Veterinary Industry News

Ceva Animal Health has launched Emeprid® for dogs and cats, which contains the tried and trusted anti-emetic and pro-kinetic metoclopramide...

The EQVALAN® SMART worming campaign is continuing to gain pace, with many horses being registered online with the SMART worming planner at...

Petplan, the UK’s largest pet insurance provider, is giving away a VIP trip for two people to this year’s ‘Petplan Veterinary Awards..

Over 10,000 people signed up to support it; animal welfare organisations and charities are backing it; and now Lord Redesdale’s Dog Contro...

Ceva Animal Health has added to its comprehensive joint care range with the launch of Meloxidyl® Oral Suspension for Cats, which is license...

Recent in-depth market research1 into vets’ requirements from a pre-med revealed that the essential attributes include: an excellent safet...

Jayne Burgess, of Brierley Hill in West Midlands, has won a spa break to Champneys, for four people, thanks to Petplan, the UK’s favourite...

Equine veterinary surgeons are being called upon to raise awareness of sweet itch during the inaugural Sweet Itch Awareness Month (SIAM) whi...

Hill’s Pet Nutrition has announced innovations that will provide vets and nurses with an expanded portfolio of products proven to manage F...

Imulan BioTherapeutics, LLC (IMULAN) has identified a new biomarker for atopic dermatitis. Using dogs as the atopic model, IMULAN found a h...

The European Commission (EC) and the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) launch the “Vets in your daily life” campaign that celeb...

As official pressure increases to prevent the marketing of herbal and homeopathic products that claim medicinal benefits without scientific ...

Vomend® is a NEW veterinary licensed metoclopramide from Eurovet that can be used to treat vomiting and reduced gastro-intestinal motility ...

A new, eco-friendly waste agent adsorber, the AnaeSorber®, has been launched by J.A.K. Marketing and is made at their Yorkshire manufacturi...

This year more than 50 vet schools across Europe will be battling for supremacy in one of the most hotly contested elections of the year in ...

VetCell, the UK’s leading equine stem cell therapy company are running their next one day training course with Professor Roger Smith on 7t...

The Society for the Protection of Animals Abroad (SPANA) is celebrating after being awarded the Lavin Cup by the AAEP (American Association ...

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Pet Products & Accessories Market: Research & Analysis UK 2010-2014" report to their...

Two recent publications continue to demonstrate the efficacy and safety profile of Merial’s canine NSAID PREVICOX®. Launched in 2005, PRE...

World Veterinary Year (Vet 2011) is off to a fantastic start in the UK with the recognition of three veterinary surgeons in the New Year’s...

ets attending the first veterinary-led European Equine Transport Forum, held in Brussels on 29th November 2010, have agreed that their profe...

Pfizer Animal Health today announced the completion of its acquisition of Synbiotics Corporation (Pinksheets SYNB.PK) on December 30, 2010, ...

The President of the Veterinary Benevolent Fund (VBF) Dr Lydia Brown has been awarded an MBE in the Queen’s New Years Honours List for ser...

Project: Pet Slim Down™ from Purina Veterinary Diets® emphasizes veterinary involvement, owner education and peer support as keys to weig...

The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has welcomed the tightening up of sales of veterinary medicines on the internet but is disappointed...

Recent upgrades to Novartis Animal Health’s manufacturing plant in the UK have resulted in the site becoming a worldwide centre of excelle...

The Role of Veterinarians and Livestock Farmers in Food Security and Poverty Alleviation The 5th Pan Commonwealth Veterinary Conference, ...

High calibre speakers, CPD in the comfort of your own armchair and all for free! Hill’sTM Pet Nutrition is offering a flying start to ...

According to Petplan, the UK’s favourite pet insurer, new research shows that 60 per cent of Brits will prepare a Christmas meal for t...

Enjoy your holidays and keep your family and pets safe. The holiday season is upon us, and while we humans revel in the food, decorations...

Hill’s Pet Nutrition is offering vets, vet students and nurses in the UK a unique opportunity to look round its world famous Pet Nutrition...

Vets are urging pet owners to make sure their festive homes are safe for animals during the Christmas season by warning of a number of unkno...

Research from Petplan insurance shows that owners consider a vet their friend   Despite dogs traditionally being considered ‘man’s be...

A call to vet nurses across the country to submit their cases involving successful treatment of canine osteoarthritis resulted in a sea ...

Antifreeze is a key component in keeping our cars running smoothly, particularly in these colder winter months, but just a little leaked or ...

The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has warmly welcomed the report of the independent Advisory Group on Responsibility and Cost Sharing...

Companion Care Vets have ended the year with two state-of-the-art surgery openings in the Midlands. Surgeries in Stratford-upon-Avon and Wor...

Chertsey, UK, 8 December 2010, Visbion (www.visbion.com) is delighted to announce that the British Veterinary Association/Kennel Club (BVA/K...

Application deadline 15 January 2011 The European Advisory Board on Cat Diseases (ABCD) invites applications for the ABCD & Merial Young ...

Novartis Animal Health, Inc. announced that it will market and distribute Adequan® Equine in the UK beginning in early January 2011. This f...

Veterinarians across Western Australia say they have been treating up to five times the normal number cases of a deadly dog and puppy diseas...

Pheromones: an exciting opportunity to unravel a universal language The Pherosynthese Research Institute held its first International...

Pfizer Animal Genetics is now able to provide genetic testing for Contractural Arachnodactyly (CA) testing. CA is a genetic condition former...

Unfortunately key note speaker Mark Evans has had to withdraw from VPMA Congress due to filming commitments but the good news is that farmer...

If you are a pet owner, remember to check your vet’s opening hours in the run up to Christmas. In particular, you should ensure you know w...

The fact that women will soon dominate the field of veterinary medicine has been widely reported (see JAVMA, Feb. 15, 2010, page 376). As of...

The ABCD and Merial Young Scientist Award 2010 was presented to William McEwan BSc MRes PhD, now working at the MRC-Laboratory of Molecu...

Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcal infections have become a problem in Veterinary Practice in the last decade. Dr Tim Nuttall from Liverpo...