Your data on MRCVSonline
The nature of the services provided by Vision Media means that we might obtain certain information about you.
Please read our Data Protection and Privacy Policy for details.

In addition, (with your consent) some parts of our website may store a 'cookie' in your browser for the purposes of
functionality or performance monitoring.
Click here to manage your settings.
If you would like to forward this story on to a friend, simply fill in the form below and click send.

Your friend's email:
Your email:
Your name:
 
 
Send Cancel
Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies to launch new course
Course is aimed at protecting endangered species

The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies at the University of Edinburgh is developing a new unique course to help vets protect endangered species. The launch coincides with the appointment of Anna Meredith as Professor of Zoological and Conservation Medicine at the University.

The course is being launched to help protect the growing number of endangered species and to help vets tackle this global challenge. The course is aimed at international vets, enabling them to study flexibly, part-time through online learning, and achieve a Certificate, Diploma or Masters Degree over one, two or three years.

The first intake of students, which starts in September, includes vets from Cyprus, France, India, North America, Rwanda, Turkey and the UK.

Professor Meredith, who joined the School in 1992 and was involved in setting up its Exotic Animal and Wildlife Service, is heading up a MVetSci in Conservation Medicine.

Professor Meredith said: "Conservation medicine needs biologists, ecologists, public health specialists and vets to work together, but while a lot of vets are keen to become involved there is limited training in this area. This is why we wanted to run such a course that could be accessed by vets from all over the world.

"Animal health and human health are inextricably linked, and human behaviour also has a major impact on many different species. Vets have an important role to play in wildlife conservation, which needs not only a holistic but also an interdisciplinary approach with regards to looking at ecological health and how ecosystems interact."

Become a member or log in to add this story to your CPD history

Practices urged to audit neutering data

News Story 1
 RCVS Knowledge has called on vet practices to audit their post-operative neutering outcomes.

It follows the release of the 2024 NASAN benchmarking report, which collates data from neutering procedures performed on dogs, cats and rabbits.

The benchmarking report enables practices in the UK and Ireland to compare their post-operative outcomes to the national average. This includes the rate of patients lost to follow-up, which in 2024 increased to 23 per cent.

Anyone from the practice can submit the data using a free template. The deadline for next report is February 2026.

Visit the RCVS Knowledge website to complete an audit. 

Click here for more...
News Shorts
New guidance for antibiotic use in rabbits

New best practice guidance on the responsible use of antibiotics in rabbits has been published by the BSAVA in collaboration with the Rabbit Welfare Association & Fund (RWA&F).

The guidance is free and has been produced to help veterinary practitioners select the most appropriate antibiotic for rabbits. It covers active substance, dose and route of administration all of which are crucial factors when treating rabbits owing to the risk of enterotoxaemia.

For more information and to access the guide, visit the BSAVALibrary.