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Lamb in X-ray machine at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

Veterinarian Odette Doest gained international fame in 2018 when a series of photos by her cousin, nature photographer Jasper Doest, were featured in National Geographic. Doest portrayed her remarkable efforts to educate children about the natural environment and care for wounded wild animals on Curaçao. How do things stand with Bob, vet Doest and her work these days?

Photographer Cas Oorthuys points his lens at nineteen sixties veterinary medicine.

People used to throw cadavers into the canals of Utrecht. Horses were draught animals and riding wasn't a hobby for young girls. So how has veterinary knowledge changed our behaviour over the last two hundred years? Read the five short articles below to find out.

UTOMIC offers an open academic workplace to take One Medicine research - which improves the health of humans and animals - to the next level.

Eleven research pairs from Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ and the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ) have been awarded grants to carry out joint research into the functioning of coastal seas and oceans.

On Tuesday September 28th, Victor Rutten was appointed Officer in the Order of Orange Nassau. The ceremony took place at his home by the mayor of Bunnik.

On 22 September 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) revised its guidelines for air quality. Gerard Hoek of Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ was involved in the study leading to the new WHO guidelines and explains them further.

At the moment, there are different types of antibiotics available for animals. The question is whether this will remain so.

Long-term exposure to air pollution appears to still be linked to higher mortality despite the existence of air quality standards that restrict levels of pollution, suggests a study.

How can the transition to cage-free systems for laying hens in the EU be supported? The Best Practice Hens project, led by researchers from Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ, will address this question.

TPI Utrecht receives 50.000 euro project funding from the alliance TU/e, WUR, UU, UMC Utrecht for setting up an educational course withing the alliance about the Transition towards Animal-Free Innovation.

Air quality measurements at street level show that Amsterdam streets with heavy traffic contain up to three times more harmful particles than quieter neighborhoods with fewer cars.

Scientists at Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ investigated if dogs can adapt to their new environment based on their nocturnal activity.

Irrigation is sensitive to salt, but also seems to be the most important driver of salinisation – even in wetter areas. How can we break this vicious cycle?

What makes a medicine safe and effective for one species but highly toxic for another? A cow is very different from a lapdog, bird or tortoise, explains veterinary pharmacologist Ronette Gehring. ‘Animal species have entirely different reactions to medicines. We want to find out why.’

Animal testing plays an important role in the development of medicine and broader scientific research. However, the practice has been coming under growing scrutiny in recent years.

We still don't have a clear idea of the future of livestock farming. One thing is certain, though: animal welfare is becoming increasingly important. So what role should veterinarians play in shaping tomorrow's livestock farming industry?

The figures don't lie. Technological advancements are making it increasingly easy to accurately measure horses' movements. Gait analysis has been widely used on humans for some time now.

In the period between 2018 and 2020, a total of 1.4 million people signed the ‘End the Cage Age’ petition, which aims to end cage housing of farm animals in Europe. In response to this civic initiative, the European Parliament commissioned Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ researchers to prepare an advisory report on the potential for abolishing cage housing.

On 2 August, Debbie Jaarsma – currently Professor of Research and Innovation in Medical Education at UMC Groningen – will become Dean of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine.

Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ will be researching whether air quality affects the course and severity of COVID-19 in the Netherlands.

The number of experiments conducten on animals at Utrechtľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ and the UMC Utrecht rose from 19.078 to 20.433 in 2020.

A European research cluster of scientists, industry and policy makers will investigate the effect of microplastics in the human body.

Feral cats that tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 were infected by mink and not by humans. This has been shown in recent research by Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ (Faculty of Veterinary Medicine) and Wageningen Bioveterinary Research.