title: Explanation and Elaboration Document for the STROBE-Vet Statement: Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology-Veterinary Extension.
abstract: The STROBE (Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology) statement was first published in 2007 and again in 2014. The purpose of the original STROBE was to provide guidance for authors, reviewers, and editors to improve the comprehensiveness of reporting; however, STROBE has a unique focus on observational studies. Although much of the guidance provided by the original STROBE document is directly applicable, it was deemed useful to map those statements to veterinary concepts, provide veterinary examples, and highlight unique aspects of reporting in veterinary observational studies. Here, we present the examples and explanations for the checklist items included in the STROBE-Vet statement. Thus, this is a companion document to the STROBE-Vet statement methods and process document (JVIM_14575 "Methods and Processes of Developing the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology-Veterinary (STROBE-Vet) Statement" undergoing proofing), which describes the checklist and how it was developed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, IA.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: O'Connor
authors.affiliation: Centre for Public Health and Zoonoses, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada.|Department of Population Medicine, Ontario Veterinary College, Guelph, ON, Canada.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Sargeant
authors.affiliation: Centre for Veterinary Epidemiological Research, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PEI, Canada.
authors.forename: I R
authors.initials: IR
authors.lastname: Dohoo
authors.affiliation: Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.
authors.forename: H N
authors.initials: HN
authors.lastname: Erb
authors.affiliation: Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cevallos
authors.affiliation: Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Egger
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Ersbøll
authors.affiliation: Department of Population Medicine, Ontario Veterinary College, Guelph, ON, Canada.
authors.forename: S W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.affiliation: Section for Animal Welfare and Disease Control, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors.forename: L R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Nielsen
authors.affiliation: Department of Population Medicine, Ontario Veterinary College, Guelph, ON, Canada.
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Pearl
authors.affiliation: Department of Production and Population Health, Royal Veterinary College, London, UK.
authors.forename: D U
authors.initials: DU
authors.lastname: Pfeiffer
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Management, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PEI, Canada.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sanchez
authors.affiliation: Food and Drug Administration, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, College Park, MD.
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Torrence
authors.affiliation: National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Vigre
authors.affiliation: Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Waldner
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Veterinary Science, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Ward
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000822:Animal Husbandry / Q000592:standards; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D064887:Observational Studies as Topic; D012107:Research Design / Q000592:standards; D058028:Research Report / Q000592:standards; D014730:Veterinary Medicine; D017408:Guidelines as Topic
keywords: Animal Health; Animal welfare; Food Safety; Observational studies; Production; Reporting guidelines