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Chatter box RCVS Knowledge has called on vet practices to audit their post-operative neutering outcomes.

It follows the release of the 2024 NASAN benchmarking report, which collates data from neutering procedures performed on dogs, cats and rabbits.

The benchmarking report enables practices in the UK and Ireland to compare their post-operative outcomes to the national average. This includes the rate of patients lost to follow-up, which in 2024 increased to 23 per cent.

Anyone from the practice can submit the data using a free template. The deadline for next report is February 2026.

Visit the RCVS Knowledge website to complete an audit. Chatter box

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Equine News
Electronic ID for cattle to be made mandatory
Electronic ID for cattle to be made mandatory

Defra announces changes to cattle identification, registration, and reporting.
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Farmers urged to use vaccine fridge grant
Farmers urged to use vaccine fridge grant

Current storage could be compromising vaccine efficiency.
Atypical BSE confirmed on Essex farm
Atypical BSE confirmed on Essex farm

Defra says there is no risk to public health.
AIPZ housing measures to be lifted
AIPZ housing measures to be lifted

Mandatory housing will not be enforced from 15 May 2025.
Vets to deliver ASF contingency planning workshops
Vets to deliver ASF contingency planning workshops

The virus is already well established in parts of Europe.
DAERA to lift compulsory avian housing order
DAERA to lift compulsory avian housing order

The measures will be lifted midday on 10 May.
BVA calls for ban on farrowing crates
BVA calls for ban on farrowing crates

Many vets fear they impact on the welfare of pigs.
Costs may prevent better chicken welfare, survey suggests
Costs may prevent better chicken welfare, survey suggests

Broiler chicken keepers claim barriers to improved welfare standards.
Blueprint to tackle bovine TB in Northern Ireland
Blueprint to tackle bovine TB in Northern Ireland

The plans mark a new step in efforts to eradicate the disease.
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RCVS pays tribute to well-loved equine vet

The RCVS and the Riding Establishments Subcommittee has paid tribute to well-loved veterinary surgeon and riding establishment inspector, Rebecca Hamilton-Fletcher MRCVS.

Linda Belton MRCVS, RCVS President, said: "I, along with my colleagues on the RESC, RCVS Council, RCVS Standards Committee, as well as RCVS staff, was very saddened to hear of the sudden death of Rebecca, or Becca as we knew her, last week.

"She was a true advocate for equine welfare and in her many years on the RESC worked to continually improve the quality and consistency of riding establishment inspections, all in the interests of enhanced horse welfare and rider safety."
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