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Veterinary medicine articles by quality and importance
Quality	Importance
Quality	Top	High	Mid	Low	NA	???	Total
GA		3	5	4			12
B	11	35	49	57		3	155
C	1	45	113	174		17	350
Start	2	19	190	510		22	743
Stub	1	2	52	371		10	436
List		2	8	35		1	46
Category					297		297
Disambig					5		5
File					7		7
Project					41		41
Redirect			8	16	129		153
Template					15		15
Other				1	8		9
Assessed	15	106	425	1,168	502	53	2,269
Unassessed						17	17
Total	15	106	425	1,168	502	70	2,286
WikiWork factors (?)		ω = 8,220			Ω = 4.85

This page discusses how to assess the quality of Wikipedia's veterinary medicine articles. Assessments are performed to allow editors to identify pages in need of further work, and are made using the {{WikiProject Veterinary medicine}} project banner on the article's talk page. The project banner places articles into sub-categories of quality and importance.

Frequently asked questions

How is an article assessed?: Anybody can assess an article. The criteria are below in #Instructions for quality assessments and #Instructions for importance assessments. If you don't want to make the assessment yourself, list it under #Assessment requests, below.
Aren't the ratings subjective?: Yes they are! If you have any suggestions for improvement, please start a conversation on the Discussion page.
Where can I find out more about this assessment system?: For more information, visit Wikipedia:WikiProject assessment.
Where can I ask other questions?: If you have any other questions not listed here, please ask them on the Discussion page.

Which articles should be assessed by this WikiProject?

This project supports articles related to veterinary medicine, such as animal diseases, conditions, and treatments for animals.

WikiProjects that are probably better matches for some topics

Animals that happen to have a medical condition: Tag with, for example: {{WikiProject Dogs}}, {{WikiProject Cats}}, {{WikiProject Equine}}.
Animal anatomy: Unless the page includes prominent clinical content, tag with {{WikiProject Animal anatomy}}.
Animal physiology: Unless the page includes prominent clinical content, tag with {{WikiProject Physiology}}.
Alternative medicine: Generally, tag with {{WikiProject Alternative Medicine}}.
Human medicine and microbes that only cause diseases in humans: Use {{WikiProject Medicine}}.
Cell signaling and involved molecules: Unless the page includes signficant veterinary information, tag with {{WikiProject Molecular and Cellular Biology}}.
Science in general or the scientific method: Use {{WikiProject Science}} unless the connection to veterinary medicine is clearly obvious to the reader.
Pharmaceutical companies: Use {{WikiProject Pharmacology}}.
Academic journals: Use {{WikiProject Academic Journals}}.
Veterinary schools: Use {{WikiProject Universities}}.

WikiProjects that may be better matches for some topics

Veterinarians, paraveterinary workers or scientists: {{WikiProject Biography|s&a-work-group=yes}}. Additionally add to this WikiProject only if the person is notable for substantial contributions to veterinary medicine, set | importance=Low.
Microbes, pathogens. Tag organisms with {{WikiProject Micro}} and, if applicable, {{WikiProject Viruses}} or {{WikiProject Fungi}}. If the pathogens cause an illness that does not have its own page, additionally add to this WikiProject.
Research facilities and laboratories: Add {{WikiProject Veterinary medicine}} only if the facility conducts research significant to veterinary medicine, and set | importance=Low.

Pages to include in this WikiProject

Animal diseases, syndromes of animals, medical conditions affecting animals.
Animal drugs: Tag those used clinically in animals, and additionally add to {{WikiProject Pharmacology}}.
Veterinary procedures for diagnostic, therapy, or surgery, etc.
History of veterinary medicine: history of veterinary medicine, discovery of diseases, etc.

Instructions for quality assessments

An article's quality assessment is recorded using the |class= parameter in the {{WikiProject banner shell}}. Articles that have the {{WikiProject Veterinary medicine}} banner template on their talk page will be added to the appropriate categories by quality.

The following standard grades may be used to describe the quality of mainspace articles (see Wikipedia:Content assessment for assessment criteria):

FA	(for featured articles only; adds them to the FA-Class Veterinary medicine articles category)	FA
FL	(for featured lists only; adds them to the FL-Class Veterinary medicine articles category)	FL
A	(for articles that passed a formal peer review only; adds them to the A-Class Veterinary medicine articles category)	A
GA	(for good articles only; adds them to the GA-Class Veterinary medicine articles category)	GA
B	(for articles that satisfy all of the B-Class criteria; adds them to the B-Class Veterinary medicine articles category)	B
C	(for substantial articles; adds them to the C-Class Veterinary medicine articles category)	C
Start	(for developing articles; adds them to the Start-Class Veterinary medicine articles category)	Start
Stub	(for basic articles; adds them to the Stub-Class Veterinary medicine articles category)	Stub
List	(for stand-alone lists; adds them to the List-Class Veterinary medicine articles category)	List
NA	(for any other pages where assessment is unwarranted; adds them to the NA-Class Veterinary medicine pages category)	NA
???	(articles for which a valid class has not yet been provided are listed in the Unassessed Veterinary medicine articles category)	???

For non-mainspace content, the following values may be used:

Category	(for categories; adds them to the Category-Class Veterinary medicine pages category)	Category
Draft	(for drafts; adds them to the Draft-Class Veterinary medicine pages category)	Draft
File	(for files and timed text; adds them to the File-Class Veterinary medicine pages category)	File
Portal	(for portal pages; adds them to the Portal-Class Veterinary medicine pages category)	Portal
Project	(for project pages; adds them to the Project-Class Veterinary medicine pages category)	Project
Template	(for templates and modules; adds them to the Template-Class Veterinary medicine pages category)	Template

The following non-standard assessment grades for mainspace content may be used at a WikiProject's discretion:

Disambig	(for disambiguation pages; adds them to the Disambig-Class Veterinary medicine pages category)		Disambig
Redirect	(for redirect pages; adds them to the Redirect-Class Veterinary medicine pages category)		Redirect

Class	Criteria	Reader's experience	Editing suggestions	Example
FA	The article has attained featured article status by passing an in-depth examination by impartial reviewers from WP:Featured article candidates. More detailed criteria The article meets the featured article criteria: A featured article exemplifies Wikipedia's very best work and is distinguished by professional standards of writing, presentation, and sourcing. In addition to meeting the policies regarding content for all Wikipedia articles, it has the following attributes. It is: well-written: its prose is engaging and of a professional standard; comprehensive: it neglects no major facts or details and places the subject in context; well-researched: it is a thorough and representative survey of the relevant literature; claims are verifiable against high-quality reliable sources and are supported by inline citations where appropriate; neutral: it presents views fairly and without bias; stable: it is not subject to ongoing edit wars and its content does not change significantly from day to day, except in response to the featured article process; and compliant with Wikipedia's copyright policy and free of plagiarism or too-close paraphrasing. It follows the style guidelines, including the provision of: a lead: a concise lead section that summarizes the topic and prepares the reader for the detail in the subsequent sections; appropriate structure: a substantial but not overwhelming system of hierarchical section headings; and consistent citations: where required by criterion 1c, consistently formatted inline citations using footnotes—see citing sources for suggestions on formatting references. Citation templates are not required. Media. It has images and other media, where appropriate, with succinct captions and acceptable copyright status. Images follow the image use policy. Non-free images or media must satisfy the criteria for inclusion of non-free content and be labeled accordingly. Length. It stays focused on the main topic without going into unnecessary detail and uses summary style where appropriate.	Professional, outstanding, and thorough; a definitive source for encyclopedic information.	No further content additions should be necessary unless new information becomes available; further improvements to the prose quality are often possible.	Cleopatra (as of June 2018)
FL	The article has attained featured list status by passing an in-depth examination by impartial reviewers from WP:Featured list candidates. More detailed criteria The article meets the featured list criteria: Prose. It features professional standards of writing. Lead. It has an engaging lead that introduces the subject and defines the scope and inclusion criteria. Comprehensiveness. (a) It comprehensively covers the defined scope, providing at least all of the major items and, where practical, a complete set of items; where appropriate, it has annotations that provide useful and appropriate information about the items. (b) statements are sourced where they appear, and they provide inline citations if they contain any of the four kinds of material absolutely required to have citations. (c) In length and/or topic, it meets all of the requirements for stand-alone lists and includes at minimum eight items; does not violate the content-forking guideline, does not largely duplicate material from another article, and could not reasonably be included as part of a related article. Structure. It is easy to navigate and includes, where helpful, section headings and table sort facilities. Style. It complies with the Manual of Style and its supplementary pages. (a) Visual appeal. It makes suitable use of text layout, formatting, tables, and colour; and a minimal proportion of items are redlinked. (b) Media files. It has images and other media, if appropriate to the topic, that follow Wikipedia's usage policies, with succinct captions. Non-free images and other media satisfy the criteria for the inclusion of non-free content and are labeled accordingly. (c) Accessibility. It uses proper formating to be accessible to all readers. Bulleted and unbulleted lists and tables are structured correctly. Visual media, if included, utilize alternative (alt) text. Stability. It is not the subject of ongoing edit wars and its content does not change significantly from day to day, except in response to the featured list process.	Professional standard; it comprehensively covers the defined scope, usually providing a complete set of items, and has annotations that provide useful and appropriate information about those items.	No further content additions should be necessary unless new information becomes available; further improvements to the prose quality are often possible.	List of dates predicted for apocalyptic events (as of May 2018)
A	The article is well organized and essentially complete, having been examined by impartial reviewers from a WikiProject or elsewhere. Good article status is not a requirement for A-Class. More detailed criteria The article meets the A-Class criteria: Provides a well-written, clear and complete description of the topic, as described in Wikipedia:Article development. It should be of a length suitable for the subject, appropriately structured, and be well referenced by a broad array of reliable sources. It should be well illustrated, with no copyright problems. Only minor style issues and other details need to be addressed before submission as a featured article candidate. See the A-Class assessment departments of some of the larger WikiProjects (e.g. WikiProject Military history).	Very useful to readers. A fairly complete treatment of the subject. A non-expert in the subject would typically find nothing wanting.	Expert knowledge may be needed to tweak the article, and style problems may need solving. WP:Peer review may help.	Battle of Nam River (as of June 2014)
GA	The article meets all of the good article criteria, and has been examined by one or more impartial reviewers from WP:Good article nominations. More detailed criteria A good article is: Well-written: the prose is clear, concise, and understandable to an appropriately broad audience; spelling and grammar are correct; and it complies with the Manual of Style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation. Verifiable with no original research: it contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline; reliable sources are cited inline. All content that could reasonably be challenged, except for plot summaries and that which summarizes cited content elsewhere in the article, must be cited no later than the end of the paragraph (or line if the content is not in prose); it contains no original research; and it contains no copyright violations or plagiarism. Broad in its coverage: it addresses the main aspects of the topic; and it stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style). Neutral: it represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each. Stable: it does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute. Illustrated, if possible, by media such as images, video, or audio: media are tagged with their copyright statuses, and valid non-free use rationales are provided for non-free content; and media are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions.	Useful to nearly all readers, with no obvious problems; approaching (though not necessarily equalling) the quality of a professional publication.	Some editing by subject and style experts is helpful; comparison with an existing featured article on a similar topic may highlight areas where content is weak or missing.	Discovery of the neutron (as of April 2019)
B	The article meets all of the B-Class criteria. It is mostly complete and does not have major problems, but requires some further work to reach good article standards. More detailed criteria The article is suitably referenced, with inline citations. It has reliable sources, and any important or controversial material which is likely to be challenged is cited. Any format of inline citation is acceptable: the use of <ref> tags and citation templates such as `{{cite web}}` is optional. The article reasonably covers the topic, and does not contain obvious omissions or inaccuracies. It contains a large proportion of the material necessary for an A-Class article, although some sections may need expansion, and some less important topics may be missing. The article has a defined structure. Content should be organized into groups of related material, including a lead section and all the sections that can reasonably be included in an article of its kind. The article is reasonably well-written. The prose contains no major grammatical errors and flows sensibly, but does not need to be of the standard of featured articles. The Manual of Style does not need to be followed rigorously. The article contains supporting materials where appropriate. Illustrations are encouraged, though not required. Diagrams, an infobox etc. should be included where they are relevant and useful to the content. The article presents its content in an appropriately understandable way. It is written with as broad an audience in mind as possible. The article should not assume unnecessary technical background and technical terms should be explained or avoided where possible.	Readers are not left wanting, although the content may not be complete enough to satisfy a serious student or researcher.	A few aspects of content and style need to be addressed. Expert knowledge may be needed. The inclusion of supporting materials should be considered if practical, and the article checked for general compliance with the Manual of Style and related style guidelines.	Psychology (as of January 2024)
C	The article is substantial but is still missing important content or contains irrelevant material. The article should have some references to reliable sources, but may still have significant problems or require substantial cleanup. More detailed criteria The article cites more than one reliable source and is better developed in style, structure, and quality than Start-Class, but it fails one or more of the criteria for B-Class. It may have some gaps or missing elements, or need editing for clarity, balance, or flow.	Useful to a casual reader, but would not provide a complete picture for even a moderately detailed study.	Considerable editing is needed to close gaps in content and solve cleanup problems.	Wing (as of June 2018)
Start	An article that is developing but still quite incomplete. It may or may not cite adequate reliable sources. More detailed criteria The article has a meaningful amount of good content, but it is still weak in many areas. The article has one or more of the following: A useful picture or graphic Multiple links that help explain or illustrate the topic A subheading that fully treats an element of the topic Multiple subheadings that indicate material that could be added to complete the article	Provides some meaningful content, but most readers will need more.	Providing references to reliable sources should come first; the article also needs substantial improvement in content and organisation. Improve the grammar, spelling, and writing style; decrease the use of jargon.	Ball (as of September 2014)
Stub	A very basic description of the topic. Meets none of the Start-Class criteria.	Provides very little meaningful content; may be little more than a dictionary definition. Readers probably see insufficiently developed features of the topic and may not see how the features of the topic are significant.	Any editing or additional material can be helpful. The provision of meaningful content should be a priority. The best solution for a Stub-class Article to step up to a Start-class Article is to add in referenced reasons of why the topic is significant.	Lineage (anthropology) (as of December 2014)
List	Meets the criteria of a stand-alone list or set index article, which is an article that contains primarily a list, usually consisting of links to articles in a particular subject area.	There is no set format for a list, but its organization should be logical and useful to the reader.	Lists should be lists of live links to Wikipedia articles, appropriately named and organized.	List of literary movements

Instuctions for importance assessments

An article's importance assessment is generated from the | importance= parameter in the {{WikiProject Veterinary medicine}} project banner on the article's talk page. Any article not rated for importance defaults to Category:Unknown-importance Veterinary medicine articles. The purpose of the importance scale is to direct the efforts of WikiProject participants towards the most important articles. Although all diseases and medications are of "top" importance to the animals (and the associated humans) that are directly affected by them, the importance rating represents the probability that the average reader of Wikipedia will look up the topic. As a result, subjects with greater popular notability may be rated above topics that veterinary professionals, experts, or students may argue are more "important."

In making an assessment, it may be helpful to compare the article with others that already have the proposed rating. The assessment table at the top of this page is the place to go to find such articles.

**Article importance grading scheme**
Importance	Criteria
Top	Subject is extremely important, even crucial, to veterinary medicine. Strong interest from non-professionals around the world. Usually a large subject with many associated sub-articles. Less than 1% of veterinary medicine-related articles will achieve this rating.
High	Subject is clearly notable. Subject is interesting to, or directly affects, many average readers. This includes the most common diseases and treatments, and major areas of specialization. Fewer than 10% of veterinary medicine-related articles will achieve this rating.
Mid	Normal priority for article improvement. This topic would be interesting or useful to many readers and is notable within its particular specialty. This includes most medical conditions, tests, approved drugs, medical subspecialties, and common signs and symptoms.
Low	Article may only be included to cover a specific part of a more important article, or may be only loosely connected to veterinary medicine. Subject may be specific to one country or part of one country, such as licensing requirements or organizations. This category includes most of the following: very rare diseases, lesser-known medical signs, equipment, hospitals, individuals, historical information, publications, laws, investigational drugs, and detailed genetic information related to disease.
NA	NA means Not an Article. This label is used for all pages that are not articles, such as templates, categories, and disambiguation pages. To mark an article as "needs assessment" or "not assessed," simply leave the importance parameter empty, like this: \|importance=

Assessment requests

Anyone may assess an article. If you would like someone else to assess an article, please list it below.

Assessment log

Veterinary medicine articles:
Index · Statistics · Log

The historical assessment log is here: Assessment log