Information for veterinary surgeons

Please note that we now have specific guidance relating to referral of cases that may be at high risk of Brucella canis infection, further information can be found here.

Please contact the Equine, Farm or Small Animal Hospital receptions for assistance.

Our Microbiology Laboratory provides a range of services for the isolation and identification of bacterial and fungal pathogens from animal and environmental samples. This service is available through the R(D)SVS animal hospitals and is also available to external practices and organisations. The laboratory staff are highly experienced in the bacteriology and mycology of companion animal, livestock, equine, avian, zoo and exotic species. Further details can be found here .

Resources for referring veterinary surgeons

You are welcome to utilise some of our posters and policies in your practice:

What research do we conduct?

We regularly undertake a variety of research to best inform our understanding of infection control and infectious diseases, including clinical audits and host resistance. We also collaborate with researchers at The Roslin Institute and further afield. Some recent examples of our research include:

Feline tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium bovis infection of domestic UK cats associated with feeding a commercial raw food diet

Development of non-governmental organisation-academic partnership to tackle rabies in Africa and Asia

Teaching best-practice in hand hygiene: student use and performance with a gamified gesture recognition system

Evaluating surveillance strategies for bovine tuberculosis in Scotland