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VetCompass Australia: A National Big Data Collection System for Veterinary Science (2017)
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McGreevy, P., Thomson, P., Dhand, N., Raubenheimer, D., Masters, S., Mansfield, C., Baldwin, T., Soares Magalhaes, R. J., Rand, J., Hill, P., Peaston, A., Gilkerson, J., Combs, M., Raidal, S., Irwin, P., Irons, P., Squires, R., Brodbelt, D. C., & Hammond, J. (2017). VetCompass Australia: A National Big Data Collection System for Veterinary Science. Animals, 7(10), 74. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani7100074

VetCompass Australia is veterinary medical records-based research coordinated with the global VetCompass endeavor to maximize its quality and effectiveness for Australian companion animals (cats, dogs, and horses). Bringing together all seven Austral... Read More about VetCompass Australia: A National Big Data Collection System for Veterinary Science.

Mortality due to trauma in cats attending veterinary practices in central and south-east England (2017)
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McDonald, J. L., Cleasby, I. R., Brodbelt, D. C., Church, D. B., & O'Neill, D. G. (2017). Mortality due to trauma in cats attending veterinary practices in central and south-east England. Journal of Small Animal Practice, 58(10), 570-576. https://doi.org/10.1111/jsap.12716

Objectives: To identify important demographic and spatial factors associated with the risk of trauma and, more specifically, road traffic accident‐related mortality, relative to other diagnoses in cats.

Methods: A sample of 2738 cats with mortalit... Read More about Mortality due to trauma in cats attending veterinary practices in central and south-east England.

Demography and disorders of German Shepherd Dogs under primary veterinarycare in the UK (2017)
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O'Neill, D. G., Coulson, N. R., Church, D. B., & Brodbelt, D. C. (2017). Demography and disorders of German Shepherd Dogs under primary veterinarycare in the UK. Canine Genetics and Epidemiology, 4(7), https://doi.org/10.1186/s40575-017-0046-4

The German Shepherd Dog (GSD) has been widely used for a variety of working roles. However, concerns for the health and welfare of the GSD have been widely aired and there is evidence that breed numbers are now in decline in the UK. Accurate demograp... Read More about Demography and disorders of German Shepherd Dogs under primary veterinarycare in the UK.

Canine dystocia in 50 UK first-opinion emergency-care veterinary practices: prevalence and risk factors (2017)
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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.

Evidence in Practice – A Pilot Study Leveraging Companion Animal and Equine Health Data from Primary Care Veterinary Clinics in New Zealand (2016)
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Muellner, P., Muellner, U., Gates, M. C., Pearce, T., Ahlstrom, C., O'Neill, D. G., Brodbelt, D. C., & 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)
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Sanchis-Mora, S., Pelligand, L., Thomas, C. L., Volk, H. A., Abeyesinghe, S. M., Brodbelt, D. C., Church, D. B., Thomson, P. C., McGreevy, P. D., & 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.

Predicting Outcome in dogs with Primary Immune-Mediated Hemolytic Anemia: Results of a Multicenter Case Registry (2015)
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Goggs, R., Dennis, S. G., Di Bella, A., Humm, K. R., McLauchlan, G., Mooney, C., Ridyard, A., Tappin, S., Walker, D., Warman, S., Whitley, N. T., Brodbelt, D. C., & Chan, D. L. (2015). Predicting Outcome in dogs with Primary Immune-Mediated Hemolytic Anemia: Results of a Multicenter Case Registry. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 29(6), 1603-1610. https://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.13642