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Racism and its impact on mental wellbeing in the veterinary profession

by Fergus Alexander - 1st September 2019

A team of researchers, led by Dr Victoria Crossley, Research Impact Officer at the Royal Veterinary College, and Navaratnam Partheeban, co-founder of the British Veterinary Ethnicity and Diversity Society (BVEDS), have won a £20,000 grant to undertake a significant research …

Pioneering RVC research identifies a key reason for equine pregnancy loss

by Fergus Alexander - 1st September 2019

Research from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has demonstrated that a chromosomal defect is the reason why a significant proportion of horse pregnancies fail within the first two months of development…

RVC study into congenital intrahepatic shunt classifications to help improve care for dogs

by Fergus Alexander - 1st September 2019

A new descriptive study has determined important variations in the classification of congenital birth defects that occur in various dog breeds. These findings are an important step in, not only the diagnosis, but surgical method and recommended treatments.