All Outputs (8)

Investigating preventive-medicine consultations in first-opinion small-animal practice in the United Kingdom using direct observation (2015)
Journal Article

Preventive-medicine consultations account for a large proportion of the veterinary caseload and previous research has suggested these consultations are fundamentally different from those in which the animal is presented for a specific health problem.... Read More about Investigating preventive-medicine consultations in first-opinion small-animal practice in the United Kingdom using direct observation.

Farmers’ perception of the role of veterinary surgeons in vaccination strategies on British dairy farms (2015)
Journal Article

There is limited research investigating the motivators and barriers to vaccinating dairy cattle. Veterinary surgeons have been identified as important sources of information for farmers making vaccination and disease control decisions, as well as bei... Read More about Farmers’ perception of the role of veterinary surgeons in vaccination strategies on British dairy farms.

Clinical audit in veterinary practice: theory v reality (2015)
Journal Article

CLINICAL AUDIT is an effective tool for assessing and improving the clinical care provided to patients. Good guidance has previously been provided in the veterinary literature as to how to conduct clinical audit in veterinary practice (Mosedale 1998,... Read More about Clinical audit in veterinary practice: theory v reality.

Benazepril in dogs with asymptomatic mitral valve disease (2015)
Journal Article

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 Benazepril in dogs with asymptomatic mitral valve disease.

Development of a framework for genotyping bovine-derived Cryptosporidium parvum, using a multilocus fragment typing tool (2015)
Journal Article

Background: There is a need for an integrated genotyping approach for C. parvum; no sufficiently discriminatory scheme to date has been fully validated or widely adopted by veterinary or public health researchers. Multilocus fragment typing (MLFT) ca... Read More about Development of a framework for genotyping bovine-derived Cryptosporidium parvum, using a multilocus fragment typing tool.

Survey of the UK veterinary profession 2: sources of information used by veterinarians (2015)
Journal Article

Access to the most up-to-date evidence is an important cornerstone for veterinarians attempting to practice in an evidence-based manner; therefore, an understanding of what and how information is accessed is vital. The aim of this study was to identi... Read More about Survey of the UK veterinary profession 2: sources of information used by veterinarians.

Cattle veterinarians' awareness and understanding of biosecurity (2015)
Journal Article

PREVENTIVE biosecurity measures, such as isolation of purchased animals, are well documented in the literature (Duncan 1990, Maunsell and Donovan 2008, Noremark and others 2009) and biosecurity has been highlighted as a key intervention for many of t... Read More about Cattle veterinarians' awareness and understanding of biosecurity.

Investigating common clinical presentations in first opinion small animal consultations using direct observation (2015)
Journal Article

Understanding more about the clinical presentations encountered in veterinary practice is vital in directing research towards areas relevant to practitioners. The aim of this study was to describe all problems discussed during a convenience sample of... Read More about Investigating common clinical presentations in first opinion small animal consultations using direct observation.