Veterinary Industry News

The British Veterinary Association (BVA) and British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA) have warmly welcomed the Welsh Assembly Gov...

Petplan, the UK’s favourite pet insurance provider and leading equine insurer, is attending a number of events this summer to encourage pe...

The British Veterinary Association (BVA) reiterated its support for the Welsh Assembly Government’s proposed badger cull to tackle bovine ...

The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has expressed its disappointment at the decision not to include veterinary input into the group con...

Supports the COE, wants to hear opinions from HOD Accreditation of foreign veterinary schools by the AVMA Council on Education has been i...

Numerous surveys indicate that around 25% of a vet’s caseload is likely to be skin related. Canine pyoderma, partly due to its highly vari...

The British Veterinary Association has given a cautious welcome to the merger of the Animal Health Agency (AH) and the Veterinary Laboratori...

The WVA veterinary schools and faculties database is now available at: http://www.worldvet.org/node/5248 This comprehensive global databa...

Dogs with docked tails are significantly less likely to sustain tail injuries, finds research published in this week’s Veterinary Record. ...

The British Veterinary Association (BVA) welcomes the Government's intention to reassess its TB strategy promising to look at both vaccine a...

Animal Welfare: Improving the Provision of Animal Health and Welfare in England Tuesday October 5th 2010, Central London, 09:00 - 14:00 (...

Less than a quarter of veterinary students starting their degrees in 2009 were male (24%), according to figures released in RCVS Facts, from...

Did you know that cats outnumber dogs as pets in the U.S. by almost 10 million? Sure, they're popular pets – but it's not all good news. T...

Hill’s Pet Nutrition has promoted two vets to key roles within the organisation. Tim Dobbins will become Associate Veterinary Affairs M...

Imulan BioTherapeutics, LLC (IMULAN) announced encouraging early results from clinical trials on their T-Cell Receptor (TCR) therapeutic vac...

At the start of the year, I wrote an article predicting that 2010 would see the end of the era of credit. So here it comes, our big bang mom...

Janssen Animal Health has launched Domosedan Gel®, an easy-to-use oromucosal gel for the reliable sedation of horses. Domesedan® in...

The Veterinary Practice Management Association (VPMA www.vpma.co.uk) President Rebekka Fiorani has been thanking sponsors who have signed up...

CEVA Animal Health is hosting an interactive online cardiology CPD meeting on Tuesday 29 June featuring RCVS cardiology specialist, Yolanda ...

The Blue Cross animal charity is celebrating receiving a £500 donation towards the care of homeless pets in Northiam. The Blue Cross animal...

Welcome to a new concept in small animal primary care. We have ambitious plans which could interest you both professionally and financially....

On average, more than three guide dogs are attacked by other dogs every month in the UK, suggests a review of 100 such incidents published i...

The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has welcomed the European Parliament vote to improve the labelling of food, including new country o...

As efforts to contain the largest oil spill in U.S. history continued with no immediate end in sight, the grim toll on wildlife along the Gu...

Cost of UK’s top career ambitions set to soar in 18 years’ time Parents could be facing a bill in excess of £100,000 if their childr...

The treatment that returned Dream Alliance to the racecourse Stem cell treatment from VetCell helped chaser Dream Alliance to return to ...

What would you do if ...your dog ate the bag of semi-sweet chocolate chips that was left out on the kitchen counter? ...your cat had a...

Mark Dosher BMF company secretary and Jill Moss President and founder flew to the USA on the 3rd April 2010 to raise awareness of MRSA In an...

Veterinary nurse, Sarah Irons from Fielding and Cumber in Weymouth, Dorset, was awarded the University of Lincoln’s Pheromone Therapy Awar...

Qualifiers for the Petplan Junior Stakes Final 2010 were selected at last week’s Southern Counties show in Newbury, West Berkshire. The...

The key role of vets in the partnership approach to animal health and welfare in Scotland formed the theme of the President’s speech at th...

Class two at West Twyford Primary School in Ealing recently donned Feliway’s ‘That Purple Cat’ face masks during a class to educate pu...

Summer is fast approaching, and while the season provides great opportunities to get out of the house and spend time outdoors, it can also p...

Veterinary associations have welcomed the European Commission announcement that Britain’s bluetongue status will be reclassified as a Lowe...

The Essex Dog Display Team, sponsored by Drontal, recently toured London to raise awareness of the importance of worming dogs with Drontal. ...

A new survey¹ has found that nearly half a million² UK cat or dog owners never go on holiday for fear of upsetting their pets’ routine. ...

The winner of the BVNA NI Vet Nurse of the Year 2010 was announced at the Gala Banquet at the British Small Animal Veterinary Association (N...

From May 2010, Hill’s™ Science Plan™ Canine is moving from a 15 Kg bag to a 12 Kg bag, maintaining the lower price per kilo pricing al...

Andrea Jeffery, the first veterinary nurse to sit on RCVS Council, will take up her place from July this year. The move recognises the in...

VRCC the Essex based Referral Centre and the only Private Centre able to offer Radiotherapy on-site has recently expanded and now occupies o...

Ladies and gentleman, please welcome to the stage… PUP AID!! On Sunday 19th September 2010 dog-loving celebrities, musicians, sport...

Could Spring be the best time for Brits to find Romance? With the warm air, sun shining and flowers blooming, it’s safe to say that the...

Eurovet Animal Health has announced that its levothyroxine tablet hypothyroidism treatments, Forthyron® 200 and Forthyron® 400, are now av...

At the annual British Veterinary Association Animal Welfare Foundation (BVA AWF) Discussion Forum (Monday 17th May) delegates voted for the ...

A new technology company is looking for expert vets to collaborate in creating a database of clinical questions. In return, authors are bein...

While pets are said to be an integral part of the family, almost a quarter of people (24%) admit to getting rid of their pet when they move ...

Veterinary surgeon, Michael Marrow, of the St Vincent’s Veterinary Surgery in Wokingham, has won a VIP trip for two to the World Small Ani...

CEVA Animal Health has launched an informative new website – www.dapfordogs.com – to advise veterinary professionals and dog owners on t...