Veterinary News Headlines

    Intervet / Schering Plough announces winners of Connect Bursary Awards

    Eight vet students have been recognised for their exceptional work with the Intervet / Schering-Plough Animal Health Connect Bursary Awards, designed to provide financial assistance for students for elective research during their college years. Three...
  • New strain of zoonotic MRSA found in cows

    The BBC reports that a new strain of MRSA has emerged in British cows and is thought to be infecting humans. For more on this story, click here.
  • Strawberry fields forever

    Loseley, the ice-cream maker, has announced that it has developed a new way of making flavoured ice-cream by adapting the diet fed to its cows. The first variety to be made using the new technique is 'Eton Mess', for which the company's herd is being...

    RCVS now accepts debit cards for annual renewal fees

    The RCVS has announced that this year, for the first time, it will accept debit card payments from veterinary surgeons who are renewing their registration. The annual renewal fee should be paid by 31 March. Those who have not paid by 30 April will...

    New treatment for post parturient disorders in cattle

    Forte Healthcare (UK) has announced the launch of Utertab 2000mg (Tetracycline hydrochloride, POM-V) for the treatment and prevention of post parturient disorders in cattle. Forte highlights that Utertab's intrauterine administration allows it to...

    Boehringer offers two free mastitis webinars

    Boehringer Ingelheim is holding two free webinars looking at improving the control of mastitis on farms. The first, 'Factors that determine the success of a mastitis treatment' is tomorrow, Thursday 30th April, at 7:30pm. It will be presented by veterinary...
  • Hallmarq launches Standing Equine Leg CT

    Hallmarq Veterinary Imaging has launched Standing Equine Leg CT (slCT) to help veterinary surgeons diagnose the cause of equine lameness. The company says it is launching the new slCT after achieving success imaging horses in collaboration with its...

    Krka launches single-dose solution for BRD

    Krka has launched Flovuxin, a fast-acting, single-dose, injectable solution for bovine respiratory disease (BRD) caused by Mannheimia haemolytica , Pasteurella multocida , Mycoplasma bovis and Histophilus somni , associated with pyrexia. Krka’s Farm...

    2009 NOAH Compendium of Data Sheets out now

    The 2009 edition of the NOAH Compendium Data Sheets for Animal Medicines is now being dispatched, free of charge, to each practice premises. Meanwhile, the online version of the compendium ( www.noahcompendium.co.uk ), launched 3 years ago to provide...
  • RCVS and BVA respond to reports of badger baiting

    The RCVS and BVA have expressed their concern about a BBC Newsline report last week of suspected badger baiting in Northern Ireland, which also alleged that veterinary surgeons might be complicit in this illegal activity by not reporting cases of suspiciously...

    New booklet for vets to give owners of pets with firework fears

    Ceva Animal Health has published a booklet for vets to give pet owners, offering advice about desensitising cats and dogs to fireworks and loud noises. Long-term help for pet firework fears has been written by clinical pet behaviourist, Charlotte Carr...

    Neurology referral service launched at Vets Now, Glasgow

    Vets Now Glasgow has launched a neurology and neurosurgery service. The new service is being headed by Dr Katia Marioni-Henry. Katia graduated from the University of Parma in 1995 and went on to do a PhD in Clinical Electrodiagnostic at the University...
  • Life-size bronze of Sefton to be unveiled at the RVC

    Next week, Princess Anne will unveil a new life-sized bronze of the Household Cavalry horse Sefton at the Royal Veterinary College in North Mymms, Hertfordshire. The statue of Sefton is sited outside the College's Teaching and Research Centre, standing...

    Boehringer launches new BVD vaccine

    Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica has announced that it will be launching Bovela, a new viral diarrhoea (BVD) vaccine, to farmers during April 2015. Allan Henderson from Boehringer said: "BVD remains the most common viral disease affecting cattle throughout...

    Blog by UK CVO launches BVA’s focus on antimicrobial resistance

    A blog by UK chief veterinary officer (CVO) Nigel Gibbens , which highlights why vets are uniquely placed to take real action to tackle antibiotic resistance, has launched a series focussing on antimicrobial resistance (AMR), which is being hosted by...

    New RCVS medicines FAQs for vets

    The RCVS has published a set of frequently asked questions to help members of the profession avoid the most commonly encountered pitfalls regarding veterinary medicines. The FAQs cover everything within the College’s guidance on veterinary medicines...

    CVS Equine shares analysis of its antimicrobial use in first opinion equine practice

    CVS Equine has carried out an audit of antimicrobial use in its first opinion equine practices, both to better understand prescribing patterns and to create opportunities for further clinical research and guideline development. Preliminary results...

    New online CPD platform for independent practices

    Central CPD has launched 'On-Demand', an CPD delivery platform which will give independent practices access to the same sort of bespoke online team-training technology used by the corporates. Sophia Salmon MRCVS from Central CPD said: "All of the major...

    New veterinary CPR courses for vets

    Improve International is launching a series of veterinary CPR courses early in 2022. The two-day ‘Save A Life Today’ (SALT) courses are being run in partnership with the Reassessment Campaign on Veterinary Resuscitation (RECOVER) . Vets and nurses...
  • New company offers specialist rabbit CPD

    Ivan Crotaz MRCVS and Jo Hinde RVN have launched a specialist rabbit CPD company, LagoLearn, to help veterinary surgeons and nurses develop their skills so they can treat pet rabbits to the same level as cats and dogs. According to the Pet Food Manufacturers...

    Boehringer offers rectal tops prize for watching colic CPD video

    Boehringer (maker of Buscopan 20) is offering 30 rectal tops in a prize draw for veterinary professionals who watch its Feel Good Colic Rectals (there's an oxymoron if ever I've heard one) online CPD video. Feel Good Colic Rectals is a 20-minute online...

    Vets encouraged to help cattle farmers improve sustainable parasite control

    Boehringer Ingelheim has launched "Change One Thing", a campaign in which farm vets are being urged to help livestock farmers move towards a sustainable, best practice approach to parasite control. The campaign came after the company surveyed livestock...

    UK Brachycephalic Working Group reveals five-year plan

    The UK Brachycephalic Working Group (BWG) has published its five-year strategy to improve the health and welfare of both current and future generations of flat-faced dogs. The five-year strategy outlines actions required from the group and its members...

    Rhinocycle vet now running the London Marathon for MS

    Jason Davidson MRCVS from Companion Care in Derby, who in 2017 helped raise over £6000 to help stop rhino poaching, is at it again. This time, he's running the London Marathon in aid of the Multiple Sclerosis Trust . Jason has a very personal reason...

    Cheryl Cole's hare for sale

    Some big names from the art and entertainment worlds, including Cheryl Cole, Tracey Emin, Twiggy and Jamie Oliver are donating their own paintings and drawings of hares to raise money for two new operating theatres at Great Ormond Street Hospital. ...