCVS Fellowship took place in August, with all fellows of the college having been contacted by email or post and asked to cast a vote.
The new survey, aimed at vet practice employees, seeks to find out the profession’s view on staff bringing their dogs to work, and how it affects morale and well-being.
Study shows more than two-thirds of dog owners don’t know the Angiostrongylus vasorum parasite is spread by slugs and snails, and some think otters are responsible.
Pirbright and The Roslin Institute have launched the Immunological Toolbox website – a central database of reagents and a platform for information exchange.
Small animal and farm vet David Charles spoke at the first National Association for Black Veterinarians Conference in the US about barriers faced by black or minority ethnic vet students.
Chance to win £500 of vouchers by completing survey while helping to understand the role of antimicrobial treatment in the overall epidemiology of AMR in horses.
Number of badger cull zones to increase by more than a third in a bid to halt the spread of bovine TB – with new areas in south-west, midlands and Cheshire included.
The study, conducted jointly by Lancaster University Management School and The Open University Business School, was based on 75 interviews with both male and female vets from across the UK.
The RCVS and BVA will co-host the Federation of Veterinarians of Europe General Assembly, which represents vet associations in 40 countries, in June 2020.
