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Common decisions made and actions taken during small-animal consultations at eight first-opinion practices in the United Kingdom (2016)
Journal Article
Robinson, N., Brennan, M. L., Cobb, M., & Dean, R. S. (2017). Common decisions made and actions taken during small-animal consultations at eight first-opinion practices in the United Kingdom. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 139, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2016.12.002

In order for veterinary surgeons to undertake an evidence-based approach to making decisions about theirpatients, it is important that new evidence is generated to support the clinical decision-making process.Many of the decisions are likely to be ar... Read More about Common decisions made and actions taken during small-animal consultations at eight first-opinion practices in the United Kingdom.

Accuracy of the electronic patient record in a first opinion veterinary practice (2016)
Journal Article
Jones-Diette, J., Robinson, N., Cobb, M., Brennan, M. L., & Dean, R. S. (2017). Accuracy of the electronic patient record in a first opinion veterinary practice. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 148, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2016.11.014

The use of electronic patient records (EPRs) in veterinary research is becoming more common place. To date no-one has investigated how accurately and completely they represent the clinical interactions that happen between veterinary professionals, an... Read More about Accuracy of the electronic patient record in a first opinion veterinary practice.

A method for extracting electronic patient record data from practice management software systems used in veterinary practice (2016)
Journal Article
Jones-Diette, J. S., Brennan, M. L., Cobb, M., Doit, H., & Dean, R. S. (in press). A method for extracting electronic patient record data from practice management software systems used in veterinary practice. BMC Veterinary Research, 12(239), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-016-0861-y

Background
Data extracted from electronic patient records (EPRs) within practice management software systems are increasingly used in veterinary research. The use of real patient data gives the potential to generate research that can readily be appl... Read More about A method for extracting electronic patient record data from practice management software systems used in veterinary practice.

Exploring attitudes and beliefs towards implementing cattle disease prevention and control measures: a qualitative study with dairy farmers in Great Britain (2016)
Journal Article
Brennan, M. L., Wright, N., Wapenaar, W., Jarratt, S., Hobson-West, P., Richens, I. F., Kaler, J., Buchanan, H., Huxley, J., & O’Connor, H. M. (in press). Exploring attitudes and beliefs towards implementing cattle disease prevention and control measures: a qualitative study with dairy farmers in Great Britain. Animals, 6(10), Article 61. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani6100061

Disease prevention and control practices are frequently highlighted as important to ensure the health and welfare of farmed animals, although little is known as to why not many practices are carried out. The aim of this study was to identify the moti... Read More about Exploring attitudes and beliefs towards implementing cattle disease prevention and control measures: a qualitative study with dairy farmers in Great Britain.

Factors influencing veterinary surgeons’ decision-making about dairy cattle vaccination (2016)
Journal Article
Richens, I., Hobson-West, P., Brennan, M. L., Hood, Z., Kaler, J., Green, M., Wright, N., & Wapenaar, W. (in press). Factors influencing veterinary surgeons’ decision-making about dairy cattle vaccination. Veterinary Record, 179(16), https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.103822

The use of vaccines in the cattle industry is widespread; however, there is limited published guidance for use by decision-makers such as farmers and vets. To best support vets in advising dairy farmers on the optimisation of vaccination strategies,... Read More about Factors influencing veterinary surgeons’ decision-making about dairy cattle vaccination.

Oxytocin versus carbetocin administered to cows after uncomplicated calvings and subsequent fertility (2016)
Journal Article
Robinson, N., & Brennan, M. L. (2016). Oxytocin versus carbetocin administered to cows after uncomplicated calvings and subsequent fertility. Veterinary Record, 179(7), https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.i3834

BestBETs for Vets are generated by the Centre for Evidence-based Veterinary Medicine at the University of Nottingham to help answer specific questions and assist in clinical decision making. Although evidence is often limited, they aim to find, prese... Read More about Oxytocin versus carbetocin administered to cows after uncomplicated calvings and subsequent fertility.

International evidence-based medicine survey of the veterinary profession: information sources used by veterinarians (2016)
Journal Article
Huntley, S. J., Dean, R. S., Massey, A., & Brennan, M. L. (2016). International evidence-based medicine survey of the veterinary profession: information sources used by veterinarians. PLoS ONE, 11(7), 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0159732

Veterinarians are encouraged to use evidence to inform their practice, but it is unknown what resources (e.g. journals, electronic sources) are accessed by them globally. Understanding the key places veterinarians seek information can inform where ne... Read More about International evidence-based medicine survey of the veterinary profession: information sources used by veterinarians.

Factors influencing common diagnoses made during first-opinion small-animal consultations in the United Kingdom (2016)
Journal Article
Robinson, N., Dean, R. S., Cobb, M., & Brennan, M. L. (2016). Factors influencing common diagnoses made during first-opinion small-animal consultations in the United Kingdom. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 131, 87-94. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2016.07.014

It is currently unclear how frequently a diagnosis is made during small-animal consultations or how much of a role making a diagnosis plays in veterinary decision-making. Understanding more about the diagnostic process will help direct future researc... Read More about Factors influencing common diagnoses made during first-opinion small-animal consultations in the United Kingdom.

Broken biosecurity?: veterinarians’ framing of biosecurity on dairy farms in England (2016)
Journal Article
Shortall, O., Ruston, A., Green, M. J., Brennan, M. L., Wapenaar, W., & Kaler, J. (2016). Broken biosecurity?: veterinarians’ framing of biosecurity on dairy farms in England. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 132, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2016.06.001

There is seen to be a need for better biosecurity – the control of disease spread on and off farm – in the dairy sector. Veterinarians play a key role in communicating and implementing biosecurity measures on farm, and little research has been carrie... Read More about Broken biosecurity?: veterinarians’ framing of biosecurity on dairy farms in England.