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• VetCompass at Newcastle University's Animal Science Conference 2015

  

  VetCompass were pleased to participate in the Animal Science Conference 2015 at Newcastle University on Dec 9th. Organised by the final year BSc Agriculture and Animal Production Science and BSc Animal Science students, the conference addressed the …

   15 Dec 2015

• Data science blog on VetCompass™ dataset

  

  The lead data scientist for VetCompass™, Noel Kennedy, has recently written a blog about the application of machine learning techniques to the VetCompass™ dataset and discusses the possibilities of analysing free text in veterinary data. This gives …

   01 Jun 2018

• Graduation day for Dr Emma Buckland

  

   Congratulations to Dr Emma Buckland who graduated on 15th July 2015!   Emma’s PhD research was conducted in the RVC Animal Welfare Science and Ethics research group, and was focused on the identification of valid indicators of emotion in pet dogs, …

   28 Jul 2015

• The Futurist Vet

  

  'Imagine a system that all the vet practices in the world were connected to and what opportunities that crowdsourcing of data could have on the future of our pets' health.' This quote is taken directly from The Futurist Vet: Science Fiction …

   16 Jan 2017

• VetCompass at the first international Canine Behaviour & Genetics meeting

  

  The implications of consistently producing or selecting dogs which are not appropriately 'fit for function' both mentally and physically are manifold, with detrimental effects on canine welfare, economic investments and the integrity of the human- …

   14 Jul 2015

• Publications

  Published papers from members of the VetCompass team

• Welcome to New VetCompass Researcher, Imogen Schofield

  

  We are excited to welcome Imogen Schofield to the VetCompass team. Imogen obtained her Bachelor of Veterinary Science from the University of Bristol in 2013. She worked initially in first opinion small animal practice before obtaining her MSc in …

   06 Feb 2018

• RVC Brachycephalic Research Team

  

  The RVC is a world-leader among research centres that investigate brachycephalic health and welfare. The RVC sees the brachycephalic issue as a highly complex system and therefore takes a holistic approach to brachycephalic research that covers …

   25 Mar 2020

• 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.

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