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Search PubMed with veterinary-specific filters and MeSH terms to find relevant animal health research. Handles the sparse, multi-species nature of veterinary literature. Use for veterinary literature searches.

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Veterinary PubMed Search

Overview

Search PubMed for veterinary-relevant literature using optimized query strategies. Veterinary literature is sparser than human medical literature, scattered across species-specific journals, and indexed with different MeSH terms. This skill encodes effective search strategies for finding relevant veterinary evidence.

When to Use

  • User asks for research evidence on a veterinary topic
  • User wants to find studies about a treatment, disease, or diagnostic in animals
  • User asks "what does the evidence say about [topic] in [species]?"
  • User wants to compare treatment options based on published evidence
  • Keywords: research, study, evidence, PubMed, literature, journal, published, peer-reviewed, trial, meta-analysis

Veterinary Search Strategy

Key MeSH Terms for Veterinary Searches

Use these MeSH qualifiers to filter for veterinary content:

  • "Veterinary"[MeSH] OR "Animals"[MeSH]
  • Species-specific: "Dogs"[MeSH], "Cats"[MeSH], "Horses"[MeSH], "Cattle"[MeSH]
  • "Veterinary Medicine"[MeSH]
  • Journal filter: specific veterinary journals (JAVMA, JVIM, Vet Surg, JVECC, Vet Pathol, etc.)

Key Veterinary Journals

Tier 1 (highest impact veterinary journals):

  • Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine (JVIM)
  • Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association (JAVMA)
  • Veterinary Surgery
  • Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care (JVECC)
  • Veterinary Pathology
  • Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia
  • Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound

Tier 2 (specialty and species-specific):

  • Equine Veterinary Journal
  • Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery
  • Journal of Small Animal Practice
  • Veterinary Dermatology
  • Veterinary Ophthalmology
  • Veterinary and Comparative Oncology

Workflow

  1. Formulate a structured search query combining:
    • Clinical topic terms
    • Species filter (if specific species is relevant)
    • Study type filter (if looking for specific evidence level)
  2. Search PubMed using E-utilities API or standard search interface.
  3. Evaluate results for relevance, recency, and species applicability.
  4. Apply evidence grading (see evidence-grading skill).
  5. Summarize findings with citations.

Limitations

  • Veterinary literature is orders of magnitude smaller than human medical literature. Many clinical questions have no species-specific RCTs.
  • Many veterinary studies have small sample sizes.
  • Publication bias exists (positive results published more than negative).
  • Some veterinary evidence is published in non-English journals or regional publications not indexed in PubMed.