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Less than a quarter of veterinary students starting their degrees in 2009 were male (24%), according to figures released in RCVS Facts, from the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons.
The European Commission is planning to award a grant of 3,8 million euros to a project promoting high quality control posts for resting animals transported over long journeys.
The Universities Federation for Animal Welfare (UFAW) has given advance notice that it intends to offer both a Research Training Scholarship and a UFAW 3Rs Liaison Group Studentship later this year.
The removal of names from the RCVS Register of Veterinary Surgeons for non-payment of retention fees is now complete, with 386 veterinary surgeons having been removed, compared with 616 last year.
The RCVS has released further details about the proposed new registration regulations on their website as the issue continues to raise concerns among the profession.
FEI President HRH Princess Haya has assured the EU of the FEI's support in promoting and improving standards in animal identification and traceability.
Researchers at Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences have achieved another cloning first with the successful delivery of a foal using oocytes from a live mare, the first such clone in the world.
EU Veterinary Week runs throughout this week (Monday 14 June to Sunday 20 June) with a theme of 'Shielding Animal Health and ensuring Food Safety through traceability'.
The key role of vets in the partnership approach to animal health and welfare in Scotland formed the theme of the President's speech at the British Veterinary Association's annual Scottish dinner.