Research

The data submitted to the Small Animal Veterinary Surveillance Network (SAVSNET) by participating diagnostic laboratories and veterinary practices makes a variety of research possible.

Here we have showcased some of the research that's currently being undertaken, or has recently been completed, by members of the SAVSNET team and postgraduate researchers.

Adverse drug reactions and safety

Investigating the use of a health informatics system in the identification and reporting of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) in veterinary medicine.
Vaccine preventable diseases

Research and surveillance of vaccine preventable disease and examining trends in vaccine uptake in companion animals in the UK.
Tumour registry

Developing a pathology tumour registry (PTR) of canine and feline tumours to aid understanding of cancer risk for companion animals.
Antimicrobial use and resistance

Deploying cutting-edge machine-learning methodologies to develop new strategies to identify and minimise unnecessary antimicrobial usage.
Exotic companion animal species

Using electronic health records to better understand diseases affecting rabbits, guinea pigs and other small rodent species.
The virtual biobank

Working with diagnostic laboratories and state-of-the-art sequencing technologies to understand how pathogens are behaving in companion animals.
Large language models for clinical text analysis

Developing software to analyse over 10 million clinical free-text notes, in collaboration with Durham University and The University of Manchester.

Two colleagues study data on a pair of computer screens.

Using SAVSNET data for research

SAVSNET collects large volumes of de-identified electronic health data from UK veterinary practices and diagnostic laboratories. Whether you're a researcher from practice, academia or industry, we welcome enquiries about using this veterinary big data in your work.