A new PDSA clinic that will provide treatment to some RSPCA clients is expected to open in the spring.

Academics in Liverpool say a pioneering system of fluid sample analysis showed significant differences between dogs with the injury and those without.

Calls for a new, Britain-wide approach to bTB have been rejected by the department as it maintains its approach is working.

Details of the measures north of the border are due to be outlined by ministers tomorrow (18 January), as charity leaders urge them to learn lessons from England and Wales.

Researchers at the University of Liverpool have worked with Dogs Trust on the GenPup-M system, which they hope to turn into an app for owners to use.

One health conference “Animal health and securing our future – a vital connection” will feature politicians and cover future regulatory framework for veterinary medicines.

Mark Ruskell said legislation was needed to outlaw a sport that he claims is “beyond reform”, while consultations on its future in Wales are also continuing.

The association has welcomed calls for collaboration from a leading critic of the controversial badger cull policy in England, but insists that option should remain open where it is needed.

Most confirmed cases so far have not shown clear clinical signs of the virus, a new veterinary webinar on the outbreak has heard.

Practice group’s team members voted for the organisation, which provides free veterinary care and services to pets of homeless people, as its chosen charity for 2024.

Proposals are expected to be outlined later this year on an issue that college leaders see as a vital aspect of veterinary legislation reform.

The latest infections have been recorded across six different counties and a senior vet believes they could be linked to recent high levels of rainfall.

Association issues priorities for animal health and welfare – including new Veterinary Surgeons Act – at start of what many expect will be a UK general election year.

Culture, performance, and well-being is the theme of the two-day event next month and organisers say there has already been a strong demand for tickets.

Three organisations have announced plans to offer financial assistance to owners who have sought ownership ban exemptions for their dogs with the support of veterinary practices.

Three cattle in Kent, plus five in Norfolk, are the latest to be affected by the virus, though the areas currently covered by animal movement restrictions are not being extended.