"No caring without data sharing": an ontological approach to improve the data management system of a research animal facility in a public veterinary institute

We aim to build a theoretical framework for the management of the research animal facility at the Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie (IZSVe). The main goal is to identify which entities are involved in the different processes, which properties they have and which roles they play. This study helps to clarify the general perspective of the IZSVe research animal facility and will set the basis for the development of an integrated data management system.