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First UK hares test positive for RHDV2

First UK hares test positive for RHDV2

Brown hares have suffered a national decline of more than 80 per cent in the past century. Scientists explore recent...

Wildlife Editor
Vigilance urged after equine influenza outbreaks

Vigilance urged after equine influenza outbreaks

Horse owners are being urged to be vigilant for the signs and symptoms of equine influenza. Four separate cases in...

Equine Editor

Challenges of a Shetland practice 

I came to live in the Shetland Islands in 1985. My husband, Jim, and I qualified from the Royal (Dick)...

Juliet Nicolson
Paraprofessions to be RCVS regulated

Paraprofessions to be RCVS regulated

RCVS Council members confirmed that two paraprofessional groups have already expressed an interest in being regulated by the college. Meat...

Industry Editor
Goats to help prevent wildfires in Nevada

Goats to help prevent wildfires in Nevada City

Prescriptive grazing can cost $500-$1,000 per acre and around 200 goats can knock down an acre a day. City council...

Gene-edited chickens could prevent avian influenza pandemic

Gene-edited chickens could prevent avian influenza pandemic

The first DNA-edited chicks will be hatched at the Roslin Institute later this year. Poultry to act as a ‘buffer...