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A Guinea's World Record!
Truffles in action
Previous record smashed by huge margin

The Guinness World Record for a long-jump by a Guinea Pig has been decisively smashed by a whole 10 centimetres. Chloe Macari, 13, read about the existing record of 20 centimetres in the Guinness Book of Records and enlisted the assistance of her pet Guinea Pig Truffles to better it.

After initial unofficial trials in which the record was broken with ease, Chloe contacted Guinness World Records to investigate the possibility of official recognition. Truffles, lured with a piece of cucumber revealed to be his favourite snack, then proceeded to jump a spectacular 30 centimetres in the presence of both official witnesses and rolling cameras.

Video evidence of this latest World Record has been released online, and at time of writing had far in excess of 100,000 hits on YouTube. Those wishing to see the record-breaking jump may find it here.

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VMD invites students to apply for EMS placement

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 The Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) is inviting applications from veterinary students to attend a one-week extramural studies (EMS) placement in July 2026.

Students in their clinical years of study have until 28 February to apply for the placement, which takes place at the VMD's offices in Addlestone, Surrey, from 6-10 July 2026.

Through a mixture of lectures and workshops, the placement will explore how veterinary medicines are authorised, non-clinical career opportunities, and other important aspects of the VMD's work.  

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Survey seeks ruminant sector views on antimicrobial stewardship

A new survey is seeking views of people working in the UK ruminant sector on how to tackle the challenge of demonstrating responsible antibiotic stewardship.

Forming part of a wider, collaborative initiative, the results will help identify the types of data available so that challenges with data collection can be better understood and addressed.

Anyone working in the UK farming sector, including vets and farmers,is encouraged to complete the survey, which is available at app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk