VRM European Affiliates Meeting
VRM held its first meeting for its European Affiliates in November 2018. The meeting combined networking with continued professional development with interactive sessions focusing on incorporation of the 3Rs into research studies and included an overview of pain by Colin Capner, statistics by Pete Ceuppens and suffering by Maggie Fisher....
Thursday 20th December 2018
EMA Guideline Update
These is a draft consultation paper open until 31 October 2020 titled “Concept paper for the development of a reflection paper on the environmental risk assessment for parasiticide veterinary medicinal products used in companion animals, Reference number: EMA/CVMP/Era/55512/2020”....
Sunday 6th September 2020
VRM in 2020
VRM has continued to work throughout 2020, despite the COVID-19 lockdown and subsequent restrictions. We remain open for enquiries. Please take care, stay safe and get in touch if you think we can help you!
Monday 5th October 2020
Precision technology in sheep and goat farming
Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) is leading a £5 million research project involving 9 countries from Scandinavia to the Middle East which is focused on revolutionizing precision technology in sheep and goat farming to ultimately improve welfare management and animal performance....
Monday 5th October 2020
New approach to sheep and goat vaccination
The single-cell non- pathogenic parasite – Trypanosoma melophagium - naturally found in sheep and goats is being utilized by Roslin Technologies to develop a vaccine vehicle for application in these animals. The ultimate aim being to use the parasite to develop a method of immunizing sheep and goats against a wide range of pathogens....
Monday 5th October 2020
The Wild Atlantic Way
In the latest VRM newsletter, NorthWest Biopharm mentions that clients have not been able to visit the site, situated on the beautiful west coast of Ireland, due to the challenges associated with Covid 19. They noted that they are located close to the rugged Wild Atlantic Way – ...
Thursday 15th October 2020