Is there an evidence-based approach to managing enteritis?

Scientific evidence is the product of appropriately designed and carefully controlled research studies, with randomised controlled trials (RCT) providing the highest level of evidence for evaluating efficacy of interventions under real-world conditions. An evidence-based veterinary medicine (EBVM) approach is important for improving the success rates of clinical decisions, saving lives and providing better standards of care. Increasing evidential value is attributed to the following list of conducted types of research (publications): i) expert opinion/editorials; ii) case reports/case series; iii) in vitro with appropriate controls; iv) animal models (a.k.a. ‘mouse research’); v) prevalence studies (case–control/ cross-sectional); vi) incidence studies (non-randomised trials, challenge trials, cohort studies, incidence case–control); vii) RCT – low animal density; viii) RCT – field conditions; ix) RCT – systematic review and meta-analysis ...