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Since September 2022, new classes of veterinary students dive into the professional field at the start of their master’s training as well, once they have completed their basic internships.

Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP) is a serious feline disease with a fatal outcome. Thanks to a fruitful collaboration between vets from the Academic Veterinary Hospital in Utrecht, Anicura Haaglanden in Rijswijk, Evidensia Veterinary Hospital Arnhem and the pharmacy of the Academic Veterinary Hospital in Utrecht, a safe and carefully controlled drug to treat FIP has recently been developed.

In equine medicine, the focus on rehabilitation is growing. Morgan Lashleyand and Fenna Elzinga have both been convinced of the importance of rehabilitation for years.

Clean air in schools so children stay healthy. That is the common goal of the partners in the research project CLAIRE: Clean Air for Everyone.

The DRIVE-RM consortium has been awarded €37.5 million under the prestigious NWO SUMMIT program. The collaboration focuses on smart materials that assist the body in healing.

Renske ten Ham has received a Veni grant from the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) for her research into improving cost-effectiveness analyses for gene therapies.

Prof. dr. Roel Vermeulen has been appointed Distinguished ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� Professor at Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� as of 15 July. His focus in this role will be on the theme of planetary and preventive health.

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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.

Onderzoekers van de faculteit Diergeneeskunde schreven een artikel over de negatieve effecten van de elektronische halsband op het welzijn van honden, en positieve trainingsmethoden als alternatief, voor het Tijdschrift voor Diergeneeskunde.

PSSM staat voor polysaccharide storage myopathy. Dit is groep spieraandoeningen waarbij suikermoleculen stapelen in de spiercellen wat leidt tot spierproblemen.

Scientists at Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� investigated if dogs can adapt to their new environment based on their nocturnal activity.

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 ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� researchers to prepare an advisory report on the potential for abolishing cage housing.

Roel Vermeulen (Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ��) and Armand Paardekooper Overman (from architects Mecanoo) talk about the Utrecht-based ‘living lab’.

Which chickens in a coop display problem behaviour such as feather pecking, and why? Sensors and cameras allow the behaviour of animals to be monitored.

The Executive Board of Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� has appointed Professor Debbie Jaarsma to the position of Dean of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine as of August 1st , 2021.

Transition to a Sustainable Food System. What is needed from consumers? And is there a role for animals in the food of the future?