ArticleBMC veterinary research2023
The MARS PETCARE BIOBANK protocol: establishing a longitudinal study of health and disease in dogs and cats.
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- A Labrador PeptideAtlas and DIA spectral assay library - resources for proteomics research in dogs.Scientific data · 2026Article
- Cohort profile of the first 2,000 canine enrolees in the Mars Petcare Biobank: demographic, hematologic and serum biochemistry results from March 2022 to December 2024.BMC veterinary research · 2026Article
- Stability of Nε-Carboxymethyllysine and Nε-Carboxyethyllysine in Canine Urine Under Extended Room Temperature Storage.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Article
- Pet owners' perspectives on veterinary biobanking in Latvia: Awareness, motivations, ethical concerns, and willingness to participate.Veterinary world · 2025Article
- A splice donor variant inFrontiers in veterinary science · 2025Article
- A mapping review of worldwide current and previous cohort research programmes in cats and dogs.PloS one · 2025Review
- Nutritional needs and health outcomes of ageing cats and dogs: is it time for updated nutrient guidelines?Animal frontiers : the review magazine of animal agriculture · 2024Article
- Pet owner perspectives, motivators and concerns about veterinary biobanking.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe veterinary care of cats and dogs is increasingly embracing innovations first applied to human health, including an increased emphasis on preventative care and precision medicine. Large scale human population biobanks have advanced research in these areas; however, few have been established in veterinary medicine. The MARS PETCARE BIOBANK™ (MPB) is a prospective study that aims to build a longitudinal bank of biological samples, with paired medical and lifestyle data, from 20,000 initially healthy cats and dogs (10,000 / species), recruited through veterinary hospitals over a ten-year period. Here, we describe the MPB protocol and discuss its potential as a platform to increase understanding of why and how diseases develop and how to advance personalised veterinary healthcare.
methodsAt regular intervals, extensive diet, health and lifestyle information, electronic medical records, clinicopathology and activity data are collected, genotypes, whole genome sequences and faecal metagenomes analysed, and blood, plasma, serum, and faecal samples stored for future research. DISCUSSION: Proposed areas for research include the early detection and progression of age-related disease, risk factors for common conditions, the influence of the microbiome on health and disease and, through genome wide association studies, the identification of candidate loci for disease associated genetic variants. Genomic data will be open access and research proposals for access to data and samples will be considered. Over the coming years, the MPB will provide the longitudinal data and systematically collected biological samples required to generate important insights into companion animal health, identifying biomarkers of disease, supporting earlier identification of risk, and enabling individually tailored interventions to manage disease.
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