Veterinary Big Data: When Data Goes to the Dogs
Dogs provide an ideal model for study as they have the most phenotypic diversity and known naturally occurring diseases of all non-human land mammals. Thus, data related to dog health present many opportunities to discover insights into health and disease outcomes. Here, we describe several sources...
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| author | Ashley N. Paynter Matthew D. Dunbar Kate E. Creevy Audrey Ruple |
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| description | Dogs provide an ideal model for study as they have the most phenotypic diversity and known naturally occurring diseases of all non-human land mammals. Thus, data related to dog health present many opportunities to discover insights into health and disease outcomes. Here, we describe several sources of veterinary medical big data that can be used in research. These sources include medical records from primary medical care centers or referral hospitals, medical claims data from animal insurance companies, and datasets constructed specifically for research purposes. No data source provides information that is without limitations, but large-scale, prospective, longitudinally collected data from dog populations are ideal for further research as they offer many advantages over other data sources. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c3be61ec760f47ff91c91dd0544d83192023-11-22T01:23:36ZengMDPI AGAnimals2076-26152021-06-01117187210.3390/ani11071872Veterinary Big Data: When Data Goes to the DogsAshley N. Paynter0Matthew D. Dunbar1Kate E. Creevy2Audrey Ruple3Department of Biology, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USACenter for Studies in Demography and Ecology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USADepartment of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USADepartment of Public Health, College of Health and Human Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USADogs provide an ideal model for study as they have the most phenotypic diversity and known naturally occurring diseases of all non-human land mammals. Thus, data related to dog health present many opportunities to discover insights into health and disease outcomes. Here, we describe several sources of veterinary medical big data that can be used in research. These sources include medical records from primary medical care centers or referral hospitals, medical claims data from animal insurance companies, and datasets constructed specifically for research purposes. No data source provides information that is without limitations, but large-scale, prospective, longitudinally collected data from dog populations are ideal for further research as they offer many advantages over other data sources.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/7/1872big datapersonalized healthcarecompanion animal medicinecomparative medicineone health |
| spellingShingle | Ashley N. Paynter Matthew D. Dunbar Kate E. Creevy Audrey Ruple Veterinary Big Data: When Data Goes to the Dogs Animals big data personalized healthcare companion animal medicine comparative medicine one health |
| title | Veterinary Big Data: When Data Goes to the Dogs |
| title_full | Veterinary Big Data: When Data Goes to the Dogs |
| title_fullStr | Veterinary Big Data: When Data Goes to the Dogs |
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| title_short | Veterinary Big Data: When Data Goes to the Dogs |
| title_sort | veterinary big data when data goes to the dogs |
| topic | big data personalized healthcare companion animal medicine comparative medicine one health |
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