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25.01.2022 Australian terriers and Siberian huskies, as well as, for the first time, English springer spaniels, along with desexed males of all breeds, were found to be those most at risk of diabetes mellitus (DM) in this study,. Researchers interrogated data from 134,329 dogs, with 481 of these appearing to have DM. The records of these dogs were examined more closely. Read the full article at: https://veterinaryrecord.bmj.com//ear/2020/02/12/vr.105467 Yoon, S., Fleeman, L.M., Wilson, B.J., Mansfield, C.M. and McGreevy, P. (2020). Epidemiological study of dogs with diabetes mellitus attending primary care veterinary clinics in Australia. Veterinary Record. Published Online First: 12 February 2020. doi: 10.1136/vr.105467

24.01.2022 Our first article has arrived! Take a closer look at what we're doing and where we're heading here at VetCompass Australia. https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/K410BnU32YpRf9 McGreevy, P., Thomson, P., Dhand, N.K., Raubenheimer, D., Masters, S., Mansfield, C.S., Baldwin, T., Soares Magalhaes, R.J., Rand, J., Hill, P., Peaston, A., Gilkerson, J., Combs, M., Raidal, S., Irwin, P.J., Irons, P., Squires, R., Brodbelt, D., Hammond, J. 2017. VetCompass Australia: A National Big Dat...a Collection System for Veterinary Science. Animals. 7, 74; doi:10.3390/ani7100074. University of Sydney Faculty of Science, University of Sydney University Veterinary Teaching Hospital Sydney School of Life and Environmental Sciences, The University of Sydney

23.01.2022 For most of the roughly 15,000 years since their domestication, dogs were selected by humans for their usefulness as hunters, retrievers, herders, guards or companions. As modern breeds became recognisable, the extent to which a dog aligned with the expected shape, size and coat for its breed (known as conformation) became more important. This has led to the development of breed standards, but even without these, many inherited disorders would still occur. Indeed, most inhe...rited disorders have nothing to do with conformation. So what can we do? Up-to-date prevalence data are needed to allow researchers to identify and monitor these disorders. VetCompass Australia is one of the systems in place that researchers are using to analyse how commonly these disorders are seen, and giving them the ability to track them over time. Read more: http://www.vetcompass.com.au//managing-mutations-of-a-spe/

17.01.2022 Take a sneak peak at the sort of research that will be coming out of VetCompass Australia data. Looking at the cat records for one Sydney clinic, The Chatswood Cat Palace, a team of researchers, lead by Kendy Teng, has made some interesting discoveries. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2017.05.021

16.01.2022 A study of over 33,000 Labrador retrievers in the UK has found that chocolate Labradors die earlier than the yellow or black ones, and have a higher incidence of ear infections and skin disease. A study of this breed is underway using the Australian data. https://theconversation.com/chocolate-labradors-die-earlier

12.01.2022 We are pleased to unveil our new poster and brochure that will be sent to participating practices.

10.01.2022 Christmas is a time of feasting for the two-legged members of the family but care needs to be taken with our four-legged friends, according to new research.

07.01.2022 VetCompass Australia collects demographic and clinical information from day-to-day veterinary clinic consultations around the country. We then use this wealth of data to investigate the range and frequency of health problems seen in cats, dogs and horses. Ultimately this will give us a greater understanding of these diseases and conditions and so improve their identification, treatment and prevention.

07.01.2022 Using VetCompass Australia, Natural Language Processing techniques, and the Australian Strategic Technical Advisory Group’s (ASTAG) Rating system, this study describes how frequently antimicrobials were used in veterinary consultations and identifies the most frequently used antimicrobials. Jump over to our website or the PLoS ONE site. http://vetcompass.com.au//describing-the-antimicrobial-us/... Hur BA, Hardefeldt LY, Verspoor KM, Baldwin T, Gilkerson JR (2020) Describing the antimicrobial usage patterns of companion animal veterinary practices; free text analysis of more than 4.4 million consultation records. PLoS ONE 15(3): e0230049. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0230049 (image Trsakaoe_ AdobeStock_219614201)