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Rhino cake wins science bake off
Rhino cake
Veterinary students Harry Pink and Meg Coram won first place for their cake 'Rhinos should be Horny!'

Sutton Bonington competition raises nearly £600 for charity

Harry Pink and Meg Coram have been crowned winners of the Sutton Bonington Campus (SB) Science Cake Competition, for their thought-provoking creation, 'Rhinos should be horny!'

Harry and Meg, who are students on the preliminary veterinary degree course at Nottingham University, were praised for their attention to detail,  overall impact and great taste.

The SB science cake competition took place on March 12, with all proceeds going to Comic Relief. So far, the event has raised £583.

Students could enter their cakes into one of six categories - Veterinary Medicine, Animal & Agriculture, From Farm to Fork, Infection, Cakes for Animals, and Comic Relief.

The judges, which included members from both schools of Bioscience and Veterinary m
edicine, were presented with some spectacular cakes, ranging from nesting chickens, to sows with piglets and even ringworm in cats!

The bake off also made it to national television. Comic Relief asked one of the bakers to design a cake for the special Comic Relief episode, 'The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice'.

Fourth year student Rachel Lowton and third year student Jennie Stoddart accepted the challenge and, according with the Comic Relief theme this year ("Make your face funny for money”), they prepared ‘Just your Everage cake’ in homage to Dame Edna, who was one of the Comic Relief Bake Off contestants.

To view pictures of all the entries visit: SB Cake Off 2015

Image (C) University of Nottingham/SB Science Bake Off.

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Equine Disease Surveillance report released for Q4 2025

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 The latest Equine Disease Surveillance report has been released, with details on equine disease from Q4 of 2025.

The report, produced by Equine Infectious Disease Surveillance, includes advice on rule changes for equine influenza vaccination.

Statistics and maps detail recent outbreaks of equine herpes virus, equine influenza, equine strangles and equine grass sickness. A series of laboratory reports provides data on virology, bacteriology, parasitology and toxicosis.

This issue also features a case study of orthoflavivus-associated neurological disease in a horse in the UK. 

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NSA webinar explores sheep tailing and castration

The National Sheep Association (NSA) is to host a free webinar on the castration and tail docking of lambs.

The webinar, 'Understanding the tailing and castration consultation: A guide for sheep farmers', will be hosted online on Monday, 2 March 2026 at 7.30pm.

It comes during a government consultation into the methods used for these procedures. Farmers are encouraged to engage before the consultation period closes on Monday, 9 March 2026.

The webinar offers clear and actionable guidance to support farmers to contribute meaningfully to the consultation and prepare for potential changes.

On the panel will be former SVS president Kate Hovers, farmer and vet Ann Van Eetvelt and SRUC professor in Animal Health and Veterinary Sciences Cathy Dwyer. Each panel member will utilise their own specialism and expertise to evaluate risks and outcomes to sheep farming.

Find out more about the webinar on the NSA website.