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    Ceva relaunches learning resource for vets

    Ceva Animal Health has relaunched Ceva Academy, its website offering veterinary professionals 30 courses and 40 hours of free CPD. The courses are designed for self-paced learning and include practical hints and tips for treating common animal health...

    Hill's announces weight loss campaign results

    Hill's Pet Nutrition has reported some early results from its '60 Tonnes in 6 Months' pet weight loss campaign, which started 2 months ago. The company says that although there is only preliminary data available from 33 practices, it's clear that...

    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...

    New support for contextualised care from RCVS Knowledge

    RCVS Knowledge has produced a series of free contextualised care discussion guides designed to help communication between veterinary professionals and clients. The guides have been developed for vet teams to share with their clients and work through...

    Significant rise in positive faecal worm egg counts in UK horses

    The Equine Infectious Disease Surveillance (EIDS) group at the University of Cambridge has published a study in the Equine Veterinary Journal that reveals a significant rise in the proportion of positive faecal worm egg counts (FWECs) among UK horses...

    RCVS Council votes to become fully-appointed

    RCVS Council has voted on the changes to its governance structure proposed in its ‘Good Governance’ public consultation held earlier this year. Council members voted in favour of becoming a fully-appointed governing Council and to explore retaining...

    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...

    Hill's World of the Cat Report offers fresh insights for vets

    Hill’s Pet Nutrition has published 2025 World of the Cat Report, a fascinating look at feline trends and changes going on in the feline veterinary community. The report was put together by Hill’s new Cat Advisory Team (C.A.T.), a group of leaders from...

    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...

    Conference aims to break down barriers to progression in the veterinary and animal welfare sector

    VetNet Lifelong Learning Network (LLN) is organising its first conference to investigate some of the issues that act as barriers to progression in the veterinary and animal welfare sector for vocational learners. The conference will be taking place...

    Bovine Mastitis - could a vaccine be on the way?

    The University of Nottingham, with funding worth £2.2m, is to carry out a study of the most common cause of Bovine Mastitis in the UK - Streptococcus uberis ( S. uberis ). If researchers can identify which parts of the bacteria enable the infection....

    FAB presents awards for feline-friendly medicines

    The Feline Advisory Bureau (FAB) has announced the winners of four 'Easy to Give' Awards, given to the makers of veterinary medicines designed to be easy to administer to cats. Claire Bessant, FAB's Chief Executive, said: 'Medicating cats is notoriously...

    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...

    BVA urges companies to offer consumers choice over halal / kosher meat

    Following last weekend's Mail on Sunday revelation that a number of well-known organisations have been routinely serving meat from animals which have not been humanely slaughtered, the BVA has written to the companies involved, both to express concerns...

    Molecular technology will drive animal health, say experts

    Expert speakers at Advances in Diagnostics , a meeting held in Brussels last month, have said that molecular technology will play a vital role in safeguarding the health and productivity of food animals in the future. Dr Willie Loeffen, President...

    £10.7M to boost veterinary research training

    The Wellcome Trust , the UK's largest medical research charity, has announced the launch of a new £10.7m initiative to provide support for a range of activities designed to encourage veterinarians to take up research careers. The scheme will be...

    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...

    Information Commissioner supports RCVS decision to withhold McKelvey Report

    The Information Commissioner has supported the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons' decision not to publish the Overspend Review Group's report (aka the McKelvey Report) in full. The verdict follows two challenges to the College's decision, one...

    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...

    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...

    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......

    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...

    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...

    Rabbit Awareness Week is back

    Rabbit Awareness Week (26 th April - 2 nd May 2010) is reportedly going to be bigger than ever this year with over 1000 vets within the industry expected to be involved. In partnership with Burgess Pet Care, Petplan Insurance, Company of Animals, Intervet...

    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, ...