Antech, a Mars Petcare business, is opening a new veterinary diagnostics laboratory in Warwick on the 15th November.

This adds to the company's existing lab network, which also includes Southfields Veterinary Specialists Diagnostic Laboratory and the…

Exotic Vet Support and VetCT are holding a free webinar about diagnostic imaging for exotic species on 11th December, 8:00am-9:00am.

Dr David Reese, Director of VetCT Australia and a Diplomate in veterinary diagnostic imaging will present: "Leveraging CT…

Improve Veterinary Education has launched a training programme for the Nurse Certificate (NCert) in Diagnostic Imaging.

The programme, which starts in May 2024 in Swindon, combines online and face-to-face modules.

Subjects covered include radiology principles…

Zoetis UK has added AI urine sediment analysis to its diagnostics platform, Vetscan Imagyst.

The company says the new addition leverages a combination of image recognition technology, algorithms, and cloud-based deep learning AI to enable accurate, in…

HT Vista, which makes a device which uses thermal imaging and AI to screen dermal and subcutaneous masses in dogs, has developed a data collection app for use alongside the device.

The app allows practices to submit results along with cytology and histopathology…

HT Vista will be offering a prize of one free HT Vista cancer screening device, plus a year's subscription, to one BSAVA delegate this year.

The HT Vista device is used by vets and vet nurses to screen dermal and subcutaneous masses on dogs. 

The company…

Antech, a subsidiary of Mars Science and Diagnostics, has launched a new, rapid canine cancer test for use in practice, in the UK and Europe.

The Nu.Q Canine Cancer Test is a new technology that measures circulating nucleosomes in order to enable earlier…

CVS has launched a new clinical improvement project in 25 of its first opinion small animal practices to improve the diagnosis of brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome (BOAS) in dogs.

For the project, the company has developed a Brachycephalic Obstructive…

CVS reports that its nationwide project to increase the use of ultrasound has led to an additional 3,675 scans being performed by both vets and nurses across its small animal division within 12 months.

The project was 'highly commended' at the…

Charlotte Baughan CertAVP MRCVS (aka 'Charlie') has launched Cytovet, a company which offers vets and nurses first and second opinions on cytology samples at low cost. 

Charlie says that uniquely, the company offers feedback about samples submitted…

A team at Liverpool John Moores University has developed Early Evidence Kits to help with the collection of dog DNA from attacked livestock so that irresponsible dog owners can be held accountable. 

According to the NFU, last year farm animals worth an estimated…

Zoetis is going to preview its new cartridge-based point-of-care haematology analyser, Vetscan OptiCell, at the London Vet Show (Stand N50, London Excel, 14th/15th November).

Zoetis says the Vetscan OptiCell represents a significant leap forward in technology…

Vet.ct has launched a campaign to raise awareness about the importance of radiation safety in veterinary practice, with a range of free resources and real-life case studies to support veterinary teams.

The company has created the X-Pert Radiation Safety…

Finn Pathologists is introducing an AI-assisted Ki-67 scoring system to help predict the behaviour of canine mast cell tumours and offer more accurate prognostic evaluation.

Ki-67 is a proliferation marker used for assessing tumour aggressiveness, however…

CVS reports that it is upskilling its nurses in diagnostic imaging techniques - so that they can take X-rays and perform CT scans, MRI and ultrasound.

To date most of these imaging procedures have been performed by vets within the group’s small animal first…

Zoetis has announced that Vetscan Imagyst, its multi-purpose diagnostic tool, is getting 'AI Masses', a new capability which uses best-in-class AI to analyse potentially neoplastic cells in lymph node and subcutaneous lesions.

The company says 

HT Vista has enhanced the diagnostic function on its cancer screening device so that it can now diagnose lumps on dogs when the specificity exceeds 90%.

The update includes a new scoring system of low, moderate or high cancer risk which replaces the original…

Biomérieux has launched Vetfire, a PCR kit which it claims makes testing for equine infectious respiratory diseases easier and faster.

Biomérieux says the new test, which is used on the Biofire Spotfire System, detects seven infectious respiratory…

VetPartners has invested in four new immunoassay analysers at its equine hospitals: Liphook in Hampshire, Rainbow in North Yorkshire and Rossdales in Suffolk, to offer more accurate blood tests for Cushing's.

The new Tosoh AIA 900 analysers have bee…

Carus Animal Health has announced the launch of GIQuest, a clinically validated faecal calprotectin lateral flow test designed to support vets and nurses in the investigation and monitoring of gastrointestinal (GI) inflammation in dogs and cats.

Faecal…

Zoetis is launching AI Masses, a new cytological capability for Vetscan Imagyst which detects potentially neoplastic cells, at the London Vet Show 2025 (Excel London, 20-21 November, stand N50).

Zoetis says AI Masses delivers fast, accurate, in-clinic screening…

HT Vista has published the results of a survey which suggests that 62% of masses presented in practice are going untested.

This, says the company, highlights a missed opportunity for earlier cancer detection, which in turn limits the ability of veterinary…

Peripatetic veterinary ultrasonographer Camilla Edwards DVM CertAVP MRCVS, founder of First Opinion Veterinary Ultrasound (FOVU), has launched a guided ultrasound reporting tool she developed to help those who find ultrasound report-writing a daunting task…

BioMérieux has launched two new immunoassay endocrinology tests for horses which test levels of insulin and ACTH hormone at the point of care.

Vidas Equine Insulin provides insulin levels in approximately 20 minutes, which the company says will …

Carus Animal Health is asking UK veterinary teams to contribute anonymised clinical case studies to help build a broader evidence base around the use of faecal calprotectin testing in dogs and cats with inflammatory gastrointestinal disease.

The company…