Savsnet - University of Liverpool

SAVSNET is a resource where data is collected from
veterinary practices and laboratories in the UK. The SAVSNET team make the data 'research ready' so that scientists can use it investigate disease in companion animals. SAVSNET encompasses two distinct, but complementary approaches, SAVSNET-Lab and SAVSNET-Vet, designed to investigate the disease status of the small animal vet-visiting population.

SAVSNET-Lab utilises a process of scanning surveillance to monitor the many diseases which are tested for at veterinary diagnostic laboratories across the UK. SAVSNET-Vet is near-real-time (within 24 hours), practice-based syndromic surveillance, where participating veterinary surgeons record information at the end of each consultation. This information is sent to SAVSNET were it is securely stored and analysed. SAVSNET has been awarded ethical approval by the University of Liverpool’s independent Research Ethics Committee, and SAVSNET-Vet, which involves veterinary practices, is supported by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. SAVSNET was developed by BSAVA and University of Liverpool, and is now funded by BBSRC.