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• VetCompass exceeds 1.5 million animals!

  

  VetCompass passed a noteable milestone in July 2014 and now contains data on over 1.5 million animals! This relates to over 10 million episodes of care at over 250 veterinary practices across the UK. Many thanks to all participating practices, their …

   28 Aug 2014

• VetCompass exceeds 4 million animals!

  

  The VetCompass programme continues to grow and, as of March 2015, now holds data on over 4 million animals!   SPECIES No. UNIQUE ANIMALS Canines 1,981,111 Felines 1,369,548 Rabbits 338,485 …

   23 Mar 2015

• Data update: 5.8 million animals and counting!

  

  As of today, the VetCompass programme has collected data from a whopping 5.8 million animals and holds details of over 36 million veterinary consultations. This data is invaluable in helping us better understand the disorders affecting the nation's …

   28 Sep 2016

• For practices

  VetCompass™ is an efficient and sustainable surveillance programme that provides enormous opportunity for the practice-based study of companion animal health and disease in the UK.

• Using clinical records to assess pain-related welfare in companion animals - a new YouTube video

  

  Happy New Year!  We kick start the New Year with a new YouTube video featuring an interview between Fergus Coutts of the University of Edinburgh and Dan O’Neill, in which they discussed the application of veterinary clinical records for research to …

   05 Jan 2016

• Research Projects and Opportunities TEMP

  Research projects and opportunities to work with data about over 15 million companion animals from almost 2,000 UK participating veterinary practices

• Research Projects and Opportunities

  Research projects and opportunities to work with data about over 15 million companion animals from almost 2,000 UK participating veterinary practices

• Health and Welfare of Brachycephalic (Flat-faced) Companion Animals - New Book Available to Pre-order

  

  Dr Rowena Packer and VetCompass' Dr Dan O'Neill edit new book about brachycephalic health and welfare Health and welfare issues of brachycephalic (flat-faced) animals are one of the most pressing problems facing companion animals right now. Dogs, …

   21 Jan 2021

• For owners

  As dedicated owners, each time your pet visits a VetCompass™ participating veterinary practice, you are contributing to the long-term health of companion animals.

• Practice-based research: Editorial in the Vet Record

  

  In a recent editorial in the Veterinary Record, VetCompass team member Dan O’Neill outlines the continuing progress of veterinary practice-based research and describes the main UK projects currently leading the way in this relatively new field: ‘ …

   15 May 2015