Veterinary News Headlines

    BEVA offers free practice benchmarking service

    BEVA is giving its members the opportunity to participate in a free practice benchmarking survey, to help them ensure their business is being run as efficiently and profitably as possible. The results of the research will be released at BEVA Congress...

    Aggressive dogs linked to disagreeable people

    A study carried out at the University of Leicester's School of Psychology has found that disagreeable younger people are more likely to prefer aggressive dogs, confirming the conventional wisdom that dogs match the personality of their owners. ...

    Duncan Lascelles to present webinar on switching NSAIDs

    Dr Duncan Lascelles, Professor of Translational Pain Research and Management at North Carolina State University, will be delivering a webinar on switching between non-steroidal anti-inflammatories (NSAIDs) in canine patients on December 14th at 8pm....

    Dechra to run canine Cushing's webinar series

    Dechra is running a series of six 30-45 minute webinars about Cushing's in dogs, starting on Tuesday 10th December. The webinars will be presented by Professor Ian Ramsey, Ellen Behrend, Joezy Griffin, Professor Jill Maddison and Imogen Schofield....

    Nominations sought for veterinary awards

    The World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) has launched its annual search for veterinary surgeons deserving of an award for significantly advancing the care of companion animals. Nominations are invited for the following awards, which...

    RVC research reveals live bird markets are 'reservoir of infection' for Bird Flu

    Guillaume Fournié and Dr Javier Guitian from the Royal Veterinary College - working with colleagues from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and Imperial College - have developed a model to understand how live bird markets act ...

    New disease surveillance network under development

    The BSAVA has announced a partnership with the University of Liverpool to develop a national UK disease surveillance network for companion animals. Originally established in 2008, the Small Animal Veterinary Surveillance Network, SAVSNET, aimed to...

    New solution for bovine respiratory disease

    Dechra has launched Cyclofin, an injectable single-dose solution for acute bovine respiratory disease (BRD) caused by oxytetracycline-sensitive Mannheimia (Pasteurella) haemolytica and Pasteurella multocida where an anti-inflammatory and anti-pyretic...

    Defra's Exotic Animal Disease Generic Contingency Plan laid before Parliament

    Defra's Exotic Animal Disease Generic Contingency Plan was laid before Parliament last week. The plan is amended annually and is produced for Defra. It includes an overarching plan for dealing with a range of exotic animal diseases, as well as...

    Promoting dental services with Pet Smile Month 2010

    Veterinary practices are signing up fast for the opportunity to take part in Pet Smile Month in September 2010, according to organisers. Participating practices carry out free dental checks in September as part of a nationwide campaign to promote dental...

    Scottish practices launch graduate training programme

    Two award-winning independent practices, Glasgow-based Pets’n’Vets and Fife-based Inglis Vets , have joined forces to launch what they describe as a pioneering new graduate training programme. The new.graduatevet programme (or ‘Dot’ programme) provides...

    Demand for pet crematoria sparks opening of new centre in Gloucestershire

    CPC has announced the opening of a new pet crematorium in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire to meet rising demand. According to the company, there has been an increase of 12% in individual pet cremations over the last four years, and about half the pets...

    Nominations open for Ceva's welfare awards

    Ceva Animal Health is calling for nominations for its 2017 Animal Welfare Awards, which celebrate the achievements of remarkable people from the veterinary, farming and charity sectors. Of the seven awards, two are dedicated to recognising veterinary...

    Mind Matters &Me ambassadors help reduce mental health stigma

    The RCVS Mind Matters Initiative and the Doctors’ Support Network (DSN) have now signed up seven ambassadors for their AndMe ( #AndMe ) mental health campaign, designed to de-stigmatise mental ill-health within the healthcare professions. The College...

    RVC stays no1 outside the US

    The RVC has been ranked as the top veterinary school in the UK and Europe, and the world’s number two veterinary school in the QS World University Rankings 2020. For the rankings, QS assessed 1496 programs across the world that offer courses in Veterinary...

    New research's surprise finding that flukicides could be more targeted

    A study carried out by 24 independent XLVets practices has revealed evidence of fluke infection much later in the year than had been expected, suggesting a more targeted flukicide strategy could be effective. The collaborative study, which was sponsored...

    RCVS announces new Chairs and members for DC & PI

    The RCVS has announced the new recruits for the two independent statutory committees responsible for investigating and holding inquiries into concerns raised about the professional conduct of veterinary surgeons. The Disciplinary Committee has seven...

    Annual RCVS renewal fee deadline looms

    The RCVS is reminding veterinary surgeons that you need to complete your annual renewal for 2016-7 by the end of April. About 75% of veterinary surgeons have renewed their registrations so far. Renewals paid after 30th April will incur an additional...

    Purina webinar to help you direct clients to credible information sources

    The Purina Institute is holding a one-hour webinar about helping clients identify credible sources of information that address their questions and concerns about petfoods on 14 th July at 6pm BST. Aimed at all members of the veterinary team across...

    Survey suggests producers make a pig's ear of worming

    Janssen Animal Health has released the results of a survey which suggests incorrect worming strategies on many pig units in the UK are costing the industry dearly. Most state they do not worm weaners, growers or finishing pigs at all and, while...

    CEVA Animal Health launches Meloxidyl Injection

    CEVA Animal Health has added to its joint care range with the launch of Meloxidyl Injection to help control post-operative pain in cats and dogs and alleviate musculoskeletal pain in dogs. CEVA says Meloxidyl Injection is bioequivalent to the leading...

    Survey says limbs not feet are main cause of lameness in horses

    Blue Cross has announced the results from its National Equine Health Survey (NEHS) which show that lameness is three times more likely to be caused by conditions such as osteoarthritis in the limb rather than problems in the foot. Blue Cross runs...

    RSPCA reports rise in abandoned animals

    The RSPCA has reported that 11,586 animals were abandoned last year. That's more than 30 a day, and an increase of over 57% compared to the 7,347 animals that were abandoned in 2007. Is this a precursor for tough times for the veterinary profession...

    RCVS & VN Councils elections now open

    Voting in this year's RCVS and VN Councils elections has now opened, with veterinary surgeons and veterinary nurses able to cast their votes online, by post or by text message. All candidate details and ballot papers have been posted earlier this...

    Improve International acquired by Benchmark Holdings

    Benchmark Holdings has announced that it has acquired Improve International limited , the Swindon-based veterinary Continuing Professional Development (CPD) business. Improve will be added to Benchmark's Technical Publishing division, which provides...