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Hartpury University’s resident hedgehog expert Lucy Bearman-Brown is helping to train a special ‘detection dog’ to sniff out hedgehogs so they can be moved out of harm’s way in land development projects.…

A North East vet is warning rabbit owners to protect their pets from a deadly disease following an outbreak in County Durham.

A new, symptomatic treatment to tackle seborrhoeic dermatitis in cats and dogs has been unveiled by Dechra Veterinary Products. Dermanolon, which is available in a practical 75 ml spray bottle, combin…

Vets are being asked to "do their bit" for dog health by ensuring they recommend pre-mating health tests to owners and breeders who may be unaware their dogs need them. The appeal comes as new statist…

The BVA is offering owners some tips to help keep their pets safe and out of distress during New Year’s Eve celebrations. 31 December is typically a time of celebration with family and friends, an exc…

5m Books has published Animal Welfare Science, Husbandry and Ethics by animal welfare expert Mark Fisher, which introduces the complex subject of the human-animal relationship in farming systems. As w…

The BVA has welcomed the announcement from Defra that farmers with herds in the Edge Area of England who have managed to stay clear of bovine TB for at least six years will be able to revert to annual…

The leading provider of emergency veterinary care for pets in the UK, Vets Now, will join the IVC Group later in December 2018. Vets Now will operate as an independent part of the IVC Group with the c…

The RCVS is offering reassurances to the profession in view of the announced shortages of Isoflurane anaesthetic gas. In light of the shortages of the product, as recently reported by the manufacturer…

It is essential that veterinary surgeons are included in government plans to scrap the cap on skilled workers from the EU and elsewhere, according to the BVA. The Association is warning that the propo…

Vets’ views on Brexit are becoming increasingly negative, according to new figures from the BVA. Nearly two-thirds (64 percent) of vets now see Brexit as more of a threat than an opportunity for the U…

Benchmark today announced the relaunch of the Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) vaccine, Bovidec, which has the longest foetal protection in the market. The vaccine, previously owned by Elanco, has been li…

The African Small Companion Animal Network (AFSCAN), a project of the World Small Animal Veterinary Association’s (WSAVA’s) charitable Foundation, has launched a major new pan-African infectious disea…

Graduates from seven UK vet schools were joined by graduates from across the world as they embarked on the next stage of their veterinary careers. A total of 100 new vet graduates came together for a …

The UK’s Chief Veterinary Officer has urged farmers to increase their vigilance for bluetongue virus after the disease was picked up and dealt with in three consignments of cattle imported from France…

Dechra Veterinary Products has announced that it will add two new antibiotics to treat respiratory infections in cats and a range of bacterial infections in dogs to its antibiotic portfolio from Decem…

Virbac has announced the arrival of Veterinary HPM Hypoallergy, a new addition to the Veterinary HPM Clinical Diets range for both dogs and cats.Veterinary HPM Hypoallergy is an elimination diet formu…

New book from rabbit behavioural expert Guen Bradbury gives owners and veterinary professionals the tools they need to address unwanted behaviour in rabbits under their care

Medicine and surgery of the endocrine system and emergency medicine are the focus for VetsSouth and VetsNorth 2019. The programme, which runs at both events, also introduces an extended nursing stream…

The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) Mind Matters Initiative (MMI) is focusing on how to increase wellbeing with a slew of upcoming webinars hosted by The Webinar Vet. The first webinar tak…