Demography, commonly diagnosed disorders and mortality of guinea pigs under primary veterinary care in the UK in 2019-A VetCompass study.

Dan Gerard O'NeillJacques L TaffinderDavid C BrodbeltVicki Baldrey

Published in: PloS one (2024)

These results can assist veterinarians and owners by providing demographic, disorder and mortality benchmarks that support improved clinical care and welfare outcomes in guinea pigs. Many common disorders in guinea pigs were husbandry related.

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