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The Bovine Lung in Biomedical Research: Visually Guided Bronchoscopy, Intrabronchial Inoculation and In Vivo Sampling Techniques
Published on: July 3, 2014
Using systematic reviews to critically appraise the scientific information for the bovine veterinarian
Jean-Michel Vandeweerd1, Peter Clegg, V Hougardy
1Integrated Veterinary Research Unit - Namur Research Institute for Life Sciences, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Sciences, University of Namur, Rue de Bruxelles 61, 5000 Namur, Belgium. jean-michel.vandeweerd@fundp.ac.be
Abstract:
Bovine veterinarians need to base their clinical decisions on the best scientific evidence. Due to lack of time, the relevant information should be available in a structured and summarized publication, such as systematic reviews. The results and the discussion should be reported in a practical and useful way. A structured abstract helps the busy practitioner to have a quick look on the evidence gained by this approach. There is a lack of studies in many areas of ruminant health compared with human health. Although this can be perceived as a limitation, veterinarians and scientists should design strategies to develop more systematic reviews.
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