Association’s document includes calls on prospective MPs to pledge support to safeguard pet and farm animal health and welfare, and highlights importance of UK animal health industry.
Fellowship is learned society of the RCVS, aimed at vets whose activities demonstrate excellence in veterinary endeavour – and who have distinguished themselves in helping to enhance the profession.
BVA past-president and chairman of The Kennel Club Dog Health Group Nick Blayney dropped what he described as a “hand grenade” to the profession at the BVA Congress stream at London Vet Show.
Independent research presented at World Veterinary Poultry Association Congress recognises fluralaner product’s effectiveness at reducing poultry red mite in production houses.
“These benchmarks are of importance to all small animal practices and offer invaluable insight into the current levels of patient safety associated with routine neutering procedures” – Pam Mosedale, RCVS.
Five-year agreement will give institute scientists enhanced access to UK’s national synchrotron light source to allow them to better study viral diseases.
Memorandum of understanding sees collaboration on joint action plan to eliminate dog bite-transmitted rabies through a research-driven one health approach.
The study found while it was clear spaying dogs greatly minimised the risk of them developing mammary cancer, the findings suggest the practice may increase the risk of more aggressive cancers.
RVC principal Stuart Reid has vowed to learn lessons after a social media storm was sparked by an image that appeared in the college’s annual naked calendar.
Some of the most influential organisations in the UK veterinary profession have come together for a landmark collaboration on evidence-based veterinary medicine.
Paper describes changes in production of two bacterial metabolic products, lactate and secondary bile acids in the faeces of dogs with either chronic enteropathy or exocrine pancreatic insufficiency.
Opportunities have opened up on BVA council for the north-east, Yorkshire and the Humber, east midlands, west midlands, London, Wales and Northern Ireland regions.
Harper and Keele Veterinary School hopes to attract a diverse intake, not just “the traditional vet who tends to come from a fairly narrow socio-economic pool”.
AnimalhealthEurope pledge pinpoints 2025 for the delivery of 25 clear, measurable global actions to improve the prevention, detection and treatment of disease, and delivery of new vaccines.
