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    New range of rapid molecular diagnostic tests for cattle, sheep and goats

    Enalees has launched Rhéa, a range of rapid molecular diagnostic tests for cattle, sheep and goats. Unlike traditional PCR tests, Rhea molecular diagnostic tests need no lab equipment, allowing them to be used directly in the field. The first panel...
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    VRCC supports Kenyan CPD initiative

    UK Veterinary Referral Centre VRCC is working alongside Kenyan veterinary surgeons Dr Zahoor Kashmiri and Nonee Magre to stage a long weekend of small animal lectures on the shores of the beautiful and historic Indian Ocean City of Mombasa. The event...
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    Nobacz to host free udder cleft dermatitis webinar

    NoBACZ Healthcare is hosting a free, one-hour webinar ‘Udder Cleft Dermatitis: what we know and what we don’t (yet)’ at 7pm on Thursday 3 rd July. The webinar will be presented by Will Gratwick BVSc MMedVet MRCVS (pictured), veterinary surgeon at LLM...
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    Guisborough nurses make hisstory catching 6ft python

    Teeside veterinary nurses Debbie Rowley and Karen Taylor from Wilton Vets made history yesterday when they were called out to catch a 6ft, 18lb python spotted by the side of the road by a motorist in Guisborough. Talking to the Guisborough Gazette...
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    CEVA produces pack to help practices get involved with Dog Adoption Month

    CEVA Animal Health, makers of the natural pheromonatherapy product D.A.P.® - Dog Appeasing Pheromone, is supporting National Dog Adoption Month in August and has produced a ‘how to get involved' pack for veterinary practices. During the...
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    Tim Parkin to host RCVS Question Times in Salisbury and London

    The new RCVS President Tim Parkin will be hosting two RCVS Regional Question Time sessions, one in Salisbury on Thursday 4th September and the other in London on Wednesday 15th October. The RCVS Regional Question Time sessions give members of the profession...
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    CVS launches course to help new grad vets perform commonplace surgery with confidence

    CVS has launched ‘Further surgical skills for the General Practitioner’ a course designed to help new graduate vets develop their confidence and competence performing commonplace surgical procedures. The one-day course covers a variety of procedures...
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    First conference for Official Veterinarians to be held in Swindon

    Improve International has announced that it is to hold the first conference aimed specifically at Official Veterinarians. Taking place from 22-23 October 2015, Improve says the conference aims to provide a forum to update OVs on the latest developments...
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    New booklet for pig producers explains oedema disease

    IDT Biologika and Hysolv Animal Health have announced the publication of A guide to oedema disease in pigs, a six-page booklet written to help pig producers understand the causes, effects and treatment of this ailment. Author, F Javier Salquero, an...
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    Veterinary Poisons Information Service facing closure: your suggestions invited

    It’s a complicated story, but the Veterinary Poisons Information Service is one of a number of services run by the Guy’s & St Thomas' Poisons Unit (GTPU), which exists primarily to provide 24 hour telephone poisons information to the NHS. Until...
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    RCVS President welcomes new grads and broadcasts his aims for the year

    The RCVS has published a video in which the new President Neil Smith outlines his objectives for the year ahead. In the video, Neil says the presidential task he most looks forward to is admitting new veterinary surgeons and nurses to the Register...
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    Animal Behaviour and Training Council launched

    Animal training and behaviour experts have joined forces to try and end bad practice by poorly trained individuals. The Animal Behaviour and Training Council is being launched to regulate the education and training of those working in the animal behaviour...
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    Burgess launches bedding and 'sensitive' diet for small furries

    Burgess Excel has extended its range with what it claims is the UK's most absorbent paper bedding for rabbits, guinea pigs and chinchillas, and a new 'sensitive' variety of nuggets for rabbits and guinea pigs. Burgess says the bedding is made from...
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    Animalcare launches post-prescription osteoarthritis diary

    Animalcare (maker of Daxocox), has launched an osteoarthritis diary to help veterinary practices collaborate with owners in the management of canine osteoarthritis. The company points to research which shows that osteoarthritis can affect up to 40...
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    Free CPD for vets about performing surgery with a plasma knife

    Hamilton Specialist Referrals is hosting a free CPD seminar and workshop about the Onemytis surgical device in High Wycombe on 26th November 2024. Onemytis is an air plasma knife which enables veterinary surgeons to cut, dissect and vaporise tissue...
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    Julia Lee named Young Farm Vet of the Year 2025

    Hui Pin (Julia) Lee, associate vet at Crowshall Veterinary Services, Attleborough, Norfolk, has been named Zoetis Young Farm Vet of the Year 2025. Julia, who came to the UK in 2016, graduated from the Royal Veterinary College in 2021. She then completed...
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    French Bulldogs and Boxer dogs have genetic link to atopic dermatitis

    A study published in Frontiers in Veterinary Science , has identified a gene called SLAMF1 that significantly increases the risk of developing canine atopic dermatitis in 71% of French Bulldogs and 40% of Boxers. The research was carried out by scientists...
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    Dogs reported stolen ten times MORE TH>N cats

    MORE TH>N Pet Insurance has released the results of its Pet Theft Census, which looked into the prevalence of pet theft in the UK. The research shows that in 2012, 833 dogs and 83 cats were reported stolen to the police. That trend has continued into...
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    London Vet Show running competition for a trip to Thailand

    The London Vet Show has announced it will be offering delegates the chance to win a £12,000 trip to Thailand with Worldwide Veterinary Service (WVS) at this year’s event (Olympia Grand, 19th & 20th November). Delegates will be able to enter the competition...
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    RCVS calls for mental health abstracts

    The RCVS Mind Matters Initiative is inviting mental health researchers from around the world to share their research by submitting abstracts for its 2025 veterinary mental health research symposium. The symposium aims to promote effective knowledge...
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    SAMSoc Programme 2011

    Programme attached. A registration form can be downloaded from the 'news' section of the website.
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    Veterinary diversity group celebrates fifth anniversary

    Animal Aspirations, a national student-led organisation dedicated to improving ethnic and socioeconomic diversity within animal-related careers, celebrated its fifth birthday this week. The group was set up in 2019 by veterinary students Stephanie...
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    Share Jones Lectureship nominations sought

    A lecturer of special eminence in veterinary anatomy is sought for the 2013 RCVS Share Jones Lectureship. This is a biennial award whose recipients give a public lecture on a subject agreed with the College. Recent lectures have included 'Who...
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    The Dick opens UK-first wildlife emergency clinic

    Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies at the University of Edinburgh has opened an emergency clinic for injured animals, to allow the public to bring in wildlife in need of treatment. The Wildlife Emergency Clinic is the first of its kind in the UK...
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    RCVS to discuss CMA review at BSAVA Congress

    The RCVS has announced a number of sessions it will be running at BSAVA Congress this year, including one in which it will share its take on what the profession can expect from the CMA review. The sessions are: Thursday 20 March - VN Vision workshop...