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Veterinary Health Science

Veterinary health science is the scientific discipline devoted to the health, disease, and welfare of animals, integrating anatomy, physiology, pathology, microbiology, pharmacology, reproduction, and epidemiology to prevent, diagnose, and treat illness across companion animals, livestock, poultry, and wildlife. It …

Curated from this journal's research 📚 6 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 37× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2575-1212 🗓 Reviewed June 2026

Overview

Veterinary health science is the scientific discipline devoted to the health, disease, and welfare of animals, integrating anatomy, physiology, pathology, microbiology, pharmacology, reproduction, and epidemiology to prevent, diagnose, and treat illness across companion animals, livestock, poultry, and wildlife. It supports clinical practice and herd health alongside broader concerns of animal production, food safety, and the surveillance and control of infectious and zoonotic disease. In production species, the field addresses reproductive performance and disorders such as retained placenta and their pharmacological management, the impact of contagious diseases including bovine pleuropneumonia on cattle populations, and the physiology and performance of working and sporting animals. In companion and small-animal medicine, it encompasses oncology, including the diagnosis and characterisation of mammary tumours and the detection of neoplastic involvement of bone marrow, where markers of tissue aggressiveness inform prognosis. Microbiological and public-health dimensions include antimicrobial resistance in pathogens of veterinary importance, such as carbapenem resistance and avian pathogenic Escherichia coli in poultry, which bear on both animal and human health. Methods span clinical examination, laboratory diagnostics, imaging, histopathology, and field epidemiology. Research advances understanding of animal disease mechanisms, diagnostic and therapeutic tools, husbandry, welfare, and the interconnection of animal, human, and environmental health.

Research published in this journal

6 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 6 articles above have been cited 37 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Veterinary Health Science, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Veterinary Healthcare (ISSN 2575-1212).

Journal editorial board
Martin Svoboda · Czech Republic

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