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    Horse Trust funds Fell Pony Syndrome (FPS) research

    The Horse Trust is funding a three-year project to develop a genetic diagnostic test for Fell Pony Syndrome (FPS) and thus enable control and possible elimination of the disease. The work will be undertaken at the Animal Health Trust, Newmarket, and...

    Idexx VetConnect Plus reaches 100,000th lab sample

    Idexx is celebrating its 100,000th laboratory submission via the Idexx VetConnect™ Plus service. The sample was submitted by the Inglis Veterinary Hospital in Dunfermline, part of the group that has been practising in the area for over 50 years. To...

    New BEVA primary care clinical guidelines on analgesia

    The Equine Veterinary Journal has published BEVA's new primary care clinical guidelines on analgesia. The guidelines, which have produced by a panel of clinicians and analgesia researchers, summarise the current evidence and offer expert opinion and...

    BSAVA partners with Idexx to provide more learning resources for vets

    The BSAVA has partnered with Idexx to provide a series of new learning resources for veterinary surgeons. The two organisations are collaborating to produce a topical monthly webinar with an expert speaker, supported with a collection of resources...

    And finally: exchanges between pilots and control towers

    A series of exchanges between pilots and control towers, which you might find amusing. Would be nice to have some veterinary equivalents, so do feel free to comment beneath this story with any quick-witted exchanges you've heard between vets and vets...

    RSPCA renews calls for farm animals to be stunned

    As the House of Lords begins its debate on the religious slaughter of farm animals, the RSPCA is calling for all to be pre-stunned. More than 900 million farm animals are slaughtered for meat in the UK every year. The vast majority are stunned pre...

    Improve launches new GPCert (Derm)

    Improve International has announced the launch of a new General Practitioner Certificate in Dermatology: GPCert (Derm). The company says the programme aims to help vets develop their knowledge of dermatology and to assist them in applying these newly...

    Vet school research underpins new vision for rabbit welfare

    The University of Bristol, the Rabbit Council, the Pet Industry Federation, the RSPCA and the RWAF have come together for the first time to produce a vision for improving rabbit welfare. The new ten-point vision is based on recommendations resulting...

    Derbyshire veterinary nurse struck off for unlawful possession of medicines

    Lindsay Newell, a Derbyshire veterinary nurse, has been struck off by The Veterinary Nurses Disciplinary Committee of the RCVS, after she was found guilty of the unlawful possession of veterinary medicines and failing to give regard to welfare in respect...

    RCVS ends vets' remote prescribing dispensation

    The RCVS Standards Committee has ended the temporary dispensation that allows veterinary surgeons to prescribe prescription-only veterinary medicines remotely from this morning. The dispensation was brought in during the spring 2020 lockdown to safeguard...

    Linnaeus launches menopause support resources

    Hot on the heels of Vets Now and the BVA , Linnaeus has launched new resources to support the 5000-odd members of its workforce that will going through the menopause. The resources comprise guidance materials, a health and wellbeing assessment, associate...

    New DNA test for progressive retinal atrophy in Golden Retrievers

    The Kennel Club Genetics Centre at the Animal Health Trust has identified a genetic mutation which causes progressive retinal atrophy (PRA) in Golden Retrievers, and developed a DNA test to identify carriers. PRA is a retinal disease which causes...

    250mg Baytril now available for 50kg dogs

    Bayer Animal Health has extended the range of Baytril presentations with the introduction of a new 250mg Baytril Flavour Tablet, for the treatment of enrofloxacin-sensitive bacterial infections in large breeds of dog. One Baytril 250mg tablet contains...

    RCVS DC refuses register restoration application

    The Disciplinary Committee of the RCVS has refused an application for restoration to the RCVS Register by Dr Janos Nemeth, who had previously been found to have fraudulently registered with the RCVS and struck off. At the original hearing, in February...

    BCF launches new remote display for on-farm use

    BCF has launched the Easi-Scan remote display, designed for on-farm use. The company says the Easi-Scan offers unprecedented display performance, is very portable (weighing less than 2Kg) and very rugged. According to the company, Its 8.4" transflective...

    Vets Now ECC CPD coming to a town near you

    Vets Now has announced the dates for its 2020 UK tour, during which it'll be delivering Specialist-led emergency and critical care CPD for veterinary surgeons and nurses. The programme, which offers six hours of CPD, will cover topics such as damage...

    WellVet Virtual does an encore

    WellVet Virtual, the day-long virtual wellness conference for veterinary professionals, has re-opened ticket sales for its recorded sessions after what the organisers describe as the 'overwhelming success of the event'. The conference, which was held...

    New award for the ‘Young Dairy Vet of the Year’

    A new award to recognise the ‘Young Dairy Vet of the Year’ is being added to the 2021 Dairy Industry Trade Awards, called the CREAM Awards, run by British Dairying magazine. The new award, sponsored by Krka UK, will recognise an exceptional farm vet...

    Pet Doctors searches for new grads

    The Pet Doctors Group has announced that it will continue its New Graduate Programme for Autumn 2010, an initiative which the company says has proved successful since its launch in 2008. The aim of the scheme is to appoint new graduates to work in a selected...

    Crufts to host crossbreed finals

    The Kennel Club has announced that crossbreed dogs are to have their own event at Crufts for the first time next year. For the first time in its twelve year history, the grand final of Scruffts, the crossbreed dog competition run by the Kennel Club...

    Vets4Pets opens 93rd practice

    Vets4Pets has announced the opening of its 93rd practice in Kidderminster The joint venture partnership was opened by husband and wife vets, Edd and Olivia Pring. Edd and Olivia met at the Royal Veterinary College, where they both studied and...

    New powers to curb irresponsible dog owners

    As of the start of this week, police forces and local authorities have new legal powers designed to reduce the number of dog attacks. For the first time, police and local authorities will be able to demand that owners take action to prevent a dog...

    Study concludes that insulin dysregulation in ponies cannot be predicted from physical observation alone

    A study published in the Equine Veterinary Journal has concluded that Insulin dysregulation (ID) status in ponies cannot be determined solely by observation of body condition 1 . Factors associated with insulin responses to oral sugars in a mixed-breed...

    Submissions invited from vets for BSAVA’s 2025 Clinical Abstracts

    Applications are now open for the BSAVA’s Clinical Abstracts programme for 2025. The Clinical Abstracts provide an opportunity to present new research to the wider veterinary community at Congress and Expo 2025, taking place at Manchester Central on...

    Morbidly obese dog sheds half its weight

    A Dogs Trust Glasgow resident who made the news last January for being so obese he could not even walk has lost almost half his body weight. Patch, a six year old Beagle Cross, weighed the same as an average six year old child - 4.5 stones (28.45kg...