Editorial policy

Veterinário Raiz publishes content about animal health, husbandry, training and production. This page explains how that content is made and, above all, what it is not.

What this content is not

We start with the most important part, because it is what affects you most.

We are not a veterinary clinic, and our content is not reviewed by a veterinarian before it is published. What you read here is informational material, produced from research in official regulations, technical literature and public sources; it is not a clinical opinion.

Nothing here replaces a consultation with a veterinarian. Only they can examine your animal, diagnose, prescribe and follow a treatment. No text on the internet, not even ours, can do that, because no text sees the animal.

If your animal shows signs of illness, pain, behavior change or any emergency, see a veterinarian. Don’t wait for an answer you found here.

Who signs

All content is signed by the Veterinário Raiz Team. We don’t use individual author names: the text is the result of collective research and editing, and signing with a personal name would suggest an individual authority that does not match the real process.

How we research

We always look for the source closest to the original. Our hierarchy, in this order:

1. Official bodies: the relevant country’s health, agriculture, education and labor authorities.
2. Professional bodies, associations and educational institutions that are recognized.
3. Technical literature and peer-reviewed publications.
4. Manufacturers and suppliers, when the subject is the product itself.

When an article states something that depends on a regulation, a number or a procedure, it shows where it came from, with a link and access date. The “Sources” section at the end lists what supports the text.

Blogs, forums and commercial sites can help map a subject and understand what questions people ask. But they do not go on the source list: citing them as a source would lend the text a rigor it would not have.

Dates are real

Every page shows when it was last updated, and that date is true: we don’t move the date to look recent.

This matters more than it seems in this field. Regulations change, and much of what circulates online still describes earlier scenarios. Seeing the date lets you judge whether the text still holds.

Commercial transparency

Some content points to our own courses, third-party products or partner services. When there is a commercial relationship, the text says so.

Recommendations are not for sale: if a product is no good, we don’t recommend it for money.

Corrections

Found a mistake? Write to us. We correct it, record the date of the correction and, when the change alters the answer, say what changed and why, instead of editing silently.

Outdated content is updated, not deleted. When a regulation changes, explaining what applied before is part of the answer.

In short

We do serious research, show our sources and date everything. We don’t diagnose, we don’t prescribe and we don’t replace the professional who examines your animal.

Use this site to understand better and ask your veterinarian better questions, not to decide alone what only they can decide.