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What’s really going on in the veterinary workforce?
Professor Michelle Ryan from the University of Exeter speaking at BVA Congress. Questions of confidence, ambition and expectation "The ‘female...
Acute pain is adaptive, chronic pain is not
Whilst there can be a certain amount of adaption to chronic pain, this does not mean that the animal has...
Understanding chronic pain
Eighty per cent of dogs over eight years of age are in pain with arthritis. Treatment of chronic pain ‘is...
‘Nudging’ is a useful tool in practice
Drs Jessica Barnes and James Andrews speaking at London Vet Show. An incremental targeted approach is best "It is much...
London Vet Show gets underway
RVC professor of general practice Jill Maddison. RVC professor delivers opening welcome London Vet Show 2017 has got off to...
Slaughterhouse CCTV to be introduced next year
The legislation will be introduced in the New Year. Plans highlight strength of public feeling, Gove says CCTV is to...
Capsule could reduce need for booster injections
The project is assessing the need for single-shot vaccine delivery in cattle. Device may revolutionise human and medical sectors Edinburgh...
Vets welcome new guidelines on antimicrobials
The guidelines recommend an overall reduction in the use of medically important antibiotics in food-producing animals. WHO calls on farmers...
European vets issue plea to Brexit negotiators
The Brexit negotiation plea highlights the vital role of vets in public goods and global societal concerns. Plea calls for...
UK universities publish animal research figures
Over 99 per cent of procedures involved rodents or fish. Institutions publish figures as part of openness pledge Ten...