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ArticleThe veterinary quarterly2026

Exploring thyroid function in main domestic ruminants: a scoping review of physio-anatomy, diseases and diagnostic tools.

Justine Eppe, Patrick Petrossians, Frédéric Rollin, Sandrina Vandenput, Hugues Guyot

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Article in The veterinary quarterly, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Justine EppeClinical Department of Production Animals, Fundamental and Applied Research for Animals & Health Research Unit (FARAH), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liège, Liege, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0003-1011-6894
Patrick PetrossiansDepartment of Endocrinology, University Hospital of Liege, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium.
Frédéric RollinClinical Department of Production Animals, Fundamental and Applied Research for Animals & Health Research Unit (FARAH), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liège, Liege, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0001-8387-3672
Sandrina VandenputHealth Sciences Library, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0001-6534-3707
Hugues GuyotClinical Department of Production Animals, Fundamental and Applied Research for Animals & Health Research Unit (FARAH), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liège, Liege, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-3573-0586

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

While thyroid physiology has been studied in domestic ruminants, many uncertainties remain. In fact, this metabolism is rarely assessed in routine veterinary practice, and diseases of the thyroid gland or its metabolism are poorly documented in domestic ruminants. This scoping review aims to summarize current knowledge in anatomy, physiology, diseases, and diagnostic methods related to thyroid function in domestic ruminants. A structured research methodology was followed using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) extension for scoping reviews. Four databases were used: CAB Abstracts, Embase, PubMed and Scopus. Selection and screening process of the identified studies, as well as data extraction, were managed using Covidence software. Finally, 206 studies were included. Most studies involved cattle (

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Cattle DiseasesGoat DiseasesRuminantsSheep DiseasesThyroid DiseasesThyroid GlandAnimalsCattleGoatsSheepcattlediagnostic imaginggoatssheepthyroid gland

Identifiers

PMID41439355
PMCPMC12777779

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