2nd International Dog Health Workshop, Feb 14 & 15, 2015

Dr Dan O'Neill

DogWellNet: Providing population

data on canine demography and

health

2nd International Dog Health Workshop, Feb 14 & 15, 2015

Dr Dan O'Neill

DogWellNet: Providing population

data on canine demography and

health

Health revolutions

19th century:

Darwin – Evolution

Mendel – Basic genetics

Pasteur, Koch – Germ theory

Jenner - Vaccination

20th century:

Watson and Crick – DNA

Ehrlich, Fleming, Domagk – Antibiotics

21st Century:

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We live at a hugely exciting time in

scientific discovery

Big Data Types:

• Large-scale sequencing: proteins, nucleotides

• Published articles

• Social media

• UK National Health Service

• Companion animal population data:

Veterinary e.g. VetCompass

Insurance e.g Agria

Health surveys e.g KC 2014

Pedigree registers

Microchip

Health-related Big Data

VetCompass project

Vet practice

Empower

VetCompass project

Vet practice

Empower

VetCompass project

Vet practice

Empower

Data collection 2009+

Practices 470

Animals: 4,239,656

Dogs > 2,000,000

Episodes of care: 11,346,485

Treatments 38,652,753

VetCompass Status*

* February 2015

Data collection 2009+

Practices 470

Animals: 4,239,656

Dogs > 2,000,000

Episodes of care: 11,346,485

Treatments 38,652,753

VetCompass Status*

* February 2015

Data collection 2009+

Practices 470

Animals: 4,239,656

Dogs > 2,000,000

Episodes of care: 11,346,485

Treatments 38,652,753

VetCompass Status*

* February 2015

Annual birth proportion:

purebred vs crossbred types

Annual birth proportion:

designer dog stats

Annual birth proportion :

Most common breed types

Annual birth proportion:

Brachycephalic breed types

Annual birth proportion:

Brachycephalic breed types

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O’Neill et al., 2014

1. Disorder prevalence in dogs

2. Longevity and mortality in dogs

3. Disorder prevalence in cats

4. Longevity and mortality in cats

5. Canine health surveillance methods

6. Glucocorticoid use in cats and dogs

7. Epilepsy in dogs

8. Chronic kidney disease in dogs

9. Diabetes mellitus in dogs

10. Hyperthyroidism in cats

11. Pyoderma in dogs

12. Mast cell tumours in dogs

Peer-reviewed publications

Cumulative veterinary clinical experience

can be harnessed to improve companion

animal welfare

VetCompass is a philosophy

DogWellNet offers a means to enhance

these welfare improvements

Acknowledgements

www.rvc.ac.uk/VetCompass

RVC VetCompass Team:

Dave Brodbelt, Dan O’Neill, Jen

Summers, Maddy Mattin, Stephanie

Marlow, Emma Buckland, Noel Kennedy,

David Church

USyd VetCompass Team:

Paul McGreevy, Peter Thomson