A significant portion of the problems faced by veterinarians is related to communication. These problems are intensely experienced between veterinary practitioners and animal owners; yet no lectures or courses aiming to improve professional skills are available in the curriculum of veterinary schools in Turkey. In this study, all students currently enrolled at, and 1992 and 1998 graduates of, the Veterinary School of Firat University (VSFU), Turkey, were surveyed to evaluate the attitudes of veterinary students and graduates toward technical and professional skills. Data were collected from 581 students and 61 recent graduates via personal interviews with students and questionnaires mailed to graduates; information was obtained about participants' technical and professional skills. The overall response rate was 85%. The results show that learning about technical and professional skills is highly valued; competence and comfort in skill sets are associated with comfort in establishing communication with instructors. Positive correlations were also noted between feeling comfortable with and feeling competent in both skill sets. In conclusion, it appears to be essential to introduce courses addressing improvement of professional skills to the curriculum of veterinary schools in Turkey, given that a successful veterinarian profile requires feeling competent in and comfortable with both technical and professional skills.
ABSTRACT:In this study, veterinary students and veterinary educators from Firat Veterinary School, Istanbul Veterinary School and Selcuk Veterinary School were surveyed to evaluate their a�itudes to animal use in research. Data were collected from 330 students and 204 educators by personal interviews. All participants showed anthropocentric a�itudes toward animal use in research. Most of the participants agreed on items regarding the animal tests being easier, more scientific, more common, more economical and more reliable than alternative methods, but they also signified that they did not agree with the item indicating that the animal experimentation is more conscience. In conclusion, we can state that both the veterinary students and the educators are in a complete dilemma in the discussions regarding the animal experimentation. In order to avoid the negative circumstances that can arise from this dilemma, it could be said that veterinary schools should be supported in this aspect with related courses to be included within their curriculum.
Women in Turkey were first given the opportunity to attend schools of higher education in 1914. Following the establishment of the Turkish Republic in 1923, a number of social, judicial, and economic reforms took place that enabled women to participate actively in both the public and private sectors, and, as a consequence, the number of women students in higher education increased rapidly. The first woman graduated from the veterinary school in Ankara in 1935, becoming the first female veterinarian in the country. Since that time, the number of female veterinary graduates in Turkey has steadily increased.
ABSTRACT:The authors examined the a�itudes of veterinary practitioners in Turkey towards animals' right to life. For this purpose, a telephone questionnaire was applied on a total of 303 practitioners located in four provinces in Turkey. The overall response rate was 82%. The respect for right to life was valued slightly over neutral. According to the 5-point Likert scale, the average value scored by the participants for the items of views about animals' right to life was found as 3.25. Type of practice (pet clinics: 3.41), gender (females: 3.63), perceived responsibility (to animal: 3.48), keeping a pet (yes: 3.34) and membership in a society (yes: 3.67) had a statistically significant influence on a�itudes towards animals' right to life. Independent variables explained 87% of the variance in a�itudes, with most of the variance accounted for by perceived responsibility.
ÖzetElazığ ili Merkez ilçedeki kırmızı et tüketim alışkanlığını ve tüketicilerin hayvan refahı konusundaki görüşlerini belirlemek amacıyla 2010 yılı Mart ayında 463 kişi üzerinde anket uygulanmıştır. Araştırma sonuçlarına göre, katılımcıların %58.4'ünün öncelikli olarak kırmızı eti tercih ettiği ve en çok tercih edilen kırmızı et türünün de sırasıyla "sığır" (%55.3), "koyun" (%15.3), "keçi" (%11.7) olduğu görülmüştür. Kırmızı etin tüketim şekli olarak %40.8 "ızgara-kızartma", %40.8 "sebzeli", %8.6 "haşlama" ve %9.7 oranında ise "diğer" tercihi ortaya konulmuştur. Kırmızı et tüketen ailelerin %44.3'ünün "ayda 4 kg'dan az" kırmızı et tükettikleri tespit edilmiştir. Tüketilen kırmızı eti "lezzetli" bulanların oranı %49.2 olmuştur. Kırmızı etin satın alındığı yer olarak %66.6'lık oranla "kasap" ilk sırada yer almıştır. Ayrıca tüketicilerden satın aldıkları kırmızı eti güvenilir bulanların oranı %78.8 olarak belirlenmiştir. Katılımcıların, %46.0'ı, çiftlik hayvanları içerisinde, en fazla refah sorunu yaşayan hayvanların "besi sığırları" olduğunu bildirmişlerdir. Çiftlik hayvanlarının refahı açısından en fazla endişe duyulan konuların başında "sağlık hizmetleri" (%25.0) gelirken; hayvanların maruz kaldıkları refah problemlerinin başında ise "veteriner hekimliği hizmetlerinin yoksunluğu" parametresi (%18.0) olduğu belirlenmiştir. Bu parametrelere paralel olarak, katılımcıların %22.0'si, çiftlik hayvanlarının yaşamlarında düzeltilmesi gereken öncelikli durumun "hastalıklar" olduğunu beyan etmiştir. Anahtar sözcükler: Kırmızı et, Tüketim alışkanlığı, Hayvan refahı, Elazığ Red Meat Consumption Behavior in Elazığ and Consumers' Opinion in Animal Welfare SummaryThe current survey was undertaken to determine the consumer behavior in red meat consumption in central district of Elazığ and to elaborate consumers' opinion on animal welfare. The survey was carried out in March 2010 with a total of 463 consumers. Results showed that 58.4% of the consumers preferred red meat over other meats. The species preferred ranked from the most to the least as "beef" (55.3%), "sheep" (15.3%), and "goat" (11.7%). As for the preparation of red meat for consumption, 40.8% of the consumers preferred "barbecuing-frying", 40.8% were "preparing with vegetable", 8.6% were "boiling", and 9.7% were "others". 44.3% of the families preferring red meat was consuming "less than 4.0 kg meat/month" 49.2% of the families found the meat they consume palatable. "The butchers" ranked first with 66.6% as the preferred place of purchase of meat. In addition, 78.8% of the consumers found the red meat they consumed as trustable. 46.0% of the consumers joined the survey thought that "beef cattle" were the animals facing welfare problem most. The primary problem for livestock concerned by the consumers was "health services" (25.0%) while the primary welfare problem that the animals were exposed to was "the lack of veterinary service and care" (18.0%). Parallel to these parameters, 22.0% of the consumers thought that the major problem that needs to be improved for in ...
Türkiye'de çeşitli yayınlarda, veteriner hekimlerin iş olanakları ve istihdam alanlarıyla ilgili kimi noktalara değinilmişse de, bu konuyu ülke ölçekli ele alan bir çalışma belirlenememiştir. Bu çalışma, Türkiye'de veteriner hekimlerin, kalıcı iş bulma durumları, iş değiştirme konusundaki fırsatlar, sektörler arası yönelimler ve yakın gelecek ile 2023 yılı için sektörlere ilişkin görüş ve beklentilerinin değerlendirilmesi amacıyla gerçekleştirildi. Bu amaçla 398'i kamu çalışanı, 377'si özel sektör çalışanı olmak üzere toplam 771 veteriner hekime anket uygulandı. Verilerin analizlerinden; kamuda çalışan veteriner hekimlerin, kalıcı iş bulmak için, özel sektörde çalışanlara kıyasla daha fazla bekledikleri; buna karşın, daha az oranlarda iş değiştirdikleri saptandı. İş bulma olanakları açısından, özel sektör; her ne kadar daha avantajlı görülse de, bugünün koşullarında özel sektörden kamuya geçişin; tersi geçişten daha yüksek oranlarda olduğu belirlendi. Yakın gelecek ve 2023 yılında; 'gıda kalitesi ve güvenliği' , 'organik tarımhayvancılık' , 'sürü sağlığı' , 'halk sağlığı' ve 'pet sektörü' gibi alanların en fazla gelişim göstereceği beklentisi dikkat çekmektedir. Sonuç olarak, Türkiye'de veteriner hekimliği mesleğinde kamusal alanın diğer çalışma alanlarına göre daha tercih edilebilir olduğu, yakın gelecek ve 2023 yılında önem kazanacak alanlarla ilgili katılımcı görüşlerinin ise 'Tek Tıp Tek Sağlık Konsepti' farkındalığına işaret ettiği söylenebilir.
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