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A Guinea's World Record!
Truffles in action
Previous record smashed by huge margin

The Guinness World Record for a long-jump by a Guinea Pig has been decisively smashed by a whole 10 centimetres. Chloe Macari, 13, read about the existing record of 20 centimetres in the Guinness Book of Records and enlisted the assistance of her pet Guinea Pig Truffles to better it.

After initial unofficial trials in which the record was broken with ease, Chloe contacted Guinness World Records to investigate the possibility of official recognition. Truffles, lured with a piece of cucumber revealed to be his favourite snack, then proceeded to jump a spectacular 30 centimetres in the presence of both official witnesses and rolling cameras.

Video evidence of this latest World Record has been released online, and at time of writing had far in excess of 100,000 hits on YouTube. Those wishing to see the record-breaking jump may find it here.

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Submissions open for BSAVA Clinical Research Abstracts 2026

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 The BSAVA has opened submissions for the BSAVA Clinical Research Abstracts 2026.

It is an opportunity for applicants to present new research on any veterinary subject, such as the preliminary results of a study, discussion of a new technique or a description of an interesting case.

They must be based on high-quality clinical research conducted in industry, practice or academia, and summarised in 250 words.

Applications are welcome from vets, vet nurses, practice managers, and students.

Submissions are open until 6 March 2026. 

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Survey seeks ruminant sector views on antimicrobial stewardship

A new survey is seeking views of people working in the UK ruminant sector on how to tackle the challenge of demonstrating responsible antibiotic stewardship.

Forming part of a wider, collaborative initiative, the results will help identify the types of data available so that challenges with data collection can be better understood and addressed.

Anyone working in the UK farming sector, including vets and farmers,is encouraged to complete the survey, which is available at app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk