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Canine dystocia in 50 UK first-opinion emergency-care veterinary practices: prevalence and risk factors (2017)
Journal Article
O'Neill, D. G., O'Sullivan, A. M., Manson, E. A., Church, D. B., Boag, A. K., McGreevy, P. D., & Brodbelt, D. C. (2017). Canine dystocia in 50 UK first-opinion emergency-care veterinary practices: prevalence and risk factors. Veterinary Record, 181(4), https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.104108

Dystocia can represent a major welfare issue for dogs of certain breeds and morphologies. First-opinion emergency-care veterinary caseloads represent a useful data resource for epidemiological research because dystocia can often result in emergency v... Read More about Canine dystocia in 50 UK first-opinion emergency-care veterinary practices: prevalence and risk factors.

Do Female Dogs Age Differently Than Male Dogs? (2017)
Journal Article
Hoffman, J. M., O'Neill, D. G., Creevy, K. E., & Austad, S. N. (2017). Do Female Dogs Age Differently Than Male Dogs?. https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glx061

Humans, as well as their closest ancestors, the higher African primates, exhibit female-biased survival and multiple sex differences in causes of death. However, the effects of sex on aging and longevity in an excellent model of human health, the com... Read More about Do Female Dogs Age Differently Than Male Dogs?.

Evidence in Practice – A Pilot Study Leveraging Companion Animal and Equine Health Data from Primary Care Veterinary Clinics in New Zealand (2016)
Journal Article
Muellner, P., Muellner, U., Gates, M. C., Pearce, T., Ahlstrom, C., O'Neill, D. G., …Cave, N. J. (2016). Evidence in Practice – A Pilot Study Leveraging Companion Animal and Equine Health Data from Primary Care Veterinary Clinics in New Zealand. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 3, https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2016.00116

Veterinary practitioners have extensive knowledge of animal health from their day-to-day observations of clinical patients. There have been several recent initiatives to capture these data from electronic medical records for use in national surveilla... Read More about Evidence in Practice – A Pilot Study Leveraging Companion Animal and Equine Health Data from Primary Care Veterinary Clinics in New Zealand.

Dogs attending primary-care practice in England with clinical signs suggestive of Chiari-like malformation/syringomyelia (2016)
Journal Article
Sanchis-Mora, S., Pelligand, L., Thomas, C. L., Volk, H. A., Abeyesinghe, S. M., Brodbelt, D. C., …O'Neill, D. G. (2016). Dogs attending primary-care practice in England with clinical signs suggestive of Chiari-like malformation/syringomyelia. Veterinary Record, 179(17), 436. https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.103651

Chiari-like malformation/syringomyelia (CM/SM) in dogs describes a developmental disorder that can cause pain and reduced quality of life. This retrospective study aimed to report the period prevalence, clinical signs and risk factors for diagnosis o... Read More about Dogs attending primary-care practice in England with clinical signs suggestive of Chiari-like malformation/syringomyelia.

Prevalence of disorders recorded in Cavalier King Charles Spaniels attending primary-care veterinary practices in England (2015)
Journal Article
Summers, J. F., O'Neill, D. G., Church, D. B., Thomson, P. C., McGreevy, P. D., & Brodbelt, D. C. (2015). Prevalence of disorders recorded in Cavalier King Charles Spaniels attending primary-care veterinary practices in England. Canine Genetics and Epidemiology, 2(4), https://doi.org/10.1186/s40575-015-0016-7

Concerns have been raised over breed-related health issues in purebred dogs, but reliable prevalence estimates for disorders within specific breeds are sparse. Electronically stored patient health records from primary-care practice are emerging as a... Read More about Prevalence of disorders recorded in Cavalier King Charles Spaniels attending primary-care veterinary practices in England.

Prevalence of and risk factors for degenerative mitral valve disease in dogs attending primary-care veterinary practices in england (2015)
Journal Article
Mattin, M. J., Boswood, A., Church, D. B., Lopez-Alvarez, J., McGreevy, P. D., O'Neill, D. G., …Brodbelt, D. C. (2015). Prevalence of and risk factors for degenerative mitral valve disease in dogs attending primary-care veterinary practices in england. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 29(3), 847-854. https://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.12591

Feline hyperthyroidism reported in primary-care veterinary practices in England: prevalence, associated factors and spatial distribution (2014)
Journal Article
Stephens, M. J., O'Neill, D. G., Church, D. B., McGreevy, P. D., Thomson, P. C., & Brodbelt, D. C. (2014). Feline hyperthyroidism reported in primary-care veterinary practices in England: prevalence, associated factors and spatial distribution. Veterinary Record, 175(18), https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.102431

Feline hyperthyroidism is a commonly diagnosed endocrinopathy that can have a substantial deleterious impact on the welfare of affected cats. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence, associated factors and geographical distribution for feline hyp... Read More about Feline hyperthyroidism reported in primary-care veterinary practices in England: prevalence, associated factors and spatial distribution.