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RVC Research Online is a repository of the research outputs produced by staff from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC). The aims of the repository are (i) to provide an institutional archive of RVC's research outputs, (ii) to provide access to these outputs and support open science, and (iii) to increase the reach and impact of RVC's research.



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Generalized Tremors in Dogs: 198 Cases (2003-2023) (2025)
Journal Article
Liatis, T., Bhatti, S., & De Decker, S. (2025). Generalized Tremors in Dogs: 198 Cases (2003-2023). Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 39(3), https://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.70062

Background: Diseases associated with generalized tremors in dogs have not been extensively investigated in a large population of dogs. Hypothesis/Objectives: Describe semiology, tremor phenotype, and diseases associated with generalized tremors in do... Read More about Generalized Tremors in Dogs: 198 Cases (2003-2023).

Primary extraskeletal duodenal osteosarcoma with peritoneal sarcomatosis in a cat (2025)
Journal Article
Lean, F., Haythornthwaite, B., Broughton, S., Green, J., Llabres-Diaz, F., Szladovits, B., & Martineau, H. (2025). Primary extraskeletal duodenal osteosarcoma with peritoneal sarcomatosis in a cat. Journal of Comparative Pathology, 219, 1-5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcpa.2025.03.002

This case report describes an extraskeletal intestinal osteosarcoma with sarcomatosis in an 11-year-old female neutered Domestic Longhair cat that presented with a 2-week history of hyporexia, lethargy, vomiting and polydipsia. Clinical examination i... Read More about Primary extraskeletal duodenal osteosarcoma with peritoneal sarcomatosis in a cat.

The Political, Economic and Socio-Cultural Discourse Surrounding the Backyard Chicken-Rearing Farming Systems in the Western and North-Western Provinces of Sri Lanka (2025)
Journal Article
De Zoysa, M., Silva-Fletcher, A., Herath, H., Yalegama, M., Kalupahana, R., Satharasinghe, H., Kalupahana, A., Karunarathna, E., & De Alwis, K. (2025). The Political, Economic and Socio-Cultural Discourse Surrounding the Backyard Chicken-Rearing Farming Systems in the Western and North-Western Provinces of Sri Lanka. Veterinary Medicine and Science, 11(3), https://doi.org/10.1002/vms3.70174

BackgroundThe poultry sector is the largest contributor, in terms of the livestock sector to the Gross Domestic Product in Sri Lanka, providing economic security to the country and food security to people. There are three farming systems: broiler, la... Read More about The Political, Economic and Socio-Cultural Discourse Surrounding the Backyard Chicken-Rearing Farming Systems in the Western and North-Western Provinces of Sri Lanka.

Porcupine inhibition is a promising pharmacological treatment for severe sclerosteosis pathologies (2025)
Journal Article
Dreyer, T., Keen, J., Wells, L., Hopkinson, M., Orriss, I., Holdsworth, G., Pitsillides, A., & Roberts, S. (2025). Porcupine inhibition is a promising pharmacological treatment for severe sclerosteosis pathologies. Bone Research, 13(1), https://doi.org/10.1038/s41413-025-00406-3

Sclerosteosis, an ultra-rare disorder characterised by high bone mass (HBM) and skeletal overgrowth, leads to facial paralysis, hearing loss and raised intracranial pressure, which is currently managed only through high-risk surgery. Sclerosteosis is... Read More about Porcupine inhibition is a promising pharmacological treatment for severe sclerosteosis pathologies.