We are pleased to announce the creation of Veterinary Science Research Network (VetSciRN), which focuses on 20 major areas of scholarship. SSRN's newest network provides a worldwide online community for veterinary science scholars and for the sharing of ideas across a broad spectrum of early stage research, including working papers, conference papers, preprints, etc.



The following VetSciRN areas are available and subscriptions will be free during the start-up phase.

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR, COGNITION & INTELLIGENCE

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Description: This area includes content on the ways in which individual animals deal adaptively with their surroundings, such as processing information and stimuli in order to navigate through their environment. Areas of research include perception, categorization, memory, and learning.


ANIMAL EMERGENCY & CRITICAL CARE

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Description: This area includes content on the triage, specialized monitoring, and intensive care of large and small animal species. Research includes the strategic management of critical illness and injury, including but not limited to content on pain management, fluid and colloidal therapies, antibiotic therapies, sepsis, CPR and ventilation, transfusions, wound care, and acute toxicities.


ANIMAL LAW, WELFARE & ETHICS

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Description: This area includes content on the law, welfare, and ethics of humans' relationship with animals. Areas of research include animal cruelty laws, injury to and from animals, veterinary care and malpractice, property issues (including custody, trusts, and wills), agriculture and food use of animals, biomedical use of animals, and entertainment use of animals, as well as national and international wildlife laws.


ANIMAL NUTRITION

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Description: This area includes content on the dietary nutrient needs of large and small animal species, including those in agriculture and food production, zoos, aquariums, and wildlife management. Areas of research encompass principles of biochemistry and ethology.


ANIMAL SHELTER MEDICINE & MANAGEMENT

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Description: This area includes content on the care of homeless animals in shelters or facilities dedicated to finding them new homes. Areas of research include animal population health management with an emphasis on infectious disease control and prevention, as well as evidence-based approaches to providing for the mental and physical well-being of this vulnerable population. Other topics include individual animal care, behavioral assessments, rehabilitation, and environmental enrichment.


CURRENT INNOVATIONS IN VETERINARY SCIENCE

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Description: This area includes content on breakthrough innovations and technological advances transforming veterinary science and medicine, covering novel advances in administering veterinary care and improving animal health, such as wearable medical devices, biomarker and genetic testing, 3D printing, virtual care, and other developments impacting the veterinary industry.


HUMAN-ANIMAL BOND & INTERACTIONS

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Description: This area includes content on the human-animal bond, with research covering the mutually beneficial and dynamic relationship between people and animals, considered essential to the health and wellbeing of both, and the emotional, psychological, and physical interactions of humans, animals, and the environment.


LABORATORY ANIMAL MEDICINE

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Description: This area includes content on the biology, health, and care of animals bred for laboratory and research use. Topics include the application of veterinary medicine to laboratory animal management, nutrition, breeding, and disease, as well as the promotion of animal welfare by ensuring that experimental protocols maximize animal well-being and minimize pain and distress.


LARGE ANIMAL RESEARCH

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Description: This area includes content on the health and care of large animal species, including the physiology, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases and conditions. Topics include cardiology and neurology, preventative care and dentistry, dermatology and ophthalmology, holistic and integrative medicine, internal medicine and oncology, surgery, and theriogenology and reproduction as they relate to large animal species.


SMALL ANIMAL RESEARCH

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Description: This area includes content on the health and care of small animal species, including the physiology, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases and conditions. Topics include cardiology and neurology, preventative care and dentistry, dermatology and ophthalmology, holistic and integrative medicine, internal medicine and oncology, surgery, and theriogenology and reproduction as they relate to small animal species.


VETERINARY ANESTHESIA, ANALGESIA & PAIN MANAGEMENT

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Description: This area includes content on medications used to anesthetize, sedate, or manage pain and inflammation in large and small animal species. Areas of research include the evaluation of anesthetic agents, management techniques to improve the quality and safety of anesthesia administered, and other related topics.


VETERINARY DIAGNOSTICS & ADVANCED IMAGING

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Description: This area includes content on the techniques, technology, and interpretation of radiologic and imaging modalities for large and small animal species. Areas of research include the use of advanced imaging devices such as digital radiography, CT scanning, MRI, and ultrasound for diagnosis; techniques used in the evaluation of images; and other related topics.


VETERINARY FORENSICS

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Description: This area includes content on animal crime, as well as the link between acts of cruelty to animals and violence toward humans. Areas of research include the application of forensic science to investigations and medicolegal cases centered on crimes against animals, such as neglect, non-accidental injury, theft, illegal killing, violation of wildlife laws, and transport violations; agroterrorism; animal hoarding, and animal fighting; as well as activities such as veterinary professional misconduct and veterinary insurance claims. Topics also include DNA analysis and the forensic necropsy (animal autopsy) of small and large animal species.


VETERINARY IMMUNOLOGY, ENDOCRINOLOGY & PATHOLOGY

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Description: This area includes content on the diagnostic interpretation of disease pathogenesis based on laboratory analysis of blood, urine, and tissue in large and small animal species. Areas of research include post-mortem examination, histology, cytology, and tissue staining, as well as content on the physiology of the hormones of the endocrine system, which play a role in metabolic processes and care of disease.


VETERINARY MEDICINE EDUCATION

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Description: This area includes content on veterinary education. Areas of research include best practices and educational methods; recruitment, training, and mentoring of students; veterinary technology; continuing education; clinical instruction; assessment; institutional policies; and other challenges faced by veterinary educators.


VETERINARY MICROBIOLOGY, VIROLOGY, TOXICOLOGY & PARASITOLOGY

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Description: This area includes content on microorganisms which affect the health of large and small animal species. Areas of research include the pathogenesis of viruses; host resistance and susceptibility; mechanisms of persistent infections; the structure, composition, classification, nomenclature, cultivation, and assay of viruses; and all aspects of disease prevention, pathology, treatment, epidemiology, and control of parasites. This area also includes content regarding the evaluation, identification, and characterization of toxins and their effects on the animal body, as well as treatment of toxicosis.


VETERINARY PHARMACOLOGY

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Description: This area includes content on pharmacologic agents used in the treatment, cure, prevention, or diagnosis of diseases in large and small animals. Areas of research include dosing regimens, the clinical effects of drugs on animal patients, and studies on the properties of drugs, their metabolism, and interactions.


VETERINARY SCIENCE EDUCATOR: COURSES, CASES & TEACHING

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Description: This area includes content that supports high quality student learning in Veterinary Science and related disciplines, and is designed for the sharing of teaching materials. This includes casebooks, reviews of casebooks, lecture notes, class summaries, outlines, supplementary materials (for your own or someone else's book), syllabi, problem sets, PowerPoint presentations, videos, and other teaching materials.


VETERINARY SCIENCE NEGATIVE RESULTS

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Description: This area includes content in which negative results were found. Negative results are instances in which the expected outcome of the research was not borne out by the results. The negative results area includes papers that have controversial or provocative results that challenge established theories as well as papers that replicate or support findings published elsewhere.


WILDLIFE & ZOOLOGICAL VETERINARY SCIENCE & MEDICINE

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Description: This area includes content on the principles of ecology, conservation, and veterinary medicine as applied to wild animals within natural habitats and artificial environments such as aquariums and zoos. Zoological medicine encompasses a variety of traditional veterinary disciplines adapted to accommodate the diversity of species treated. Areas of research include herd health management, preventative medicine, epidemiology, and comparative medicine.




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