Holst Bodil Ström, Engelmann Alejandro, Gröndahl Gittan, Gunnarsson Lotta, Haug Haaland Anita, Hielm-Björkman Anna, Moe Lars, Rhodin Marie, Rönnberg Henrik, Stråhle Marie, Toljander Ylva, Kristensen Annemarie Thuri, Hagberg Gustavsson Malin
Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, PO Box 7054, 750 07, Uppsala, Sweden.
SLU University Library, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, PO Box 7071, 750 07, Uppsala, Sweden.
Acta Vet Scand. 2025 Jan 6;67(1):3. doi: 10.1186/s13028-024-00787-1.
The societal value of cats, dogs and horses is high, and the companion and sport animal health care sector is growing. Clinical research concerning cats, dogs and horses is crucial for the development of evidence-based medical care that benefits animals and their owners, and has implications for human and environmental health from a One Health perspective. Basic information on companion animal and equine research enables more directed measures to improve conditions for research within the area. The aim of the present study was to describe Nordic companion animal and equine clinical research from 2010 to 2019, including bibliometrics, human resources and funding.
There were 2 042 published research publications originating from Nordic countries on cats (n = 282), dogs (n = 1 086), and horses (n = 781) from 2010 to 2019. The majority (83%) of the publications came from the four Nordic universities with veterinary programs. Seven percent of the publications were collaborations between two or more Nordic universities. Approximately 18% of the PhD theses (178 out of 970) from veterinary faculties or corresponding units concerned these species, most of them dogs (n = 86), followed by horses (n = 64), cats (n = 15) or a combination of these species (n = 13). The scientific areas cardiology, infectious diseases, reproduction, and surgery were prominent for all three species. A large proportion of grants were received from small- to medium-sized funding bodies, mainly funding running costs and only to a limited degree salaries. During 2010-2019, costs for veterinary and other services for cats and dogs steadily increased. The growth of the veterinary healthcare sector was not reflected in an increasing number of clinical research publications, for which no increase was seen after 2014.
Despite a high societal value of the species, veterinary clinical research on sports and companion animals has not increased, in contrast to the veterinary healthcare sector. Activities stimulating the research area, e.g. funding bodies enabling coverage of salaries, are needed. The development of Nordic veterinary clinical care may benefit from strengthened research cooperation between countries.
猫、狗和马具有很高的社会价值，伴侣动物和运动动物医疗保健行业正在不断发展。有关猫、狗和马的临床研究对于循证医疗的发展至关重要，这不仅有益于动物及其主人，而且从“同一健康”的角度来看，对人类和环境健康也具有重要意义。伴侣动物和马类研究的基础信息有助于采取更有针对性的措施，以改善该领域的研究条件。本研究的目的是描述2010年至2019年北欧地区伴侣动物和马类的临床研究情况，包括文献计量学、人力资源和资金情况。
2010年至2019年，北欧国家共发表了2042篇关于猫（n = 282）、狗（n = 1086）和马（n = 781）的研究出版物。大多数（83%）出版物来自设有兽医学专业的四所北欧大学。7%的出版物是两所或更多北欧大学之间的合作成果。兽医学院或相应单位的博士论文中，约18%（970篇中有178篇）涉及这些物种，其中大多数是关于狗（n = 86），其次是马（n = 64）、猫（n = 15）或这些物种的组合（n = 13）。心血管病学、传染病、生殖和外科等科学领域在这三个物种的研究中都很突出。大部分资助来自中小型资助机构，主要用于资助运营成本，对薪资的资助程度有限。在2010 - 2019年期间，猫和狗的兽医及其他服务成本稳步上升。兽医医疗保健行业的增长并未反映在临床研究出版物数量的增加上，2014年后出版物数量未见增长。
尽管这些物种具有很高的社会价值，但与兽医医疗保健行业不同，关于运动和伴侣动物的兽医临床研究并未增加。需要开展一些活动来刺激该研究领域，例如资助机构能够支付薪资。北欧兽医临床护理的发展可能受益于各国之间加强研究合作。
