title: Using systematic reviews to critically appraise the scientific information for the bovine veterinarian.
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.
authors.affiliation: Integrated 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
authors.forename: Jean-Michel
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Vandeweerd
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Clegg
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Hougardy
authors.forename: Sébastien
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Buczinski
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D012196:Review Literature as Topic; D014730:Veterinary Medicine / Q000592:standards*