Journal of Veterinary Medical Education,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Dec. 20, 2024
Within
veterinary
medical
education,
there
is
increasing
focus
on
equity
and
cultural
competency/humility,
especially
within
service
learning
in
community
shelter
medicine.
This
article
reviews
the
current
literature
draws
from
experience
of
Ontario
Veterinary
College
Community
Healthcare
Partnership
Program's
development
a
medicine
curriculum.
We
propose
that
to
graduate
veterinarians
with
knowledge
skills
address
inequities
access
care,
best
practice
integrate
mandatory
in-class
experiential
activities,
scaffolded
across
as
it
creates
chance
for
transformational
students
part
our
responsibility
communities
we
partner
move
toward
safety.
Best
Practice
report
addresses
following
questions:
1.
What
foundation
needed?
(Five
curricular
pillars:
animal
welfare,
vulnerable
animals,
spectrum
well-being,
humility).
2.
How
should
programs
be
structured?
(Mandatory,
integrated,
curriculum).
3.
are
pedagogical
goals?
(Transformational
learning).
It
hope
this
synthesis
value
other
colleges
seeking
develop
and/or
curricula
barriers
care
access.
Veterinary Sciences,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
12(1), P. 64 - 64
Published: Jan. 16, 2025
Understanding
owners'
realities
and
perceptions
may
be
crucial
to
helping
veterinarians
more
effective
in
their
daily
work.
Noticing
the
lack
of
publications
this
area,
specifically
on
exotic
pets,
prompted
us
gather
insights
into
non-traditional
companion
animal
owners.
A
survey
was
conducted,
resulting
541
respondents
from
Portugal
Spain.
The
results
were
characterised
based
demographics,
data
trade
antibiotic
parasiticide
use,
relations
between
these
variables.
We
found
that
there
is
still
a
considerable
part
unregistered
animals
that,
overall,
owners
acknowledged
antimicrobial
resistance
inadequate
use
parasiticides.
Hopefully,
will
help
tackling
problems
enhance
education
compliance.
One Health,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
20, P. 100981 - 100981
Published: Jan. 29, 2025
This
study
extends
a
behavioral-ecological
framework
for
healthcare
access
and
utilization
to
explore
patterns
of
veterinary
care
within
pet-owning
households
in
the
United
States.
Using
Latent
Class
Analysis,
person-centered
analytic
approach,
we
identified
five
subgroups
pet
owners
diverse
national
sample
(n
=
750),
each
characterized
by
unique
perceived
actual
usage
both
human
healthcare.
The
first
subgroup,
"Good
access/unfair
system"
(27%)
second
access/fair
(30%)
reported
high
probabilities
good
limited
financial
burden
but
differed
their
perceptions
fairness.
third
access/Medicare"
(14%),
primarily
comprised
older
adults
with
Medicare,
burden,
underscoring
Medicare's
role
stable
access.
fourth
"Moderate
access"
(11%),
barriers
despite
non-employer
health
insurance,
showed
lower
likelihood
recent
dental
visits.
fifth
"Poor
(18%),
poorest
highest
probability
Medicaid
or
no
highlighted
significant
inequalities
Sociodemographic
social
environmental
factors
were
associated
subgroup
membership.
For
example,
groups
better
likely
have
low
fragility
(Good
system
OR
4.61,
p
<
0.001),
those
poorer
unlikely
(Poor
0.14).
Additionally,
less
experience
discrimination
0.58,
0.001)
more
(Moderate
Poor
ORs
1.37,
0.001).
These
findings
emphasize
need
policies
addressing
such
as
economic
inequality
improve
utilization.
Tailored
interventions
at
individual
systemic
levels
are
also
suggested
(i.e.,
Colorado
"Peticaid"
proposal
Seattle
One
Health
Clinic)
mitigate
disparities
enhance
vulnerable
populations.
Veterinary Sciences,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
12(2), P. 136 - 136
Published: Feb. 7, 2025
(1)
Background:
Veterinary
virtual
care
holds
the
potential
to
alleviate
some
barriers
accessing
care,
yet
concerns
within
profession
exist.
Understanding
veterinarians'
perspectives
and
identifying
opportunities
challenges
that
poses
for
access
veterinary
are
thus
needed.
(2)
Methods:
Semi-structured
interviews
were
conducted
virtually
with
22
companion-animal
veterinarians
practicing
across
Canada
United
States.
Interviews
accompanied
by
an
electronic
survey,
which
a
Net
Promoter
Score
(NPS)
was
calculated
each
participant.
Using
their
NPS,
participants
categorized
as
"promoter"
or
"detractor",
respect
perspective
on
care.
A
thematic
analysis
verbatim
transcripts
of
interviews.
(3)
Results:
total
11
detractors
promoters
interviewed.
Four
subthemes
identified,
including
following:
there
limitations
plays
role
in
"virtual
is
better
than
no
care"
(4)
offers
specific
value
supplementing
in-person
Conclusion:
When
other
option
delivery
exists,
viewed
way
increase
Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
61(2), P. 28 - 45
Published: Feb. 26, 2025
ABSTRACT
Across
the
many
types
of
specialty
practitioners
and
hospitals,
requirements
for
veterinary
patient
referrals
vary
from
one-time
consultations
to
long-term
case
oversight
management.
These
guidelines
propose
a
structured
technology-based
approach
optimize
referral
process
patients,
clients,
teams.
They
emphasize
family-centered
health
care
that
keeps
focus
on
patients
clients
through
consistent
collaboration
between
primary
Collaboration
teams
requires
detailed
timely
communication
medical
records
sharing.
Veterinary
also
need
content-rich
supportive
conversations
as
they
navigate
often
stressful
clinical
situations
with
their
pets,
including
realities
costs,
prognoses,
possible
ongoing
treatments
and/or
management
chronic
conditions.
establish
concepts,
roles,
client
strategies,
timelines
will
promote
successful
relationships.
Later
sections
offer
insights
into
key
responsibilities
team,
initial
contact
before
referral,
itself,
then
back
team
oversight.
The
final
consider
strategies
increase
access
using
optimization
telehealth,
well
obstacles
in
how
address
or
avoid
them.
Animals,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
15(6), P. 800 - 800
Published: March 12, 2025
Rodents
play
a
role
in
the
spread
of
disease
and
cause
immense
damage
to
produce
infrastructure,
leading
food
safety
risks
economic
losses
for
farmers.
Farmers
typically
control
rodent
populations
using
rodenticide
baits,
which
are
expensive,
and,
when
used
incorrectly,
inefficient,
pose
risk
children,
pets
wildlife.
Cats
may
offer
safer,
more
efficient
cheaper
option
farmers,
but
concerns
cats’
impact
on
wildlife
possible
negative
outcomes
their
own
welfare
lead
them
being
underutilized.
Through
semi-structured
interviews
with
15
people
from
9
dairy
farms
two
regions,
we
explored
value
cats
have
farmers
perceived
Australian
Tax
Office
making
working
cat
care
tax
deductible.
The
data
gathered
during
indicated
that
uncontrolled
detrimental
showed
valued
having
due
efficiency
pest
control,
monetary
savings
companionship.
They
struggled
cover
cost
care,
however,
particularly
costs
like
sterilization
vaccination,
necessary
enhance
protect
native
diseases
overpopulation.
Our
findings
demonstrate
control.
Allowing
be
deductible
enable
provide
such
as
sterilization,
vaccination
food,
potentially
improving
farmers’
wellbeing
whilst
reducing
It
is
strongly
recommended
relevant
industry
bodies
gather
additional
evidence
both
other
types
farming
operations,
if
results
consistent
our
study,
they
lobby
state
federal
governments
consider
kept
considered
US
UK
also
exempt
registration
permit
dogs
Australia.
Sustainability,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
17(8), P. 3669 - 3669
Published: April 18, 2025
Goat
farming
represents
a
critical
component
of
rural
livelihoods,
food
security,
and
cultural
heritage
in
southeastern
Tunisia.
This
study
adopts
multi-stakeholder
approach
to
analyze
the
goat
value
chain
Tataouine,
incorporating
focus
groups,
semi-structured
questionnaires,
direct
observations
with
80
farmers,
3
veterinarians,
13
butchers,
100
consumers.
The
findings
reveal
strong
local
demand,
72%
consumers
purchasing
meat
66%
consuming
milk.
However,
significant
inefficiencies
exist,
particularly
misalignment
between
production
market
requirements:
while
92%
butchers
prefer
fattened
animals,
only
16%
farmers
engage
fattening
practices.
Women
constitute
49%
dairy
processors,
yet
face
persistent
resource
constraints.
Climate
pressures
exacerbate
these
challenges,
80%
reporting
water
scarcity
93.8%
observing
pasture
degradation.
Three
strategic
interventions
emerge
as
pivotal
for
sustainable
development:
targeted
support
feed-efficient
techniques,
establishment
women-led
processing
collectives,
implementation
climate-resilient
management
systems.
These
measures
address
core
constraints
leveraging
existing
strengths
system.
presents
transferable
framework
livestock
analysis
arid
regions,
demonstrating
how
integrated
approaches
can
enhance
both
economic
viability
adaptive
capacity
preserving
traditional
pastoral
Animal Welfare,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
34
Published: Jan. 1, 2025
Abstract
Guinea
pigs
(
Cavia
porcellus
)
have
been
consumed
and
revered
in
South
American
countries
since
precolonial
times
continue
to
serve
as
both
an
important
protein
source
economic
driver
for
underserved
remote
communities
the
region.
However,
currently,
there
is
limited
peer-reviewed
research
on
welfare
status
of
these
animals
meat
production
systems.
This
scoping
review
seeks
provide
overview
guinea
pig
region,
highlighting
potential
challenges
exploring
opportunities
advance
animal
practices
within
BMC Veterinary Research,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
21(1)
Published: May 9, 2025
Abstract
Background
The
“caregiver
burden”
experienced
by
pet
owners
arises
from
the
challenges
and
strains
of
caregiving,
reflecting
complex
relationship
between
humans
their
animals
significantly
impacting
quality
life
both
pets.
This
study
aimed
to
quantitatively
analyze
caregiver
burden
among
South
Korean
examine
various
factors
contributing
its
formation.
Methods
materials
A
total
766
dog
and/or
cat
who
identified
themselves
as
primary
caregivers
were
recruited
through
an
online
research
panel.
Participants
completed
questionnaires
assessing
owner
characteristics,
including
health
status,
attachment
pet,
caregiving
support
family
or
others,
veterinary
services.
Statistical
analyses,
regression
analysis,
conducted
using
SPSS
version
26.
Results
final
model
several
associated
with
higher
burden,
younger
age
(of
caregiver),
gender
(male),
status
(acute
curable
condition),
level
others
(lower
emotional
but
financial
practical
support),
frequency
communication
for
care.
While
strong
pets
may
help
alleviate
effects
are
complicated
require
careful
consideration.
Conclusions
Pet
is
shaped
a
combination
pet-related,
individual,
contextual
factors.
highlights
need
relationship-centered
approach
care
that
addresses
unique
faced
enhance
well-being
optimize
welfare.
