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Nottingham Vet School comes out top in survey
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Veterinary students from Nottingham Veterinary School.
Veterinary students rate Nottingham above the UK's six other vet schools

Nottingham Veterinary School is out-performing the UK's six other vet schools, according to the latest survey carried out by the Association of Veterinary Students (AVS).

The survey compares the quality of the degree course, financial support, personal background, widening participation and the role of the AVS.

This year it was carried out in the final term of 2012 and saw responses from 2,106 veterinary students - a 46 per cent response rate.

According to the results, Nottingham Vet School came out on top in every comparison made.

The majority of Nottingham students rated basic clinical skills teaching, the quality of practicals and the balance between lectures and practicals as good or excellent. On these points, Nottingham was significantly ahead of the average scores for vet schools.

For example, 96.2 per cent of Nottingham students rated basic skills teaching on their course as good or excellent, compared to the average score of 65.4 per cent.

The University of Nottingham opened its vet school in 2006. It was the first new vet school to open for 50 years.

AVS president for 2013, Nick Wojciechowski, said: "The University of Nottingham is a newly designed and purpose built veterinary school so clearly has some advantages over longer established institutions.

"However, it outperforms the other vet schools in every single comparison that is made. This ranges from the extra mural studies outside the university and the course structure, content, balance and quality.

"The establishing of a new vet school with such favourable feedback from students should provide other universities with an opportunity to review and learn from what they are offering."

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Birmingham Dogs Home makes urgent appeal

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 Birmingham Dogs Home has issued an urgent winter appeal as it faces more challenges over the Christmas period.

The rescue centre has seen a dramatic increase in dogs coming into its care, and is currently caring for over 200 dogs. With rising costs and dropping temperatures, the charity is calling for urgent support.

It costs the charity £6,000 per day to continue its work.

Fi Harrison, head of fundraising and communications, said: "It's heart-breaking for our team to see the conditions some dogs arrive in. We really are their last chance and hope of survival."

More information about the appeal can be found here. 

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Avian flu confirmed at premises in Cornwall

A case of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 has been detected in commercial poultry at a premises near Rosudgeon, Cornwall.

All poultry on the infected site will be humanely culled, and a 3km protection zone and 10km surveillance zone have been put in place. Poultry and other captive birds in the 3km protection zone must be housed.

The case is the second avian flu case confirmed in commercial poultry this month. The H5N5 strain was detected in a premises near Hornsea, East Riding of Yorkshire, in early November. Before then, the disease had not been confirmed in captive birds in England since February.

The UK chief veterinary officer has urged bird keepers to remain alert and practise robust biosecurity.

A map of the disease control zones can be found here.