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Canine Cruciate Registry celebrates two year anniversary
The growing databank is continuing to provide information to develop the effectiveness of surgeries.
The registry provides a database about cruciate surgery in dogs.

The RCVS Knowledge Canine Cruciate Registry (CCR) is celebrating its two year anniversary, despite initial concerns that it would not be used by practitioners.

The CCR was launched in 2021 to provide a database of information about cruciate surgery in dogs across the UK.

The service aims to improve patient outcomes for dogs suffering from cranial cruciate ligament ruptures.

The growing databank is continuing to provide information to develop the effectiveness of surgeries, including details on different surgical techniques for different breeds.

As part of their anniversary celebrations, RCVS have given awards to the top contributors to the databank from 2022 – 2023:

  • Gold – Ross Allan BVMS PGCertSAS MRCVS
  • Silver – Heather Eastham BVMS PGCertSAS MRCVS
  • Bronze – Kate O’Sullivan MVB MSc CertSAS MRCVS


Gold Award recipient Ross Allan said: “The Canine Cruciate Registry is a fantastic project to take part in. As a practice we understand its importance, as a team we value it, and clients like to take part. Clients like that through contributing, they’ll be able to help improve our management of cruciate disease in other pets in the future.”

Mark Morton, clinical lead of the CCR, said: “When we first launched the registry, we didn’t know how engaged owners would be with such a novel initiative in the veterinary world, but actually, we’ve exceeded expectations and have had over 750 owners reporting on cruciate surgeries. They have completed nearly 10,000 questionnaires which highlights a real enthusiasm for helping to monitor their pet’s recovery from cruciate surgery, and at the same time drive evidence-based veterinary medicine.

“This data will be great for our first report, which will be released in autumn.”

The report will allow practitioners that have contributed data to compare their data to the benchmark to assess their performance.

The CCR remains available for new contributors, regardless of the method they use for cruciate surgery.

To find out more and get involved, visit their website.

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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.