~ Non Breed Specific Collaborators ~

10 entries in this category

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   Brachycephalic Working Group (BWG)

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   The Brachycephalic Working Group (BWG) comprises leading UK dog welfare organisations, veterinary organisations, universities, breed clubs, The Kennel Club, and government. BWG aims to improve the health and welfare of brachycephalic (flat faced) dogs by working collaboratively as a multi-stakeholder group to reduce the negative impacts from conformation-related health issues on individual dogs as well as also curbing the current trend towards rising demand for dogs with brachycephaly.
   
   

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   Website: 

   http://www.ukbwg.org.uk/

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   Online Mendelian Inheritance in Animals

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   Online Mendelian Inheritance in Animals (OMIA) is a catalogue/compendium of inherited disorders, other (single-locus) traits, and genes in 253 animal species (other than human and mouse and rats, which have their own resources) authored by Professor Frank Nicholas of the University of Sydney, Australia, with help from many people over the years. OMIA information is stored in a database that contains textual information and references, as well as links to relevant PubMed and Gene records at the NCBI, and to OMIM and Ensembl.

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   Website: 

   https://omia.org/home/

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   Global Pet Obesity Initiative (GPOI)

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   https://petobesityprevention.org/global-pet-obesity-initiative

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   European School for Advanced Veterinary Studies (ESAVS)

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   http://www.esavs.eu/

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   Dog Breeding Reform Group

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   Dog Breeding Reform Group (DBRG)

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   Website: 

   http://www.dogbreedingreformgroup.uk/

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   Federation of Companion Animal Veterinary Associations (FECAVA)

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   https://www.fecava.org/

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   Vetstream

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   T(reatment) via Vetlexicon Canis, Felis, Lapis, Exotis and Equis: which are online encyclopedias of point-of-care clinical veterinary information about the diagnosis and treatment of disease in companion animals (dogs, cats, rabbits, exotics and horses) which vets subscribe to access. The content is provided by 900 of the world's leading veterinary clinicians and comprise of more than 20,000 peer reviewed articles on diseases and their pathogens, diagnostic tests, medical and surgical treatments as well as breeds and owner factsheets as well as images, videos and heart sound on any internet enabled devices.

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   Website: 

   www.vetlexicon.com/

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   Canine Medicine and Genetics

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   This international journal aims to disseminate research not only between scientists, but also to inform veterinarians, dog breeders and owners.

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   Website: 

   https://cgejournal.biomedcentral.com/

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   World Small Animal Veterinary Association

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   Veterinarians in the UK launched the original impetus to organize a specialist group for small animal veterinary care - an initiative which led first to the creation of the British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA) and, later, to the WSAVA.

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   Website: 

   http://www.wsava.org/

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    VetCompass

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    VetCompass shares and analyses veterinary clinical information to understand the disorders and improve the welfare of companion animals.

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    Website: 

    http://www.rvc.ac.uk/vetcompass

    Contact: vetcompass@rvc.ac.uk