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�Bat manicures� help to save rare species

ZSL uses unusual method to mark threatened bats in Cuba

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Keepers at Colchester Zoo are hailing the arrival of a pair of critically endangered Amur leopard cubs.

The cubs were born to first-time parents Esra and Crispin on the 9 September. This is the first time the Zoo has bred Amur leopard cubs on-site.

Amur leopards originate from the Russian Far East and north-east China. In the wild they are threatened by climate change, habitat loss, deforestation and the illegal wildlife trade.

The cubs are said to be �looking well� and are expected to emerge from their den in a few weeks.

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2020 FVE General Assembly set for London

RCVS and BVA to co-host FVE General Assembly in June 2020

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Osteosarcoma genetically similar in dogs and human children - study

Findings could lead to better treatments

Garden snails offer hope for new antibiotic

Snail mucus reveals proteins that could treat infections

Antimicrobial properties found in scorpion venom

Compounds kill staph and drug-resistant TB bacteria - study

Chicken study sheds light on childhood eye disease

New genes identified that are linked to ocular coloboma

Parasitic fish could lead to more effective brain disease treatments

Sea lamprey molecules may help to deliver drugs

AMR gene spreads among pets at UK vet hospital

Practices urged to ensure adequate cleaning to reduce transmission

Dog and human osteoarthritis link - study

�One Health� study could lead to new treatments

Osteosarcoma study set to benefit dogs and children

Researchers to explore the combination of immunotherapy and radiation

New figures show fall in popularity of pugs, bulldogs and French bulldogs
2019-09-20

Study into original Veterinary Surgeons Act
2019-09-20

Training partnership with University of Adelaide
2019-09-20

RCVS names Professor John Innes as chair of Fellowship Board
2019-09-20

Updated guidance on movement of horses�
2019-09-20

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RCVS names Professor John Innes as chair of Fellowship Board

Professor John Innes has been elected chair of the 2019 RCVS Fellowship Board, replacing Professor Nick Bacon who comes to the end of his three-year term.

 Professor Innes will be responsible for making sure the Fellowship progresses towards fulfilling its strategic goals, determining its ongoing strategy and objectives, and reporting to the RCVS Advancement of the Professions Committee on developments within the Fellowship.