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These VetCompass™ data are made available to assist interested readers of the original papers to delve deeper into some of the results provided, and to enhance academic rigour and reproducibility by enabling external scrutiny and also to provide learning resources for students. As an academic research programme, VetCompass is also very keen to share open access data that may be useful for undergraduate and postgraduate students to explore and analyse as a learning resource.

It should be noted, though, that the open access data generally represent just a subsection of the complete original study data. VetCompass contributors are able to share these sections of data openly in accordance with current ethical considerations and data protection regulations. Fields with sensitive, confidential or identifying information from the original full datasets have been redacted. Datasets may also hold curtailed lists of study animals.

Safe inferences derived from the full, unredacted datasets are summarised in the accompanying peer-reviewed publication. VetCompass emphasises that full understanding of the provenance and context of any dataset is an essential component for safe interpretation. Such understanding by the original researchers will have been critical for the validity of the peer-reviewed publication. Further inference without this core contextual understanding and without access to the full dataset should be regarded as incomplete and provisional at best.

These Open Access data are provided:

• Purely for validation and learning exercise purposes
• With no ethical permissions for use in further formal research
• With no warranty or assurances for completeness or veracity
• With no background information on the context beyond that which is described in the originating publication
• With no additional support offered by the original researchers or authors
• With no responsibility of any kind accepted by The Royal Veterinary College or VetCompass on any matters arising from the access, sharing, analysis or outcomes of usage of these data in any way.

The data behind the following studies is available open access.

• Conformation-associated health in pet rabbits in the UK: A VetCompass cohort study
  O'Neill DG, Williams A, Brodbelt DC, Church DB, Hedley J. (2024) Veterinary Record
• Later-Age Neutering Causes Lower Risk Of Early‐Onset Urinary Incontinence Than Early Neutering – A Vetcompass Target Trial Emulation Study
  Pegram, C., Diaz-Ordaz, K., Brodbelt, D. C., Chang, Y., Hall, J. L., Church, D. B. & O’Neill D.G. (2024) PLOS ONE
• Epidemiology of heat-related illness in dogs under UK emergency veterinary care in 2022
  Beard, S., Hall, E.J., Bradbury, J., Carter, A.J., Gilbert, S. and O'Neill, D.G. (2024) Veterinary Record
• Life tables of annual life expectancy and risk factors for mortality in cats in the UK
  Teng, K.T.-y., Brodbelt, D.C., Church, D.B. and O’Neill, D.G. (2024) Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery
• The epidemiology of tick infestation in dog breeds in the UK
  O'Neill, D.G., Komutrattananon, R., Church D.B., Hartley, A.N. and Brodbelt, D.C. (2024) Journal of Small Animal Practice
• Demography, commonly diagnosed disorders and mortality of guinea pigs under primary veterinary care in the UK in 2019—A VetCompass study
  O'Neill, D.G., Taffinder, J.L., Brodbelt, D.C. and Baldrey, V. (2024) PLoS One
• Target Trial Emulation: Does surgical versus non-surgical management of cranial cruciate ligament rupture in dogs cause different outcomes? Pegram C., Diaz-Ordaz K., Brodbelt, D. C., Chang Y.,  Frykfors von Hekkel A., Wu C., Church, D. B., O’Neill, D. G. (2024) Preventative Veterinary Medicine
• Dental disease in companion rabbits under UK primary veterinary care: Frequency and risk factors
  Jackson, M.A., Burn, C.C., Hedley, J., Brodbelt, D.C., and O'Neill, D.G. (2024) Vet Record
• English Cocker Spaniels under primary veterinary care in the UK: disorder predispositions and protections
  Engdahl, K.S., Brodbelt, D.C., Cameron, C., Church, D.B. and O'Neill, D.G. (2024) Canine Medicine and Genetics
• Is it now time to iron out the wrinkles? Health of Shar Pei dogs under primary veterinary care in the UK
  O'Neill, D.G., Engdahl, K.S., Leach, A., Packer, R.M.A., Church, D.B. and Brodbelt, D.C. (2023) Canine Medicine and Genetics

• Demography, common disorders and mortality of Boxer dogs under primary veterinary care in the UK
  O’Neill, D. G., Skipper, A. M., Barrett, K., Church, D. B., Packer, R. M. A., & Brodbelt, D. C. (2023) Canine Medicine and Genetics

• Frequency, breed predispositions and other demographic risk factors for diagnosis of hypothyroidism in dogs under primary veterinary care in the UK 
  O’Neill, D.G., Khoo, J.S.P., Brodbelt, D.C., Church, D.B., Pegram, C., & Geddes, R.F. (2022) Canine Medicine and Genetics

• Ironing out the wrinkles and folds in the epidemiology of skin fold dermatitis in dog breeds in the UK
  O’Neill D. G., Rowe D., Brodbelt D. C., Pegram C. & Hendricks A. (2022) Nature Scientific Reports

• Mortality related to general anaesthesia and sedation in dogs under UK primary veterinary care
  Shoop-Worrall, S. J. W., O’Neill, D. G., Viscasillas J. and Brodbelt, D. C. (2022) Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia

• Risk Factors for Severe and Fatal Heat-Related Illness in UK Dogs—A VetCompass Study
  Hall, E. J., Carter, A. J., Chico, G., Bradbury, J., Gentle, L. K., Barfield, D., & O’Neill, D. G. (2022) Veterinary Sciences

• Life tables of annual life expectancy and mortality for companion dogs in the United Kingdom
  Teng, K., Brodbelt, D. C., Pegram, C., Church, D. B. & O’Neill, D. G. (2022) Scientific Reports

• Pandemic Puppies: Characterising Motivations and Behaviours of UK Owners Who Purchased Puppies during the 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic
  Packer, M. A., Brand, C. L., Belshaw, Z., Pegram, C. L., Stevens, K. B. & O'Neill D.G. (2021) Animals

• French Bulldogs differ to other dogs in the UK in propensity for many common disorders: a VetCompass study
  O'Neill, D. G., Packer, R.M.A., Francis P., Church, D. B., Brodbelt, D. C. and Pegram C. (2021) Canine Medicine and Genetics

• Reporting the epidemiology of aural haematoma in dogs and proposing a novel aetiopathogenetic pathway 
  O'Neill, D.G., Lee, Y.H., Brodbelt, D.C., Church, D.B., Pegram, C. & Halfacree, Z. (2021) Scientific Reports

• Epidemiology of periodontal disease in dogs in the UK primary-care veterinary setting 
  O'Neill, D.G., Mitchell, C.E., Humphrey, J., Church, D.B., Brodbelt, D.C. & Pegram, C. (2021) Journal of Small Animal Practice 

• Disorder predispositions and protections of Labrador Retrievers in the UK 
  Pegram, C., Woolley, C., Brodbelt, D. C., Church, D. B. & O'Neill, D. G. (2021) Nature Scientific Reports

• Keratoconjunctivitis sicca in dogs under primary veterinary care in the UK: an epidemiological study
  O'Neill, D.G., Brodbelt, D.C., Keddy, A., Church, D.B. & Sanchez, R.F. (2021) Journal of Small Animal Practice

• Hypoadrenocorticism in dogs under UK primary veterinary care: frequency, clinical approaches and risk factors
  Schofield I, Woolhead V, Johnson A, Brodbelt DC, Church DB and O'Neill DG (2021) Journal of Small Animal Practice

• Proposing the VetCompass clinical grading tool for heat-related illness in dogs
  Hall, E.J., Carter, A.J., Bradbury, J., Barfield, D. & O'Neill, D.G. (2021) Scientific Reports

• Frequency, breed predisposition and demographic risk factors for overweight status in dogs in the UK 
  Pegram, C., Raffan, E., White, E., Ashworth, A.H., Brodbelt D.C., Church, D.B. & O'Neill D.G. (2021) Journal of Small Animal Practice

• Dog breeds and body conformations with predisposition to osteosarcoma in the UK: a case-control study 
  Edmunds G.L., Smalley M.J., Beck S., Errington R.J., Gould S., Winter H., Brodbelt D.C. and O'Neil D.G. (2021). Canine Medicine and Genetics

• Non‐neoplastic anal sac disorders in UK dogs: Epidemiology and management aspects of a research‐neglected syndrome 
  O'Neill, D.G., Hendricks, A., Phillips, J.A., Brodbelt D.C., Church, D.B. & Loeffler A. (2021) Veterinary Record

• Prevalence of commonly diagnosed disorders in UK dogs under primary veterinary care: results and applications
  O'Neill, D.G., James, H., Brodbelt, D.C., Church, D.B. & Pegram, C. (2021) BMC Veterinary Research

• Unravelling the health status of brachycephalic dogs in the UK using multivariable analysis 
  O'Neill, D.G., Pegram, C., Crocker, P., Church, D. B., Brodbelt, D.C. and Packer, R.M.A. (2020) Nature Scientific Reports

• Epidemiology of recurrent seizure disorders and epilepsy in cats under primary veterinary care in the United Kingdom
  O'Neill D.G., Phillipps, S.A., Egan, J.R., Brodbelt, D.C., Church., D.B., Volk, H.A (2020) Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine  

• Side Effects to Systemic Glucocorticoid Therapy in Dogs Under Primary Veterinary Care in the UK
  Elkholly, D., Brodbelt, DC., Church, DB., Pelligand, L., Mwacalimba, K., Wright, A. and O'Neill, DG (2020) Frontiers in Veterinary Science

• Demography and commonly recorded clinical conditions of Chihuahuas under primary veterinary care in the UK in 2016 
  O'Neill, D. G., Packer, R.M.A., Lobb, M., Church, D. B., Brodbelt, D. C. & Pegram, C. (2020) BMC Veterinary Research

• Morbidity and mortality of domestic rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) under primary veterinary care in England 
  O'Neill, D. G., Craven, H. C., Brodbelt, D. C., Church, D. B. & Hedley J. (2019) Vet Record

• Persian cats under first opinion veterinary care in the UK: demography, mortality and disorders 
  O'Neill, D. G., Romans, C., Church, D. B., Brodbelt, D., Cerna, P and Gunn-Moore, D.A. (2019) Nature Scientific Reports

• West Highland White Terriers under primary veterinary care in the UK in 2016: demography, mortality and disorders 
  O'Neill, D. G., Ballantyne, Z. F., Hendricks, A., Church, D. B., Brodbelt, D. C. & Pegram, C. (2019) Canine Genetics and Epidemiology

• Disorders of Bulldogs under primary veterinary care in the UK in 2013 
  O'Neill, D.G., Skipper, A.M., Kadhim, J., Church, D.B., Brodbelt, D.C. and Packer, R.M.A.,(2019) PLoS One

• Greyhounds under general veterinary care in the UK during 2016: demography and common disorders 
  O'Neill, D.G., Rooney, N.J., Brock, C., Church, D.B., Brodbelt, D.C. and Pegram, C.(2019) Canine Genetics and Epidemiology

• Survival analysis of 219 dogs with hyperadrenocorticism attending primary care practice in England 
  Schofield I, Brodbelt DC, Wilson ARL, Niessen SJM, Church DB, & O'Neill DG (2019) The Veterinary Record

• Chronic kidney disease in cats attending primary care practice in the UK: a VetCompass^TM study 
  Conroy, M., Brodbelt, D.C., O'Neill, D.G., Chang, Y., Elliott, J. (2019) Veterinary Record