scholarly journals Opinions towards Companion Animals and Their Welfare: A Survey of Croatian Veterinary Students

Animals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 199 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomislav Mikuš ◽  
Mario Ostović ◽  
Ivana Sabolek ◽  
Kristina Matković ◽  
Željko Pavičić ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Veterinary Medicine ◽  
Animal Welfare ◽  
Companion Animals ◽  
First Year ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Veterinary Students ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Study Programme ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Before And After

This survey was the first one investigating opinions of veterinary students in Croatia towards companion animals and their welfare, with special reference to dogs and cats as the most popular companion animals in the European Union. The study included students of all six years of the integrated undergraduate and graduate veterinary medicine study programme in Croatia. First-year students were surveyed twice, before and after having attended the course on animal welfare. Student opinions were assessed on the basis of their mean responses to five-point Likert scale questions and frequency of responses to Yes/No/I do not know questions and ratio scale questions. Study results revealed students to have strongly positive opinions towards companion animals and their welfare. The majority of student statements did not differ significantly between the first and sixth study years or before and after having attended the animal welfare course in the first study year, mostly yielding a straight, non-fluctuating line. Students were not sure whether welfare of companion dogs and cats was compromised. Study results pointed to reliable and reasonable opinions of veterinary medicine students in Croatia towards companion animals and their welfare, as well as to the welfare issues these species may be facing nowadays.

scholarly journals Sheep and goat welfare in Croatia: Assessing veterinary student attitudes

2021 ◽  
pp. 10-10
Author(s):  
Mario Ostovic ◽  
Tomislav Mikus ◽  
Velimir Susic ◽  
Kristina Matkovic ◽  
Zeljko Pavicic ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Veterinary Medicine ◽  
Animal Welfare ◽  
Student Attitudes ◽  
First Year ◽  
Student Responses ◽  
Sheep And Goats ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Student Residence

Research into the veterinary perception of animal welfare is becoming ever more relevant. Following previous studies on Croatian veterinary students? attitudes and opinions towards farm animal and pet welfare, the present study assessed their attitudes towards sheep and goat welfare, focusing on the year of veterinary medicine study and area of student residence. The questionnaire survey involved students of all six years of the integrated undergraduate and graduate study programme at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia. First-year students filled out the questionnaire twice, before and after having attended the animal welfare subject. The questionnaire consisted of two sections. The first section included questions on student demographic and experiential characteristics, whereas the second section asked them to define the level of cognition, sentience and welfare compromise in sheep and goats through five-point Likert scale questions. Study results revealed that students agreed that sheep and goats have cognitive abilities and feelings, but they neither agreed nor disagreed about their welfare compromise. There was no significant difference in student responses according to years of study or between first-year student responses before and after having attended the animal welfare subject or according to areas of student residence. These results could suggest poor student interaction with small ruminants and, therefore, help expand the respective curriculum.

scholarly journals A Survey Study of Veterinary Student Opinions and Knowledge about Pet Reptiles and Their Welfare

Animals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 3185
Author(s):  
Mario Ostović ◽  
Ivana Sabolek ◽  
Aneta Piplica ◽  
Ivona Žura Žaja ◽  
Sven Menčik ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Animal Welfare ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
First Year ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Student Responses ◽  
Student Opinions ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Academic Year

Exotic pet medicine is rapidly evolving, with reptiles becoming increasingly popular pet animals. Yet, there are only a few literature reports on veterinary perception of reptiles kept as pets. The aim of the study was to assess opinions and knowledge of the Croatian veterinarians-to-be about pet reptiles and their welfare. The questionnaire survey was conducted in the academic year 2019–2020 and included students of all six years of the integrated undergraduate and graduate study at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb. First-year students were surveyed twice, before and after having attended the compulsory course on animal welfare. Questionnaire statements were 5-point Likert scale questions, requiring the students to express their opinions about turtles, lizards and snakes as pets, issues related to their welfare, risks they pose to the health and safety of humans, other animals and the environment, and their self-reported knowledge about pet reptiles. Although expressing higher opinions after having attended the course on animal welfare, first-year student responses remained neutral to most of the statements. Such a trend continued until the end of the study. Student responses revealed that they were uncertain about their knowledge of reptiles as pets, considering different educational areas observed. Study results emphasised the need of alterations in veterinary curriculum and additional student education in reptile medicine. The results obtained have broad implications involving not only the welfare of pet reptiles in clinical practice and elsewhere but also the health and safety of humans and other animals, as well as environmental protection.

scholarly journals Regional differences in the attitudes of veterinary students in Croatia towards welfare of farm and companion animals

2020 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivana Sabolek ◽  
Mario Ostović ◽  
Tomislav Mikuš ◽  
Željko Pavičić ◽  
Kristina Matković ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Abilities ◽  
Student Attitudes ◽  
Foreign Students ◽  
Regional Differences ◽  
Companion Animals ◽  
Thought Process ◽  
Veterinary Students ◽  
Study Programme ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Level Of Concern

The aim of this study was to examine the attitudes of veterinary students in Croatia based on their home region towards the level of cognitive abilities and welfare in farm and companion animals. The survey encompassed 505 (91%) students of all six years of the integrated undergraduate and graduate study programme at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia. Student attitudes were examined through 17 statements using fivepoint Likert scale. The survey was focused on cattle, pigs, poultry, dogs and cats. The results obtained revealed that students from Zagreb and central Croatia expressed significantly higher attitudes (P<0.05) towards the level of thought process in cattle, pigs, dogs and cats, and the level of welfare in pigs than students from eastern Croatia and Dalmatia. Foreign students expressed the highest level of concern about the welfare of laying hens, and the lowest about the welfare of dogs and cats. Students from Lika and Gorski Kotar expressed the highest level of concern about the welfare of dogs and cats. No regional differences were determined in student attitudes towards the level of emotions in the observed species. The study results confirmed the existence of regional differences in the attitudes of Croatian veterinary students towards the welfare of farm and companion animals. The findings suggest that these differences may not only be the result of cultural differences among Croatian regions, but veterinary students may also increasingly encounter welfare issues in certain regions, especially in the case of companion animals.

scholarly journals Creation theActivity Modelsfor the New Generation Thai Teacher’s Characteristics Conserved the Environments and the LivelihoodFollowedthe Sufficient Economy Philosophy ofthe Frist-Year Students, Faculty of Education at RattanakosinRajabhat University

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 4846-4851
Author(s):  
Sommai Pavaboot
Keyword(s):  
Professional Education ◽  
Control Group ◽  
First Year ◽  
Positive Thinking ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Faculty Of Education ◽  
Dependent Sample ◽  
New Generation

Learners realized how to protect,conserve the natural resources and value environments. Their livelihoodfollowed thesufficient economy philosophyand realized to their conscious for changing the globalizations. They must follow the rules of the professional education in 2013 for the self- management standard. The purpose of this research article was to study results of the experiments on creation theactivity models for the new generation Thai teacher’s characteristics conserved the environments and the livelihoodfollowed thesufficient economy philosophy to the first-year students, faculty of education at RattanakosinRajabhat Universityand the different between before and after experiments.This research was used by Randomized Control Group Pretest- Posttest Design.Statistical hypothesis testing wast - test for Dependent Sample andt-test for Independent Sample: Difference Scores.This researchwas found that after the experiment was the higher scores than before experiment. It issignificant at .05. Further Suggestions of this research showed that the activities should be continuously practiced by the learners themselves and adjust to their worthy lives.The teacher’s dutiesmeans providing the facilities, suggestions, inspiration, praise, complementary, making goodness, supporting positive thinking and esteem to Thai social activities and Thai cultures.

Attitudes towards animals and belief in animal mind among first-year veterinary students before and after an introductory animal welfare course

2021 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 409-418
Author(s):  
JA Robbins ◽  
JA Danielson ◽  
AK Johnson ◽  
RL Parsons ◽  
MW Jorgensen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Animal Welfare ◽  
Female Gender ◽  
First Year ◽  
Veterinary Students ◽  
Sociodemographic Variables ◽  
Animal Mind ◽  
Food Animal ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Students Attitudes

Veterinarians are increasingly looked to for guidance on matters relating to animal welfare, yet little is known about US veterinary students' attitudes and beliefs about animals. In 2019, we surveyed all first-year veterinary students at a major US veterinary college (n = 123) before and after taking a required one-credit introductory animal welfare course. Attitudes were measured using the Pests, Pets and Profit (PPP) scale and belief in animal mind (BAM) was measured using an ad hoc measure adapted from previous work. Pre- and post-course comparisons indicated the introductory animal welfare course had no immediate effect on veterinary students' attitudes or BAM. Veterinary students' attitudes were most positive for animals considered pets, followed by pests and those used for profit. Students believed most species possess a wide variety of mental capacities, including many secondary emotions often considered uniquely human (eg guilt, embarrassment, jealousy). Sociodemographic variables consistently associated with more positive attitudes towards animals were: female gender, vegetarianism and liberal political ideology. Preferring a career involving large or food animal practice was consistently associated with less positive attitudes towards animals. Belief in animal mind explained 3% of the variation in attitude scores, whereas sociodemographic variables explained 49% of variation in attitude scores. Female gender, vegetarianism and preferring small (vs large or food animal practice) were all associated with greater BAM scores. Understanding veterinary student attitudes towards animals and beliefs about the mental capacities of animals is important when evaluating a veterinarian's ability to adhere to their oath.

Attitudes of Australian and Turkish Students of Veterinary Medicine toward Nonhuman Animals and Their Careers

2014 ◽  
Vol 22 (6) ◽  
pp. 580-601 ◽  
Author(s):  
Serdar Izmirli ◽  
Ali Yigit ◽  
Clive Julian Christie Phillips
Keyword(s):  
Veterinary Medicine ◽  
Animal Welfare ◽  
Career Aspirations ◽  
Companion Animals ◽  
Nonhuman Animal ◽  
Veterinary Students ◽  
Program Satisfaction ◽  
Attitudes Toward Animals ◽  
Nonhuman Animals ◽  
Predominately Female

We examined attitudes toward nonhuman animal welfare and rights and career aspirations in Australian and Turkish veterinary students. A representative university was selected in each country, with 190 first- and third-year students sampled in each. Survey questions addressed attitudes toward nonhuman animal welfare/rights, and intended career. Australian and Turkish students were predominately female and male, respectively, but attitudes were similar between sexes. Australian students rated keeping companion animals and hormonal desexing more acceptable, and food and rest deprivation, pain during slaughter, and using animals in experiments less acceptable than Turkish students. Keeping companion animals related strongly with students’ moral values, their decision to study veterinary medicine, and program satisfaction. More Australian than Turkish students wanted to enter clinical practice. Thus veterinary students of these two culturally contrasting countries demonstrated both differences and universalities, such as companion animal keeping, which influenced their attitudes toward animals and career aspirations.

scholarly journals Influence of socio-demographic and experiential factors on the attitudes of Croatian veterinary students towards farm animal welfare

2017 ◽  
Vol 62 (No. 8) ◽  
pp. 417-428 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Ostovic ◽  
T. Mikus ◽  
Z. Pavicic ◽  
K. Matkovic ◽  
Z. Mesic
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Animal Welfare ◽  
Student Attitudes ◽  
Companion Animals ◽  
Farm Animal ◽  
Farm Animal Welfare ◽  
Veterinary Students ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Study Programme ◽  
Veterinary Student

The aim of this study was to examine the factors influencing the attitudes of veterinary students in Croatia toward farm animal welfare. The survey was carried out at the only faculty of veterinary medicine in Croatia and included students from all years of the integrated undergraduate and graduate study programme. The response rate was 91% (n = 505 subjects). According to the socio-demographic and experiential factors observed, females, students in their initial years of study, younger students with urban backgrounds, non-religious/non-spiritual students and vegetarians, and those intending to work with companion animals expressed more concerned attitudes regarding farm animal welfare (all P < 0.05). The type of secondary school completed, family monthly income and previous experience with farm or pet animals had no impact on student attitudes. The results of the study point to a variety of factors influencing veterinary student attitudes towards farm animal welfare. A recognition of these factors can contribute considerably to increasing student awareness of farm animal welfare. These results provide a basis for further research into the factors influencing veterinary attitudes to animal welfare and the complexity of their interactions.

Pheromones and 25 years of pheromonotherapy: what are they and how do they work?

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 116-122
Author(s):  
Claire Hargrave
Keyword(s):  
Veterinary Medicine ◽  
Animal Welfare ◽  
Companion Animals ◽  
Individual Member ◽  
Insect Pheromones ◽  
Synthetic Analogues ◽  
Insect Infestations ◽  
Veterinary Surgeon

The capacity of animals to communicate via pheromones is long established and, for generations, pheromones have been unwittingly used by man to manage the behaviour of animals in agriculture — using the chemicals produced by an individual member of a species to alter the behaviour of another member of that species. More recently, insect pheromones have been used in managing insect infestations of crops. However, approximately 25 years ago the French veterinary surgeon, Patrick Pageat, began to investigate the production of pheromones in both farm and companion animals and how synthetic analogues of pheromones could be used to improve animal welfare, creating a new field in veterinary medicine — pheromonotherapy. This article aims to summarise the main developments in pheromonotherapy over the last 25 years.

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