Peker, Arzu and Serva, Lorenzo and Aral, Yılmaz and Orkan, Şükrü and Altin, Oğuz and Magrin, Luisa
(2026)
Dataset on socio-economic and financial characteristics of companion animal clinics in Ankara Province, Türkiye.
[Data Collection]
Collection description
The database contains socio-economic and financial data from 35 companion animal clinics located in Ankara Province, Türkiye, collected between 2019 and 2020. Data include clinic structural characteristics, patient composition, staffing, investments, operational costs, income sources, financial performance indicators, and management practices. The dataset also includes calculated metrics, such as profit margin, cost-to-income ratio, labour productivity, profit-per-patient, and asset turnover ratio, which support multivariate and cluster-based analyses of veterinary clinic profiles.
| DOI: |
 10.25430/researchdata.cab.unipd.it.00001832 |
| Keywords: |
Companion Animal Clinics, Financial Performance, K-means Cluster Analysis, Principal Component Analysis, Veterinary Business |
| Subjects: |
Social Sciences and Humanities > Individuals, Markets and Organisations: Economics, finance and management > Development economics, health economics, education economics |
| Department: |
Departments > Dipartimento di Medicina animale, produzioni e salute (MAPS) |
| Depositing User: |
Lorenzo Serva
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| Date Deposited: |
19 May 2026 12:51 |
| Last Modified: |
19 May 2026 12:51 |
| Alternative title: |
Database of companion animal clinics in Ankara Province: Socio-economic and financial indicators |
| Creators/Authors: |
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| Type of data: |
Database |
| Contributors: |
| Contribution | Name | Email |
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| Owner | Peker, Arzu | agokdai@ankara.edu.tr | | Research team head | Peker, Arzu | agokdai@ankara.edu.tr | | Author | Serva, Lorenzo | lorenzo.serva@unipd.it | | Author | Aral, Yılmaz | yaral@veterinary.ankara.edu.tr | | Author | Orkan, Şükrü | sukruuorkan@gmail.com | | Author | Altin, Oğuz | oguzaltin03@hotmail.com | | Author | Magrin, Luisa | luisa.magrin@unipd.it |
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| Collection period: |
| From | To |
|---|
| 10 June 2019 | 19 February 2020 |
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| Temporal coverage: |
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| Geographic coverage: |
Ankara province of Türkiye |
| Data collection method: |
Surveys were conducted between 10.06.2019 and 19.02.2020, with each interview lasting approximately 60 minutes. In-person interviews have been utilised, along with both multiple-choice and open-ended questionnaires. All collected data were fully anonymised, and confidentiality was strictly maintained. |
| Statement on legal, ethical and access issues: |
This study did not involve the collection or use of medical records or archived samples, and at no point did the researchers have access to any personally identifiable information of the participants.
This study was based exclusively on a voluntary questionnaire survey conducted with companion animal clinic owners/managers regarding the socio-economic, managerial, operational, and financial characteristics of veterinary clinics. In addition to questionnaire responses, some clinic-level operational and financial information was obtained from business records voluntarily shared by the clinic owners/managers for research purposes.
The study did not involve human clinical research, animal experimentation, biological sample collection, access to patient medical records, or any intervention involving humans or animals. No personally identifiable information related to clinic owners, employees, clients, or animals was collected or accessed during the study.
Participation in the study was entirely voluntary, and written informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to data collection. All collected data were fully anonymised, and confidentiality was strictly maintained throughout the study.
Participants were informed about the purpose of the study, study procedures, and confidentiality measures before the surveys were conducted. |
| Resource language: |
English |
| Metadata language: |
English |
| Publisher: |
Research Data Unipd |
| Date: |
19 May 2026 |
| Copyright holders: |
The Authors |
| URI: |
https://researchdata.cab.unipd.it/id/eprint/1832 |
| Alternative title: |
Database of companion animal clinics in Ankara Province: Socio-economic and financial indicators |
| Creators/Authors: |
|
| Type of data: |
Database |
| Contributors: |
| Contribution | Name | Email |
|---|
| Owner | Peker, Arzu | agokdai@ankara.edu.tr | | Research team head | Peker, Arzu | agokdai@ankara.edu.tr | | Author | Serva, Lorenzo | lorenzo.serva@unipd.it | | Author | Aral, Yılmaz | yaral@veterinary.ankara.edu.tr | | Author | Orkan, Şükrü | sukruuorkan@gmail.com | | Author | Altin, Oğuz | oguzaltin03@hotmail.com | | Author | Magrin, Luisa | luisa.magrin@unipd.it |
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| Collection period: |
| From | To |
|---|
| 10 June 2019 | 19 February 2020 |
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| Temporal coverage: |
|
| Geographic coverage: |
Ankara province of Türkiye |
| Data collection method: |
Surveys were conducted between 10.06.2019 and 19.02.2020, with each interview lasting approximately 60 minutes. In-person interviews have been utilised, along with both multiple-choice and open-ended questionnaires. All collected data were fully anonymised, and confidentiality was strictly maintained. |
| Statement on legal, ethical and access issues: |
This study did not involve the collection or use of medical records or archived samples, and at no point did the researchers have access to any personally identifiable information of the participants.
This study was based exclusively on a voluntary questionnaire survey conducted with companion animal clinic owners/managers regarding the socio-economic, managerial, operational, and financial characteristics of veterinary clinics. In addition to questionnaire responses, some clinic-level operational and financial information was obtained from business records voluntarily shared by the clinic owners/managers for research purposes.
The study did not involve human clinical research, animal experimentation, biological sample collection, access to patient medical records, or any intervention involving humans or animals. No personally identifiable information related to clinic owners, employees, clients, or animals was collected or accessed during the study.
Participation in the study was entirely voluntary, and written informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to data collection. All collected data were fully anonymised, and confidentiality was strictly maintained throughout the study.
Participants were informed about the purpose of the study, study procedures, and confidentiality measures before the surveys were conducted. |
| Resource language: |
English |
| Metadata language: |
English |
| Publisher: |
Research Data Unipd |
| Date: |
19 May 2026 |
| Copyright holders: |
The Authors |
| Last Modified: |
19 May 2026 12:51 |
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