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Pandemic Puppies: Characterising motivations and behaviours of UK owners who purchased puppies during the 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic (2021)
Journal Article
Packer, R., Brand, C., Belshaw, Z., Pegram, C., Stevens, K., & O'Neill, D. (2021). Pandemic Puppies: Characterising motivations and behaviours of UK owners who purchased puppies during the 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic. Animals, 11(9), 2500. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11092500

Attempts to control the spread of coronavirus during the COVID-19 Pandemic included periods of ‘lockdown’ in the UK, where many households spent several months at home with limited external social contact. Data from diverse sources suggest unusually... Read More about Pandemic Puppies: Characterising motivations and behaviours of UK owners who purchased puppies during the 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic.

Incidence and demographic risk factors for leptospirosis in dogs in the UK (2021)
Journal Article
Taylor, C., O'Neill, D. G., Catchpole, B., & Brodbelt, D. C. (in press). Incidence and demographic risk factors for leptospirosis in dogs in the UK. Veterinary Record, https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.512

Objectives

To estimate the annual incidence risk of leptospirosis diagnosis in practice-attending dogs in the UK during 2016 and identify risk factors for diagnosis.

Methods

Incidence of leptospirosis diagnosis in dogs during 2016 was estima... Read More about Incidence and demographic risk factors for leptospirosis in dogs in the UK.

Euthanasia in Dogs [Infographic] (2021)
Other
Pegram, C., Gray, C., Packer, R., Richards, Y., Church, D., Brodbelt, D., & O'Neill, D. (2021). Euthanasia in Dogs [Infographic]

Proportion and risk factors for death by euthanasia in dogs in the UK (2021)
Journal Article
O'Neill, D., Pegram, C., Gray, C., Packer, R. M., Richards, Y., Church, D. B., Brodbelt, D. C., & O’Neill, D. G. (2021). Proportion and risk factors for death by euthanasia in dogs in the UK. Scientific Reports, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-88342-0

Objectives: To report proportional euthanasia or unassisted death, as well as the demographic and clinical factors associated with euthanasia, in dogs under primary veterinary care in the UK.

Methods: A cohort study design to estimate proportional... Read More about Proportion and risk factors for death by euthanasia in dogs in the UK.

Machine-learning based prediction of Cushing’s syndrome in dogs attending UK primary-care veterinary practice (2021)
Journal Article
Schofield, I., Brodbelt, D. C., Kennedy, N., Niessen, S. J. M., Church, D. B., Geddes, R. F., & O’Neill, D. G. (2021). Machine-learning based prediction of Cushing’s syndrome in dogs attending UK primary-care veterinary practice. Scientific Reports, 11(1), https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-88440-z

Cushing’s syndrome is an endocrine disease in dogs that negatively impacts upon the quality-of-life of affected animals. Cushing’s syndrome can be a challenging diagnosis to confirm, therefore new methods to aid diagnosis are warranted. Four machine-... Read More about Machine-learning based prediction of Cushing’s syndrome in dogs attending UK primary-care veterinary practice.

Aural haematoma in dogs (2021)
Data
O'Neill, D. Aural haematoma in dogs. [Data]. https://doi.org/10.34840/xywc-ew06