Author Archives: Covetrus
RVC retains ranking as number one veterinary school outside of the USA
The RVC has been ranked as the top veterinary school in the UK and Europe, and the world’s number two veterinary school in the prestigious QS World University Rankings 2020. The QS World University Rankings 2020 features 1,368 institutions from …
Dr David L Williams on….Tonometry with the Tonovet Plus
by Dr. David L. Williams MA VetMB PhD CertVOpthal CertWEL FRCVS Veterinary Ophthalmology It’s thirty years since I started as a veterinary ophthalmologist and it’s interesting to see what advances we’ve had since then, and where things are still the …
Students at RVC take part in first-ever pilot inter-professional development initiative
Veterinary and veterinary nursing students at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) took part in the first-ever pilot event at the Hawkshead Campus exploring emotional intelligence within interprofessional teams, known as interPOD (inter-Professional Orientation and Development). Professional Orientation and Development (POD) …
New research finds wolves play fetch, too!
When it comes to playing a game of fetch, many dogs are naturals. But now, researchers report that the remarkable ability to interpret human social communicative cues that enables a dog to go for a ball and then bring it …
Spay & Neuter Awareness Month with SSPCA’s Sharon Comrie.
February 1st marks the beginning of National Spay and Neuter Awareness Month (NSNAM). Originally founded by The Doris Day Animal Foundation, this month provides an opportunity for pet owners, veterinarians and those in the animal health world to spread the word; a time to remember how we can help mitigate the …
Have you celebrated walk your dog month 2020?
We are well used to the ‘New Year, New Me’ brigade doling out advice about fad diets, quick fixes and detox teas by now. But what if you could start something a little more— something involving your pet? Here at Covetrus, …
Product Batch Recall: Clavubactin
Dear Customer, We would like to inform you about the following recall: During routine stability testing the below mentioned products do not fulfill the mandatory testing requirements at 24 months. As a precautionary measure all batches exceeding 12 months will …
RVC joins prestigious network to preserve the UK’s reputation for world-leading research
The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has announced it has joined the UK Reproducibility Network (UKRN), in collaboration with nine other leading UK universities—Aberdeen, Bristol, Edinburgh, Keele, Newcastle, Oxford Brookes, Sheffield, Surrey, and UCL—with the aim of improving the quality of …
Crocodiles can gallop but alligators can’t, new study finds
It’s a motion more closely associated with horses, but researchers have found that more species of crocodiles can gallop than previously thought. The study, which was led by the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), also discovered that, by contrast, alligators and …
Product Batch Recall: Synulox Lactating Cow Intramammary Suspension
Synulox Lactating Cow Intramammary Suspension (Vm 42058/4143)