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Joining forces with biotech companies to advance preventive pet health care 
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How data science is helping us predict dogs’ chronic kidney disease risk
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How data can help us measure dogs’ health and wellbeing

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A biobank for the future of pet health care

The Waltham Petcare Science Institute advances pet health - from nutritional and behavioural needs of pets, to using data and scientific inquiry to inform preventive pet health in support of our Purpose: A BETTER WORLD FOR PETS™.

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A biobank for the future of pet health care
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