Celebrating excellence
To celebrate 75 years of the AVTRW we launched the Acorn Award (previously the Diamond Jubilee award) to help support undergraduate research projects relating to veterinary medicine and teaching.
2025 Acorn Award Winner
Exploring Vaccine Uptake in UK Veterinary-Attended Horses Using Electronic Health Records
Highlighting the effectiveness of the Equine Veterinary Surveillance Network (EVSNET) in monitoring vaccination coverage and identifying adverse events during 2023 and 2024.
Read Lucy's story →2025 Acorn Award Winner
Probiotic effect on Cryptosporidia in dairy calves
The aim was to establish if the pro-active supplementation of a probiotic reduced both the incidence and severity of Cryptosporidia, which is the leading cause of diarrhoea and neonatal mortality in calves.
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