This survey aims to gather insights from veterinarians and animal disease prevention professionals. Our goal is to understand the critical issues and needs you encounter when using diagnostic tools or selecting testing procedures for companion animals and livestock during routine health checks and treatments.
As a professional in the field of veterinary medicine or animal disease prevention, what are the most pressing concerns or requirements you have regarding diagnostic tools and testing procedures in your daily practice? Feel free to share your thoughts on aspects such as test efficiency, accuracy, ease of operation, cost management, portability, and suitability for different scenarios.
Would you prefer instruments that can generate key test results (e.g., blood count, infectious disease antigens) within 10 minutes?
What is an acceptable error tolerance level for test results? For example, what is your expected false positive rate for ELISA kits?
Are simple, user-friendly designs essential, especially for use by rural veterinarians or in home pet testing scenarios?
Do you see value in diagnostic tools with data connectivity features, such as the ability to automatically upload test results to a cloud platform for epidemic monitoring?
For field visits to livestock farms or home visits for pets, what is an ideal weight and size limit for diagnostic instruments (e.g., ≤5kg, compact case design)?
Is an offline battery life of ≥4 hours necessary for your work?
What is a reasonable budget for small to medium-sized veterinary clinics or farms when purchasing diagnostic instruments (e.g., ≤$7,000)?
What is an acceptable cost per test for consumables like test strips and reagents?
For companion animals, are you more interested in early screening tests for chronic diseases (e.g., early biochemical markers for diabetes or kidney disease in pets)?
In livestock farming, are there urgent needs for multi-pathogen detection kits (e.g., combined tests for porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome and porcine circovirus)?
Would you benefit from test results that directly suggest treatment options, such as drug recommendations based on antibiotic sensitivity testing?
How important are antibiotic resistance monitoring tests (e.g., bacterial resistance gene detection) in your practice?
Are you interested in incorporating AI image recognition (e.g., analyzing pet fur or feces for health insights)?
What is your level of acceptance for non-invasive testing methods (e.g., saliva swabs instead of blood tests)?
We encourage you to share your practical requirements in the comments section. You may also complete the following scenarios:
Scenario 1: In a pet hospital setting, what are the main pain points you encounter with specific testing procedures (e.g., "time-consuming feline panleukopenia testing")?
Scenario 2: When conducting routine inspections on large-scale livestock farms, what type of diagnostic instruments (e.g., mobile testing stations) are needed to achieve specific goals (e.g., "screen the entire herd's health within 2 hours")?
Your feedback will significantly contribute to the development of veterinary diagnostic technologies.
Thank you for your valuable input!
