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Studentship to improve animal welfare
The studentship will investigate ways to imrove animal welfare and minimise the suffering of rodents used in stroke research. University...

Liberia receives ebola serum supply
The serum treatment will be monitored by doctors in Liberia (stock photo) Treatment is made from the blood of recovered...

Ebola vaccine trial temporarily halted
A clinical trial of an Ebola vaccine has been temporarily halted after some patients complained of fever and muscle pain....

New research explores how fossil tracks are formed
The 3D reconstruction of the bird’s leg and foot bones, as well as the footprints it left behind. Information could...

Animals have a 3D compass in the brain
Certain neurones in the brain were only activated when the bat’s head was at a particular 3D angle. New research...

Experts call for EU ban on diclophenic
The paper blames diclophenac for the near-extinction of vultures in Pakistan, India and Nepal in the 1990s. Research paper warns...

‘Vets in the Community’ to hold Christmas party
Vets in the Community is led by veterinary students at the University of Nottingham. Student-led clinic cares for homeless and...

Nominations open for BVA Council Elections
"Regional representatives play a crucial role in feeding in the views and ideas of members into the BVA Council." BVA...

Campylobacter found in 70 per cent of supermarket chicken
Campylobacter is the most common form of food poisoning in the UK, affecting an estimated 280,000 people a year. Campylobacter...

AFSCAN announces educational initiative in Africa
"Working together, we will advance the veterinary profession across Africa and, in so doing, improve the lives of millions of...