Animal Surveillance ‘s very own Alan Radford presenting his talk. Emerging Variants of canine enteric coronavirus associated with seasonal outbreaks of severe canine gastroenteric disease in the UK. University of Liverpool

SAVSNET data shows we are well into this years tick season. But did you know the risk varies by species, sex and region? Your can find out more on our interactive dashboard. public.tableau.com/app/profile/sa… Be Tick Aware Inst of Infection Veterinary & Ecological Sciences

Emily Blackwell from University of Liverpool discusses her student research project ‘Exploring recording of adverse drug reaction reporting in veterinary free-text clinical narratives’ in this month’s Companion. Follow the link to find out what the research revealed 👉ow.ly/Jscj50OHL57

We hope all our pets get old and this brings health challenges. Our research with health records funded by @petsavers has shed new light on the diseases of old dogs and helped develop the Ageing Canine Toolkit....its free to use and you can access it here tinyurl.com/4cawfwkw

We are now approaching peak flystrike risk in rabbits. #RAW2023. Take a look at our brand new interactive dashboard which highlights the increased risk of flystrike in a range of species at this time of year tinyurl.com/e5hnv53f. Inst of Infection Veterinary & Ecological Sciences. Please check your pets.

There are concerns about high levels of FIP in cats in Cyprus. Inorder to see whether cases are rising in the UK, we have produced a viz based on recorded cases of ascites in SAVSNET practices including the nice people CVS Group tinyurl.com/4dxfmrf5 Faculty of Health and Life Sciences

Many congrats to Dr Heather Davies - here shown on the right graduating after completing her PhD on adverse event reporting. Looking very smart! And many thanks to VMD for funding. you can read about Heather's work tinyurl.com/bdz43vx9

Everyone is talking about #ChatGPT and other #LLM. But can it help veterinary researchers spot clincial narratives about obese dogs? The answer seems to be a YES with caveats. Check out our preprint here...tinyurl.com/bdenk7wv. Funded by Dogs Trust 💛🐶. #livunihls

Today marks the end of Guinea pig awareness week #GPAW2023. Take a look at our new dashboard tinyurl.com/bdejm9z6. Why not use the species filters to explore common reasons for guinea pigs to have visited veterinary practices? UoL School of Veterinary Science

We have developed PetBERT-icd, a large language model trained on >5000000 vet EHRs. It identifies why animals go to the vet accurately enough to spot an outbreak of vomit and diarrhoea in dogs before all other methods..amazing!! 🧐 See the QR code below. UoL School of Veterinary Science

Our data science suggests this year might be proving to be a bit more "scratchy" for our 🐱🐶 with more fleas around than we might expect. Check out our flea (and other dahsboards) tinyurl.com/2p9f2245. UoL School of Veterinary Science Inst of Infection Veterinary & Ecological Sciences

Why are dogs seen by vets on Christmas day? Based on SAVSNET date - 25% GI, 10% intoxiciation (mincepies &chocolate), 8% musculoskeletal pain, 4% haematuria...&4% dog bites😟. We wish our participating labs, practices & their patients a peaceful & restful Christmas

Why are cats seen by vets on Christmas day? Using SAVSNET data, the main reasons include urinary (19%), GI (16%) &trauma (10% incl cat bite abscess &dog attack). We wish all our collaborating labs, practices &their patients a peaceful Christmas & a healthy 2024 UoL School of Veterinary Science

Happy New Year. Confused about how AI will impact the Veterinary profession 🤔. Why not read part 1 of our reveiw into how computers are helping us to understand clinical records. tinyurl.com/mppkzv4x UoL School of Veterinary Science

Vets have to balance many factors when deciding how to treat their patients🤔. Our recent work gives a fascinating insight into some of the factors that lead to the use of important antibiotics in cats. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38149298/ #AMR UoL School of Veterinary Science

We are working to better understand the health of some of our less common furry friends. If you live in the UK and own either a guinea pig or rabbit 🐇and would like to help then please consider completing our online questionnaire liverpool.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/guinea-pigs-an…. Pass it on!

We have an exciting opportunity for a graduate or postdoc data scientist to work on a range of projects including antimicrobial resistance and use. 😀Please pass on to those you think may be interested. 🙏 jobs.ac.uk/job/DHA511. UoL School of Veterinary Science Inst of Infection Veterinary & Ecological Sciences

Our new publication shows how canine coronavirus was evolving in the UK in 2022. It seems to be grabbing bits of genetic material from other related viruses. This research is only possible with great help from particiapting labs and vets.👋UoL School of Veterinary Science wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/30…

SAVNSET's work just got picked up by the NY times tinyurl.com/227zkztp 😀

London school of economics' @lse researchers have used SAVSNET data to explore the impact of air pollution on frequency of pet visits to the vet. tinyurl.com/ms7s4ke2 UoL School of Veterinary Science