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A rare heart bone is discovered in Chimpanzees

A rare heart bone is discovered in Chimpanzees

Description
Experts from the University of Nottingham have discovered that some chimpanzees have a bone in their heart, which could be vital in managing their health and conservation.
Date:
10/06/2020
Parasitic disease affecting donkeys is detected in the UK for first time

Parasitic disease affecting donkeys is detected in the UK for first time

Description
A chronic and debilitating parasitic equine disease which causes mysterious lesions in the eyes, and skin lumps, has been found in donkeys in the UK for the first time.
Date:
05/06/2020
Better way of measuring reveals ideal dairy cow living space

Better way of measuring reveals ideal dairy cow living space

Description
PhD student Jake Thompson, from the University of Nottingham, visited 50 randomly selected farms in Great Britain once during the winter housing period of 2017/18 to investigate how much space housed dairy cows were given.
Date:
13/05/2020
Vets in the Community launches brand new mobile clinic

Vets in the Community launches brand new mobile clinic

Description
A student-led charity which provides free veterinary care for the pets of homeless and vulnerably-housed people in Nottingham has launched a new mobile clinic.
Date:
06/03/2020
Nottingham subjects flying high in global league

Nottingham subjects flying high in global league

Description
Our veterinary medicine and science courses are ranked top 10 in the UK and top 50 in the world
Date:
05/03/2020
Rainbow zebra crossings mark LGBT History Month

Rainbow zebra crossings mark LGBT History Month

Description
Staff, students and pets have come together to celebrate the unveiling of the University of Nottingham's new rainbow "zebra" crossing, in support of its LGBT+ community.
Date:
24/02/2020
New breakthrough in tackling killer viruses threatening declining koala populations

New breakthrough in tackling killer viruses threatening declining koala populations

Description
Scientists have uncovered some of the reasons behind why koalas from different parts of Australia suffer from serious diseases and others don't, which will help them in their mission to help save this vulnerable species.
Date:
18/02/2020
Cat neutering could be the answer to tackling animal hoarding, says a new study

Cat neutering could be the answer to tackling animal hoarding, says a new study

Description
Cat hoarding can be prevented with the right care and population control, according to experts from the University of Nottingham and the RSPCA.
Date:
30/01/2020
Lame sheep adjust their behaviour to cope with their condition, says a new study

Lame sheep adjust their behaviour to cope with their condition, says a new study

Description
In the first study of its kind, published today in the Journal of the Royal Society Open Science, a team of experts from the School of Veterinary Medicine and Science at the University of Nottingham have been able to demonstrate the automated detection of lameness in sheep when standing, lying and walking, using a new prototype tagging and monitoring system.
Date:
15/01/2020
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