August 2016

Specialists at the RVC have helped a critically endangered monkey to return to full health after it was referred from London Zoo.

4 mins

Biobest has begun offering a reduced cost BVD management tag and test to all customers.

3 mins

Farm animal welfare will be the focus of a two day course at St Catharine's College in Cambridge in September.

2 mins

Staff at a veterinary practice in West Sussex got a buzz out of relocating a nest of honeybees.

3 mins

A diagnostics firm is working with the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) to develop an immunoassay system capable of monitoring pregnancy in elephants at Whipsnade Zoo.

2 mins

A steadfast veterinary student has pushed his athleticism to new levels after running 105 miles across the Lake District.

4 mins

Congress in the Snow is once again heading to Austria in 2017, but this time to an alternative resort – Mayrhofen.

2 mins

Vets are advising pet owners to be extra vigilant during the barbecue season after a dog stole and swallowed a pack of chicken satay kebabs - while they were still on sharp wooden skewers.

3 mins

A vet has won the British Mountain Bike Orienteering National Championship at his first attempt.

4 mins

Vets and VNs are invited to participate in a survey about how lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) professionals can be better assisted in the workplace.

2 mins

A Scottish veterinary group helped make a seriously ill child's dreams come true after inviting her to spend a day at one of its practices.

5 mins

Vetacademy has added a course on aquatic medicine for vets, vet technicians and aquarists working in the aquarium and aquaculture fields who wish to fast-track their knowledge and skills.

3 mins

A total of 3,357 veterinary professionals have responded to a consultation on RCVS proposals to move towards a more “outcomes-based” approach to CPD.

3 mins

Practice staff wanting to learn more about practical infection control – and help a charity while doing so – can participate in an online course starting on 8 August.

3 mins

Adventurous veterinary staff are being invited to harness paddle power for charity, while getting up close to African wildlife.

3 mins

Research proposals are being accepted for a one-year trial to conduct ethical review for practice-based clinical research.

2 mins

July 2016

US researchers believe the English bulldog is so inbred and unhealthy, its survival may depend on an infusion of new bloodlines from another breed.

3 mins

Two vets are cycling from Land’s End to John O’Groats in the name of charity.

3 mins

A University of Nottingham student is appealing for help with a survey to discover why some owners do not to vaccinate their horses against this potentially fatal disease.

3 mins

The Bella Moss Foundation has joined forces with the BSAVA to host a free webinar on infection control.

4 mins