Unable to find a pet food to recommend, I set up a business to make one

2018 ◽  
Vol 183 (14) ◽  
pp. i-ii
Keyword(s):  
Small Animal ◽  
Pet Food ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Food Manufacturer

While working in small animal practice, vet John Burns developed an interest in holistic pet health and eventually became a pet food manufacturer.

scholarly journals Building a Multi-centre Clinical Research Facilitation Network: The ARC Experience

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian Nicholson
Keyword(s):  
General Practitioner ◽  
Clinical Research ◽  
Animal Health ◽  
Data Gathering ◽  
Small Animal ◽  
Multi Centre Study ◽  
Statistical Planning ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Randomised Controlled ◽  
Soft Tissue Surgery

<p>Introduction: In order to practice evidence-based veterinary medicine, good quality clinical evidence needs to be produced, in order that it can be apprasied systematically by the EBVM network, and used by vets. There is very little good-quality veterinary evidence for most of the veterinary procedures carried out every day across the world. Very few, if any, individuals have all the necessary qualities (case-load, time, research expertise, financial support) to be able to systematically produce good-quality, and relevant, clinical research on their own, in a timely manner. The Association for Veterinary Soft Tissue Surgery (AVSTS) www.avsts.org.uk is an affiliate group with the British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA), and functions as a clinical network of like-minded individuals. In 2013 AVSTS sought to create a role for itself in facilitating the production (by its members) of multi-centre clinical research of relevance to its members.</p><p>Materials and methods: Members of AVSTS were asked to join the AVSTS Research Cooperative (ARC), with a veterinary epidemiologist and an experienced multi-centre veterinary clinical researcher (to help with study design and statistical planning), and the Animal Health Trust clinical research ethics committee. An email list was established, and a page was set up on the AVSTS website, to allow information to be disseminated. The AVSTS spring and autumn meetings were used as a regular forum by ARC, to discuss its direction, to generate interest, to create and promote specific studies (in order to widen participation amongst different centres), and to update members about previous studies.</p><p>Results: Membership of ARC has grown to 224 people, although the epidemiologist left. One multi-centre study has been published, two have been presented and await publication, one has been accepted for presentation, two other studies are gathering data at present, and further studies are in the pipeline. There has been interest from general practitioner members but as yet no studies of general practice procedures have been forthcoming.</p><p>Discussion: Vets want to be involved with clinical research. ARC has had early successes and will continue to grow - though more work is needed to encourage general practitioner members. Multi-centre research allows more cases to be recruited more quickly, adding weight to studies and shortening the period of data-gathering. These initial retrospective studies have generated a committed core of individuals seeking to create prospective studies together. An online tool is planned, to facilitate real-time case-recruitment<br />for prospective multi-centre studies including randomised controlled trials. Anyone can join ARC, please email [email protected].</p><br /> <img src="https://www.veterinaryevidence.org/rcvskmod/icons/oa-icon.jpg" alt="Open Access" />

Small animal Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (8) ◽  
pp. 214-214
Author(s):  
Mark Craig
Keyword(s):  
Small Animal ◽  
Pet Food

Summary: This month's Small Animal Review explores issues relating to additives in pet food, how diet can be used therapeutically in canine epilepsy, and the evidence for herbal treatments in dogs with skin problems.

Tumour hyperthermia and ablation in rats using a clinical MR‐HIFU system equipped with a dedicated small animal set‐up

2012 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-155 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole M. Hijnen ◽  
Edwin Heijman ◽  
Max O. Köhler ◽  
Mika Ylihautala ◽  
Gösta J. Ehnholm ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Small Animal ◽  
Set Up

How to set up a microsurgical laboratory on small animal models: organization, techniques, and impact on residency training

2008 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 101-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Pichierri ◽  
A. Frati ◽  
A. Santoro ◽  
J. Lenzi ◽  
R. Delfini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Animal Models ◽  
Residency Training ◽  
Small Animal ◽  
Small Animal Models ◽  
Set Up

scholarly journals Improving through employee participation: The case of a Spanish food manufacturer

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 405
Author(s):  
Iván González-Boubeta ◽  
Iago Portela-Caramés ◽  
J. Carlos Prado-Prado
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Context ◽  
Employee Participation ◽  
Organizational Structures ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Production Lines ◽  
Improve Performance ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Positive Results ◽  
Food Manufacturer

Purpose: Employee participation is considered a fundamental pillar to implement continuous improvement. Based on this consideration, this article presents an action research case study in a large food manufacturer where employee participation is implemented. The experience has a two-fold objective: improve performance of the production system and make the participative philosophy deep-rooted among workers.Design/methodology/approach: The authors implement a structured participation system, establishing an approach of empowerment and focusing on the creation of suitable organizational structures. Under those premises, improvement teams were created on each of the firm’s production lines. Once the participation of the workers is finished, they were given a questionnaire to assess how deep-rooted the participative culture had become.Findings: The results show a remarkable improvement in the efficiency of manufacturing processes, as well as the consolidation of a participative philosophy. However, there are notable differences in the results obtained for each improvement team.Research limitations/implications: The differences obtained in the results highlight certain issues that future research must tackle. These include the way in which the staff should be rewarded for their participation or what the influence of the organizational context is when setting improvement objectives.Practical implications: The positive results obtained support the methodology proposed by the authors for structuring participation. Organizations can set up projects of this type to improve their competitiveness while at the same time strengthening the commitment of their personnel.Originality/value: This is one of the first studies in the field of employee participation that jointly assess the economic area and the cultural and organizational plane.

scholarly journals Wide-Angle, Monocular Head Tracking using Passive Markers

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Balazs P Vagvolgyi ◽  
Ravikrishnan P Jayakumar ◽  
Manu S Madhav ◽  
James J Knierim ◽  
Noah Cowan
Keyword(s):  
Computer Vision ◽  
3D Reconstruction ◽  
Visual Information ◽  
Small Animal ◽  
Wide Field ◽  
Head Tracking ◽  
Single Camera ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Position And Orientation ◽  
Set Up

Camera images can encode large amounts of visual information of an animal and its environment, enabling high fidelity 3D reconstruction of the animal and its environment using computer vision methods. Most systems, both markerless (e.g. deep learning based) and marker-based, require multiple cameras to track features across multiple points of view to enable such 3D reconstruction. However, such systems can be expensive and are challenging to set up in small animal research apparatuses. We present an open-source, marker-based system for tracking the head of a rodent for behavioral research that requires only a single camera with a potentially wide field of view. The system features a lightweight visual target and computer vision algorithms that together enable high-accuracy tracking of the six-degree-of-freedom position and orientation of the animal's head. The system, which only requires a single camera positioned above the behavioral arena, robustly reconstructs the pose over a wide range of head angles (360 degrees in yaw, and approximately +/-120 degrees in roll and pitch). Experiments with live animals demonstrate that the system can reliably identifyrat head position and orientation. Evaluations using a commercial optical tracker device show that the system achieves accuracy that rivals commercial multi-camera systems. Our solution significantly improves upon existing monocular marker-based tracking methods, both in accuracy and in allowable range of motion. The proposed system enables the study of complex behaviors by providing robust, fine-scale measurements of rodent head motions in a wide range of orientations.

Survey on conduct of anaesthetic monitoring in small animal practice in the UK

2019 ◽  
Vol 185 (18) ◽  
pp. 570-570 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elisabeth Marie Richardson ◽  
Matthew McMillan
Keyword(s):  
Online Survey ◽  
Small Animal ◽  
Considerable Proportion ◽  
Free Text ◽  
Monitoring Equipment ◽  
Veterinary Surgeons ◽  
Set Up ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Workplace Pressures ◽  
Inductive Thematic Analysis

BackgroundAn online survey was used to investigate current anaesthetic monitoring practices and the confidence level of personnel monitoring anaesthetics in small animal practices within the UK.MethodsVeterinary surgeons (VSs), registered veterinary nurses (RVNs) and student veterinary nurses (SVNs) working in the UK were invited to participate in an anonymous, internet-based survey. To gather data, the questions used free text, multiple choice or scales measuring respondent attitude or opinion. No questions were mandatory and data were analysed with descriptive statistics or inductive thematic analysis.Results524 valid surveys were completed and included in the data analysis (VS n=136, RVN n=307, SVN n=81). The results indicated mainly RVNs perform pre-anaesthetic monitoring equipment checks, set-up the monitoring equipment and monitor anaesthesia and are more confident than VSs monitoring anaesthetics. VSs, RVNs and SVNs were all recognised to interpret and address changes in parameters monitored. Critical tasks pertaining to anaesthetic monitoring are being performed by personnel other than a VS, RVN or SVN. Respondents recognised the importance of monitoring in relation to patient outcome; however, a considerable proportion of respondents indicated that improving standards of monitoring was not a priority in their practice. Most respondents felt that standards of monitoring could be improved and that financial constraints were the major factor limiting improvement. Most respondents felt they would benefit from further training in anaesthetic monitoring.ConclusionVariability exists in how anaesthetic monitoring is conducted. Workplace pressures afflicting veterinary staff can influence the conduct of anaesthetic monitoring and initiating change within a veterinary practice can be difficult.

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