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    Response Medical launches UK’s first manually retractable safety needle

    Response Medical, a leading UK healthcare supplier, today launched Surety™ Needle , a new retractable safety needle developed specifically to address the growing threat of needlestick injuries - the second most common cause of accidents to NHS...
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    Major new campaign to promote Drontal

    Bayer Animal Health has signed a sponsorship deal with the celebrated series The Dog Whisperer on Nat Geo Wild and committed to a wide-reaching TV advertising campaign to promote Drontal. The sponsorship agreement covers series 5 of The Dog Whisperer...
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    CEVA Animal Health launches new D.A.P. website

    CEVA Animal Health has launched a new website - www.dapfordogs.com - to advise veterinary professionals and dog owners about its veterinary behaviour product, D.A.P. The new site features advice on how to prevent stress at key stages of a dog's...
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    European VN training project set to continue

    A project which aims to standardise the assessment of veterinary nurse practical training across Europe will have life beyond its pilot phase, thanks to European VN training network, Vetnnet. The announcement was made in September at an Oslo-based...
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    TV programme to help educate horse owners about worming

    Zoetis has announced that Horse & Country TV (Sky Channel 253) will be airing the Vet Essentials episode on worm control in horses from today until 26th March. The programme, made in association with Zoetis, follows presenter Jenny Rudall on her mission...
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    Vetcel practices to get health & safety training

    Vetcel , the veterinary buying group, has announced a partnership with Training Progress , through which it will deliver its health and safety training information to member practices. Training Progress is a training management system designed primarily...
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    Free dosing wheel for anti-epilepsy treatment

    Genitrix is offering practices a specially designed dosing wheel to ensure the accurate administration of Libromide (potassium bromide), the company's treatment for refractory canine epilepsy. The wheel indicates the dosage required according to the...
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    Could you host a tea party for the Trust?

    The RCVS Trust will take part in National Pet Month (3 April - 3 May) and is asking veterinary practices to put on 'Alice in Wonderland' themed fundraising events. Cherry Bushell, RCVS Trust Director said: "The Trust aims to improve the health......
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    New initiative to help vets deliver contextualised care

    RCVS Knowledge has launched a new initiative to support the veterinary sector in delivering contextualised care. The initiative seeks to understand the barriers and enablers to delivering contextualised care in companion animal practices, and to set...
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    Bayer doubles pipettes in Advocate

    Bayer Animal Health has doubled the number of pipettes in its Advocate all-in-one flea, worm and mite spot-on to provide an additional range of six-month treatment packs for cats and dogs. Bayer says the doubling of the number of pipettes in...
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    Horses to benefit from stem cell breakthrough

    Horses suffering from neurological conditions similar to those that affect humans could be helped by a breakthrough from stem cell scientists, according to a study published in the journal Stem Cells and Development . Researchers at the University...
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    Vets reminded about March retention fee deadline

    The RCVS is reminding veterinary surgeons that the retention fee payment deadline is 31 March. Fee payments received after 1 April are subject to an extra £35, and veterinary surgeons whose fees remain unpaid after 31 May are removed from the Register...
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    BVA responds to Bovine TB report

    Commenting on the publication yesterday (Monday) of the Chief Scientific Adviser, Sir David King’s report on Bovine TB in Cattle and Badgers BVA President Nick Blayney said: “We welcome this response to the Independent Scientific Group on Cattle...
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    Ceva to carry out fireworks radio campaign

    Ceva Animal Health is joining forces with Dog's Trust to carry out a radio campaign to educate owners on the importance of preparing their pets for the firework season. The series of interviews - which will go out on both BBC and local radio on...
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    4th edition of CEVA's Cardionews now available

    CEVA Animal Health has launched the fourth edition of Cardionews, a regular cardiology newsletter written by top experts in the field, featuring upcoming topics of interest in cardiology. In this edition ( click here to download ), the renowned cardiologist...
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    New film about dog health and welfare in 2012

    The Kennel Club has released a film, narrated by Clare Balding, which looks at the issues affecting dog health and wellbeing in this country and what is being done in 2012 to help ensure that dog welfare stays at the top of the agenda. The film, ...
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    2012 NOAH Compendium available now

    The 2012 edition of the NOAH Compendium of Data Sheets for Animal Medicines has been published and a free copy sent to each veterinary practice in the UK. This edition has a redesigned cover, developed for NOAH's 25 th anniversary which took place...
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    £2000 worth of cash prizes for vets

    VetSurgeon.org today launched a new initiative to increase membership of the online community, as part of which 5 vets could win cash prizes worth a total of £2000. A new 'Invited by' box has been added to the registration form which new members....
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    Help needed with pseudopregnancy research

    The University of Glasgow, School of Veterinary Medicine, is calling for help with research into the prevalence of pseudopregnancy in spayed bitches. The research takes the form of a survey being conducted amongst a representative sample of veterinary...
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    Vets encouraged to talk to farmers about benefits of using NSAIDs in dairy cows

    Ceva Animal Health is calling on vets to talk to dairy farmers about the role of NSAIDs after hosting a conference at which many vets said they assumed that farmers know what NSAIDs are, but at the same time reported that even proficient and knowledgeable...
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    BVA says urgent reassurance needed on farm animal welfare codes

    The BVA is calling for urgent reassurance from the government concerning farm animal welfare. The association says the government decision to revoke farm animal welfare codes risks undermining public confidence in animal welfare standards. When...
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    UK flea and tick trouble trebles

    An unprecedented outbreak of fleas and ticks in Britain, posing risks to human and animal health, is being blamed on climate change, the wet summer and tougher strains of pests. Experts also warn the problem is set to worsen as autumn provides...
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    Blood-giving first for Doncaster practice

    Beechwood Veterinary Hospital has become the first (and only) place in the country where dogs and people can give blood. The Doncaster vets has teamed up with the National Blood Service (NBS) and Pet Blood Bank UK (PBBuk) to offer the community...
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    Davies Veterinary Specialists explore virtual bronchoscopy

    Diagnostic imagers at Davies Veterinary Specialists have been exploring the power and 3D resolution of their new CT scanner, and have come up with a fascinating virtual CT bronchoscopy (VB) that tracks the airways of a dog. A movie of the bronchoscopy...
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    5 millionth can worth £1000 to a practice

    CEVA Animal Health’s household flea products, Staykill, Acclaim and Skoosh, will soon have helped fight the 5 millionth household flea infestation in the UK. In order to preserve the historic 5 millionth can for future generations, CEVA would like...