VetCompass harnesses data to research and treat ailments in cats and dogs.

The importance of data in our world today cannot be overemphasized,from making everyday chores easier,to transport,agriculture medicine and veterinary practice. Data pooled will not only allow easy planning and treatment protocols but now can help streamline disorders common in various species so that students are more knowledgeable and can easy recognize and tackle these disorders. Data can also be generated for livestock to promote food security and also ensure food safety ;read Data in agribusiness with farmers,marketers,producers and value chains e.t.c can be sync with phones and mobile apps that will provide on-spot assessment,health tips,market prices,weather and market tips,this will be a broad platform for farmers, agribusiness,vets e.t.c .read The latest entrant to data-driven veterinary practice is VetCompass, which uses data already being noted by vets in standard practice records, pooling it and making it accessible to researchers. The data pool is able to provide useful information about breeds,diseases.disorders and lifespan. Miniature poodles live twice as long as chihuahuas. Almost half the cats that die under the age of five are killed in accidents. And for each kilogram your adult cat puts on, subtract six months from its lifespan, these are some of the insights from VetCompass, a system set to deliver the benefits of big data to the cats and dogs of Australia, as well as their owners. According to NSW, Professor Paul McGreevy, from Sydney University's Faculty of Veterinary Science, was part of the team that started VetCompass in the Britain in 2007. The data collected by the not-for-profit project, now launching in Australia, will help pets live happier, healthier lives. The system uses a software app to collect anonymized clinical records. The data will inform research on the causes and distribution of animal health problems, reveal the best treatments and allow vet schools to focus on the most common disorders when teaching. Without these data, it cant be ascertained precisely what disorder is affecting what animals and at what age,but the more information is pooled the greater the knowledge about the diseases they get and when they get them, the more tailored wellness plans for particular breeds or particular crosses. What's exciting for vets is that it's evidence-based medicine on a grand scale for species that are very important to us, but for which research is often badly underfunded. VetCompass Britain, with access to data from 11 million episodes of care at 450 clinics, has revealed that some of the most common ailments and causes of premature death in pets are easily preventable. Trauma, kidney disease and cancer are the most common causes of death in cats in Britain. For dogs under three years behavioral problems necessitating euthanasia, gastro-intestinal issues and car accidents cause the most deaths, while older dogs in Britain most commonly die from cancer, arthritis and neurological problems.