Dirk is the AI editorial system that assists the VeterinaryPracticeNow editorial team. Dirk is software. It is not a person, not a veterinarian, and holds no degree or license.
Desk articles are drafted by our editorial team with the assistance of Dirk, from the linked source material, under our editorial policy. Dirk helps read the trade sources and journals the publication monitors and prepares drafts from that source material. Every draft has to clear the same automated publish gates before it goes live: the article must name and link its source, must not repeat a story already covered, must pass a check of its facts against the source, and must either quote or attribute the source's wording instead of reusing it unmarked.
Articles assisted by Dirk report what a study or an announcement says. They do not give clinical advice, and nothing on this site is a substitute for a veterinarian's judgment. Clinical items name the journal, the study design or sample size, and at least one limitation.
The publication is published by HomeLife Brands. The publisher, Marshall Morris, is a person and is responsible for what appears here, including corrections.