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    Charity launches new course on infection control

    The Bella Moss Foundation (BMF) and Oncore Online Learning have announced the launch of a 2 week online training course developed to help veterinary professionals implement rigorous, tailored infection controls in practice. Practical Infection Control...
  • RCVS to exhibit at the first ever BBC Countryfile Live event at Blenheim Palace

    The RCVS has announced that it will be exhibiting at the first ever BBC Countryfile Live event at Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire this August. The College says it will be promoting its Find a Vet search tool and its new Practice Standards Scheme (PSS...

    White Cross Vets loves Manchester

    White Cross Vets , which has 16 UK practices, including one in Manchester, has donated £5500 to the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital following the terrorist attack in the city two weeks ago. The veterinary group made the donation on behalf of...

    Moores Orthopaedic Clinic gets the go ahead for new canine elbow surgery research

    The Moores Orthopaedic Clinic has got approval from the RCVS Ethics Review Panel to offer Biomedtrix third-generation TATE elbow replacement surgery for dogs with severe osteoarthritis as part of a clinical evaluation trial for the implant. The original...

    Free new library of cardiology ultrasound movies

    Mike Martin, an RCVS Specialist in Veterinary Cardiology, has launched a new reference library of cardiology echo scans on VetSurgeon.org. The movies show cardiac scans performed on normal dogs, and on cats and dogs with a variety of different conditions...

    New award for excellence in pain management

    Merial Animal Health is inviting practitioners to submit original clinical pain management cases for The Previcox & Equioxx European Clinical Case Award for Excellence. Set up last year, the award recognises excellence in pain management in companion...

    Novartis launches Prepare, Predict, Prevent blowfly campaign

    Novartis Animal Health has announced the launch of a new campaign called Prepare, Predict, Prevent and designed to raise awareness of blowfly strike management in sheep. The campaign will include new industry research, an expert-led report, and...

    Defra finalises new microchip regulations

    The RCVS reports that the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has now finalised the new microchip regulations for England, which include a provision that dog breeders and other individuals who wish to implant microchips and have...
  • Jobs for veterinary surgeons now on the map

    VetSurgeon.org has announced the launch of the VetSurgeon Jobs Map , designed to give veterinary jobseekers a way to see at a glance where all the new job opportunities are, both in the UK and around the world. VetSurgeon Editor Arlo Guthrie said...

    RCVS joins Stonewall to champion LGBT equality

    The RCVS has announced that is has teamed up with Stonewall, the charity that campaigns for equality of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, with the aim of ensuring that all people are accepted, without exception, within the veterinary profession...

    MSD launches Fight Equine Flu campaign

    MSD Animal Health has launched a new campaign against equine flu, which includes various materials to help practices spread the word about the importance of vaccination. Apparently, there were over 100 times more recorded outbreaks of equine flu across...

    Animal campaigner changes name to StopFortnumandMasonFoieGrasCruelty.com

    A PR headache for Fortnum and Mason yesterday, as PETA employee Abi Izzard changed her name by deed poll to StopFortnumandMasonFoieGrasCruelty.com to try and shame the London store into stopping selling foie gras. To produce foie gras, birds are force...

    Boehringer offers free applicators with Bovikalc

    Boehringer Ingelheim is offering a free stainless steel bolus applicators, worth £42.60/€ 59.39 (plus VAT), with the first 1,000 Bovikalc multipacks sold after 1 st March in the UK and Eire. According to the company, milk fever is recognised as the...

    Veterinary practitioners invited to apply for new research bursary

    MSD Animal Health is inviting veterinary surgeons to apply for its Research Bursaries which, for the first time, now include awards for both ruminant and companion animal research projects. There are three awards, two ruminant and one companion animal...

    BAVECC survey supports clarification / amendment of CoPC on OOH home visits

    The British Association of Veterinary Emergency & Critical Care has released the results of a survey into practitioners attitudes to 24-7 and OOH home visits. 360 veterinary surgeons took part in the survey, nearly all of whom have been practising...

    Webinar tonight to help practices plan their way out of lockdown

    Bayer Animal Health is hosting ‘Planning your way out of the crisis’, a free webinar at 7:00pm tonight in which veterinary business guru Alan Robinson will offer support and advice for practices emerging from lockdown. Alan, who is MD of the veterinary...

    RCVS publishes Book of Remembrance for vets to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth II

    The RCVS has opened an online Book of Remembrance following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, to allow all members of the veterinary professions to pay their respects. The online book invites veterinary surgeons to leave written messages of condolence...

    New Practice Support Services Guide from Fort Dodge Animal Health

    A new Support Services Guide has been launched by Fort Dodge Animal Health, designed as an aid to the company’s Practice Support Programme. The guide has been designed to provide a comprehensive reference on all the services Fort Dodge offers...

    Cat charity launches permethrin campaign

    International Cat Care (formerly the Feline Advisory Bureau) is once again raising the issue of cats accidentally poisoned by dog flea products containing permethrin. The charity is undertaking a campaign to warn owners of the dangers of using dog...

    Most new veterinary leaders have only 'basic' skills

    The Veterinary Management Group has published new research which found that 92% of those newly promoted to leadership roles in the veterinary profession rate their own leadership skills as only ‘basic’. 606 veterinary professionals took part in the...

    BVA Congress 2008: Vets in a Changing Environment

    BVA Congress 2008 will combine both political and CPD sessions under the theme ‘Vets in a changing environment’. Building on last year’s BVA Congress in Belfast, hailed by many delegates as ‘the best Congress for many years,’ Congress 2008 aims...

    New bovine reproduction clinical booklet

    BCF Technology has launched a new bovine reproduction clinical booklet which can now be ordered free from the company. BCF says the booklet has been specifically designed as a reference guide for the reproductive tract of the cow, providing key...

    Dechra announces lower starting dose for Vetoryl

    Dechra Veterinary Products has announced a new lower recommended starting dose of Vetoryl (trilostane), its treatment for dogs with Cushing's syndrome. Dechra says the change to the Summary of Product Characteristics for Vetoryl Hard Capsules for...

    New study shows most thoroughbred flat racing injuries are minor

    The Royal Veterinary College has published the results of a study 1 which found that 70% of injuries recorded among thoroughbred flat racing horses on race-day were minor and not career-ending. Using 14 years’ of race day veterinary reports, the study...
  • New video explains the best way for vets to share clinical information

    VetSurgeon.org has published a new video which explains why the website is the best platform for veterinary surgeons to share clinical information, knowledge and experience. In the video , VetSurgeon.org Editor Arlo Guthrie explains how the site has...