Research Podcasts – Veterinary Science on the Move

If you think that Bluetongue is the latest trend in body art, then you are are on the wrong track! To find out about the real importance of this viral animal disease, listen to this RVC Podcast, an interview with Yoav Alony Gilboa who works in the RVC farm animal practice and shares with us his knowledge as well as pictures of bluetongue disease in ruminants.

Have you ever been wondering if the efforts of Medecins Sans Frontieres in providing development and emergency aid to developing countries are matched by the veterinary profession? At least since Nick Short co-founded VETAID, the British daughter organisation of the European Veterinaires Sans Frontieres, vets from the UK have actively been trying to help the lives of thousands of Africans by helpi...

Have you ever wondered why the veterinary authorities in the UK fight the current outbreaks of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in the way that they do? Then listen to our interview with Prof Brian Aldridge, who has been talking to us about the nature of the disease, the current strategies in fighting FMD and why these strategies have changend since the large outbreak in 2001.

Strangles, a respiratory infection of horses caused by Streptococcus equi bacteria, was acknowledged as a major threat when horses were still used for work and transportation. Despite reduced awareness of strangles, this threat still remains, but recent research shows that it can be contained much more successfully now compared to a century ago. To find out more, listen to our interview with Profe...

You know that smoking and drinking during pregnancy is bad for the baby, but think that a sweet treat can’t be that bad? After all the mother is eating for two… Well, think again! The latest findings made by Stephanie Bayol and Neil Stickland at the RVC’s Department of Basic Science show that a junk food diet does not only impair the development of the fetus in the womb, but may...