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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.

Proportion and risk factors for death by euthanasia in dogs in the UK (2021)
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O'Neill, D., Pegram, C., Gray, C., Packer, R. M., Richards, Y., Church, D. B., …O’Neill, D. G. (2021). Proportion and risk factors for death by euthanasia in dogs in the UK. International Journal of Advanced Scientific Engineering and Technological Research, 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.

Frequency, breed predisposition and demographic risk factors for overweight status in dogs in the UK (2021)
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Pegram, C., Raffan, E., White, E., Ashworth, A., Brodbelt, D., Church, D., & O'Neill, D. (2021). Frequency, breed predisposition and demographic risk factors for overweight status in dogs in the UK. Journal of Small Animal Practice, https://doi.org/10.1111/jsap.13325

Objectives: To evaluate the prevalence and risk factors for overweight status in dogs under primary veterinary care in the UK. Methods: A retrospective study design was used to estimate the one-year (2016) period prevalence of overweight status. The... Read More about Frequency, breed predisposition and demographic risk factors for overweight status in dogs in the UK.

Prevalence Of Commonly Diagnosed Disorders In UK Dogs Under Primary Veterinary Care (2021)
Journal Article
O'Neill, D., James, H., Brodbelt, D. C., Church, D. B., & Pegram, C. (2021). Prevalence Of Commonly Diagnosed Disorders In UK Dogs Under Primary Veterinary Care. BMC Biology, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-021-02775-3

Background: Although dogs are a commonly owned companion animal in the UK, the species experiences many health problems that are predictable from demographic information. This study aimed to use anonymised veterinary clinical data from the VetCompass... Read More about Prevalence Of Commonly Diagnosed Disorders In UK Dogs Under Primary Veterinary Care.

Spatio-temporal distribution and agroecological factors associated with canine leptospirosis in Great Britain (2021)
Journal Article
Taylor, C., Brodbelt, D. C., Dobson, B. A., Catchpole, B., O'neill, D. G., & Stevens, K. B. (2021). Spatio-temporal distribution and agroecological factors associated with canine leptospirosis in Great Britain. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 193, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2021.105407

Leptospirosis is an important global zoonotic disease that affects a wide range of mammalian species. Canine leptospirosis outbreaks have been reported after flooding (eg. in Brazil and the United States of America) suggesting an environmental associ... Read More about Spatio-temporal distribution and agroecological factors associated with canine leptospirosis in Great Britain.

Hypoadrenocorticism in dogs under UK primary veterinary care: frequency, clinical approaches and risk factors (2020)
Journal Article
Schofield, I., Woolhead, V., Johnson, A., Brodbelt, D. C., Church, D. B., & O'Neill, D. G. (2020). Hypoadrenocorticism in dogs under UK primary veterinary care: frequency, clinical approaches and risk factors. Journal of Small Animal Practice, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1111/jsap.13285

Objectives: To estimate the frequency, clinical approaches and risk factors of hypoadrenocorticism in dogs under UK primary veterinary care. Materials and MethOds: Dogs diagnosed with hypoadrenocorticism were identified from the UK VetCompass™ progr... Read More about Hypoadrenocorticism in dogs under UK primary veterinary care: frequency, clinical approaches and risk factors.

Unravelling the health status of brachycephalic dogs in the UK using multivariable analysis (2020)
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O’Neill, D. G., Pegram, C., Crocker, P., Brodbelt, D. C., Church, D. B., & Packer, R. M. A. (2020). Unravelling the health status of brachycephalic dogs in the UK using multivariable analysis. Scientific Reports, 10(1),

Brachycephalic dog breeds are regularly asserted as being less healthy than non-brachycephalic breeds. Using primary-care veterinary clinical data, this study aimed to identify predispositions and protections in brachycephalic dogs and explore differ... Read More about Unravelling the health status of brachycephalic dogs in the UK using multivariable analysis.

Epidemiology of recurrent seizure disorders and epilepsy in cats under primary veterinary care in the United Kingdom (2020)
Journal Article
O'Neill, D., Phillipps, S., Egan, J., Brodbelt, D., Church, D., & Volk, H. (2020). Epidemiology of recurrent seizure disorders and epilepsy in cats under primary veterinary care in the United Kingdom. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.15881

Background Little epidemiological evaluation of recurrent seizure disorders in cats currently exists in veterinary literature. Objectives To report the prevalence and risk factors for recurrent seizure disorders (RSD) and epilepsy in cats pr... Read More about Epidemiology of recurrent seizure disorders and epilepsy in cats under primary veterinary care in the United Kingdom.

Staffordshire Bull Terriers in the UK: their disorder predispositions and protections (2020)
Journal Article
Pegram, C., Wonham, K., Brodbelt, D. C., Church, D. B., & O’Neill, D. G. (2020). Staffordshire Bull Terriers in the UK: their disorder predispositions and protections. Canine Medicine and Genetics, 7(1), 13

Abstract: Background: The Staffordshire Bull Terrier is a popular dog breed in the UK but there is limited reliable evidence on disorder predispositions and protections within the breed. Using anonymised veterinary clinical data from the VetCompass™... Read More about Staffordshire Bull Terriers in the UK: their disorder predispositions and protections.

Isolation of dermatophytes from dogs and cats in the South of England between 1991 and 2017 (2020)
Journal Article
Long, S., Carveth, H., Chang, Y. M., O’Neill, D., & Bond, R. (2020). Isolation of dermatophytes from dogs and cats in the South of England between 1991 and 2017. Veterinary Record, vetrec-2020

Background Since the epidemiology of canine and feline dermatophytosis might evolve in response to chronological, sociological and ecological factors, the authors studied the occurrence of dermatophyte pathogens over 27 years subsequent to the last m... Read More about Isolation of dermatophytes from dogs and cats in the South of England between 1991 and 2017.

Development and internal validation of a prediction tool to aid the diagnosis of Cushing's syndrome in dogs attending primary-care practice. (2020)
Journal Article
Schofield, I., Brodbelt, D. C., Niessen, S. J. M., Church, D. B., Geddes, R. F., Kennedy, N., & O'Neill, D. (2020). Development and internal validation of a prediction tool to aid the diagnosis of Cushing's syndrome in dogs attending primary-care practice. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine,

Novel methods to aid identification of dogs with spontaneous Cushing's syndrome are warranted to optimize case selection for diagnostics, avoid unnecessary testing, and ultimately aid decision-making for veterinarians. To develop and internally valid... Read More about Development and internal validation of a prediction tool to aid the diagnosis of Cushing's syndrome in dogs attending primary-care practice..