Dechra Veterinary Products has launched Pre-Vetoryl Cortisol (PVC) monitoring, an alternative method of monitoring dogs that are being treated for Cushing’s syndrome.

The company says the new method, which was developed with Professor Ian Ramsey…

Veterinary imaging company, BCF Technology and ECM (Echo Control Medical) have merged to form IMV Imaging, a new imaging division within the IMV Technologies group.

IMV Technologies is a reproduction biotechnology company which has worked in the field…

Actiphage, a new blood test for bovine TB, has been accepted for exceptional private use in England by the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).

Dr Berwyn Clarke, CEO of PBD Biotech, which developed the bacteriophage-based detection method, says this…

Portuguese equine biotech firm Equigerminal has launched what it says is the first-ever commercial diagnostic test for New Equine Virus (NEV), a potentially deadly virus.

NEV was first identified in 2013 by veterinary surgeon Dr Isabel Fidalgo Carvalho…

The Pirbright Institute has developed a novel sampling method which it says can detect the presence of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) virus from samples in the farm environment, even when susceptible animals are not showing clinical signs.

The new methods…

The Royal Veterinary College has announced the installation of what it describes as one of the most advanced CT scanners in any veterinary facility, anywhere in the world.

The College says the speed and accuracy of scans produced by the new scanner will…

Dairy Insight has announced that the V-Grip tuberculin injector made by NJ Phillips is now available in the UK.

The company says that the Phillips tuberculin gun is easier to use, clean and maintain than the most commonly used device, and it also offers…

PBD Biotech has announced that a new trial has shown that Johne’s disease can now be detected reliably in the blood of day-old calves for the first time using a new Actiphage diagnostic system.

The trial, which was conducted by a UK-French team…

PBD Biotech Limited has launched Actiphage, a new test which the company says enables rapid, early identification of Mycobacterium bovis in exotic species.

PBD says Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is a growing problem for zoos and wildlife parks, especially with…

Improve International has announced the launch of the latest in a series of General Practitioner Advanced Certificates (GPAdvCert): Diagnostic Imaging (Computed Tomography - CT).

The 12-module programme is aimed at European veterinary professionals who…

The Animal Health Trust (AHT) has announced the launch of a new DNA test for the genetic mutation which causes glaucoma in Border Collies.

According to the AHT, glaucoma affects more than a thousand dogs across the UK. Now Border Collie breeders will…

Virbac has launched the Speed Reader, a laser-induced fluorescent reader that measures the concentration of biomarkers in serum and plasma.

Speed Reader can test for T4, Cortisol, CPSE, Progesterone and cCRP. Virbac highlights that it is the only in…

Royal Canin has launched the Urinary range, the first new diet in its new Veterinary Health Nutrition range, at BSAVA Congress.

The urinary products, which are made to provide tailored nutritional solutions for cats and dogs with urinary issues, are 

Dr Ben Swift from Royal Veterinary College and Dr Cath Rees from Nottingham University have been off to Buckingham Palace to collect the Royal Dairy Innovation Award for a bovine tuberculosis test they developed together.

The test, which enables the…

Solihull-based Willows Referral Service is showing off it's new toy, a £400,000 state-of-the-art Siemens Somatom go.All CT scanner, believed to be the first in the profession.

Andrew Parry MRCVS, an RCVS and European Specialist, heads Diagnostic…

Austin Davis Biologics (ADB) will be launching a new blood test service for diagnosing small redworm (cyathostomin) infections in horses, in September.

The company says the new test overcomes a major shortcoming in faecal egg counts: that they can only…

Improve International has announced a two-day Masterclass in Feline Endoscopy with Dr Elise Robertson BS BVetMed MACVSc (Feline) DipABVP (Feline) FHEA FRSB MRCVS ABVS at its wet-lab practical training facility in Sheffield.

Limited to 12 delegates, the…

CPD Solutions has launched a PgCert in Small Animal Diagnostic Imaging, which takes 12 months starting in March 2020. 

The new programme includes ten days of practical imaging sessions based at CPD Solutions' training centre in Studley near Birmingham…

Test and Treat, a company which develops point of care tests for the detection of urinary tract infections, has launched U-Treat, a urine test which it says could change the way veterinary surgeons approach cases of suspected urinary infections in dogs…

A new study, published in the latest issue of the Journal of Small Animal Practice (JSAP), suggests that diagnostic accuracy is not significantly impaired by viewing radiographs on a smartphone¹.

It comes hot on the heels of the as-yet-unsubstantiated…

The British Medical Ultrasound Society is inviting vets to come to its Annual Scientific Medical Ultrasound Conference in Harrogate on the 12th December, where it will be running a veterinary stream aimed at veterinary GPs with an interest in ultrasound…

Mossman Farming, a dairy farm on the west Welsh coast which has been stricken by bovine TB, has become the first to gain permission to trial PBD Biotech’s rapid Actiphage blood test for Mycobacterium bovis (M. bovis). 

PBD Biotech says the Actiphage…

Veterinary experts from around the world have stepped closer to defining guidelines for the identification of pre-fracture pathology in the racehorse fetlock at a meeting held last week. 

The two-day collaborative workshop was hosted by the Jockey Club…

A new study published in Scientific Reports has found that machine learning has the potential to improve veterinary surgeons’ ability to diagnose herd mastitis origins accurately and reduce mastitis levels on dairy farms.

The study, which was led by…

A new study, published in the latest issue of the Journal of Small Animal Practice (JSAP), found that relying on total calcium concentrations alone to diagnose dogs with ionised hypercalcaemia may result in misclassification in around one third of dogs…