Ensino de bem-estar e dor animal em cursos de medicina veterinária no Brasil

Borges, Tâmara Duarte; Sans, Eco; Braga, J.S.; Machado, M.F.; Molento, Carla Forte Maiolino

doi:10.1590/s0102-09352013000100005

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“…Scientific knowledge about stress and suffering during common farming practices is abundant, as for identification through metal and plastic tags [ 37 ], tail docking and castration [ 38 ], shearing [ 39 ], reproductive techniques [ 40 ] and weaning [ 41 ]. Significant differences found in our study may be also related to the limited teaching of animal welfare and pain in Brazilian veterinary programs [ 42 ]. Therefore, there is a need to protect and promote sensibility during undergraduate courses, as a way to improve perception of pain by VB and AB, since such professionals are involved in decisions regarding animal management.…”

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Perception of animal sentience by Brazilian and French citizens: The case of sheep welfare and sentience

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The study compared the perception of ordinary citizens from Curitiba, Brazil (OB) and Clermont-Ferrand, France (OF), as well as OB, Brazilian veterinarians (VB), biologists (BB) and animal scientists (AB), concerning animal welfare and sentience. An online survey containing 18 open-ended, multiple choices and Likert scale questions was conducted from November 2014 to May 2016. The survey covered questions on demographics, perception of animal welfare, sheep welfare, sentience and animals’ emotional capacities. In total, 1103 respondents participated in the survey (388 OB, 350 OF, 248 VB, 92 BB and 25 AB); data were compared using non-parametric tests. Brazilian citizens (46.9%) believed more than OF (3.7%) that welfare is not considered for farm animals and OB attributed higher scores of suffering to sheep during management procedures (median 4, severe suffering) than OF (3, moderate suffering). Additionally, OB gave higher scores of emotions to animals (5) than OF (4). In general, OB and BB had similar perceptions; OB and BB differed from VB and AB who were similar to each other. Citizens (46.9%) and BB (29.3%) believed more than VB (18.5%) and AB (12.0%) that welfare is not considered for farm animals; OB and BB also attributed higher scores of suffering to sheep during management procedures than VB and AB. Women and older respondents showed higher perception of animal welfare issues. There was no clear correlation between perception of animal welfare or sentience and education. Overall, ordinary citizens differed on their perceptions of welfare and sentience in livestock and specifically in sheep, and sheep suffering during management procedures. Ordinary citizens from Curitiba showed higher perception of animal welfare issues as compared to respondents from Clermont-Ferrand and to veterinarians and animal scientists. Ensuring a better consideration of welfare at farm level and in educational programs seems warranted according to the results of this study.

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Perception of animal sentience by Brazilian and French citizens: The case of sheep welfare and sentience

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“…Universities seek to improve relationships with animals, and all involved professions should undergo this change to provide better care and attribute proper value to animal welfare (Borges et al, 2013). Animal welfare deserves more attention so that professionals are trained to think, argue and solve issues in their professional practice (Fraser et al, 2013).…”

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“…Only 1 participant (0.7%) in the present study reported having been taught animal welfare as a required discipline, which suggests that it is still early in the process of including this subject in undergraduate veterinary school curricula (Table 3). However, this trend is increasing; in 2013, 46% of veterinary schools offered some form of animal welfare course in Brazil (Borges et al, 2013).…”

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Perception on bioethics and animal welfare by veterinarians

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The present study investigated veterinarians' perceptions of bioethics and animal welfare training. Participants were divided in two groups: Group 1 graduated in or before 2003, and Group 2 graduated after 2003. One hundred forty participants completed the questionnaire: 62 (44.3%) from Group 1 and 78 (55.7%) from Group 2. One participant (1.6%) in Group 1 and 8 participants (10.2%) in Group 2 were taught bioethics as an elective or required course before graduating (p=0.003). Fifty-nine participants (95.2%) from Group 1 and 75 (96.2%) from Group 2 believed that a bioethics course should be required to graduate (p=0.959). Four participants (6.4%) from Group 1 and 24 (30.8%) from Group 2 were taught animal welfare as an elective or required course before graduating (p=0.003). Fifty-seven participants (91.9%) from Group 1 and 77 (98.7%) from Group 2 believed that animal welfare should be required to graduate (p=0.959). All participants considered both subjects highly relevant to the profession. Most participants were not taught bioethics or animal welfare courses before graduating; however, the availability of these courses increased after 2003. It was concluded that more emphasis should be given to teaching bioethics and animal welfare in veterinary undergraduate training.

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“…A recent study revealed that in Brazil 26% of the undergraduate programs in Veterinary Medicine present Ethology as a discipline (Borges et al, 2013).…”

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A glimpse at Ethology in Latin America

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The state of the art of Ethology in five Latin America countries is briefly presented here. The overall outlook regarding research laboratories and themes is promising: the community is numerous, active and there are topics addressing all aspects of animal behavior, especially in large countries like Brazil and Argentina. Ethology as an undergraduate discipline is generally a subcategory of Biology, being taught mainly at Zoology/ Psychology/ Ecology/ Agriculture Courses and at Medical Veterinary Schools, often as an eligible discipline. Ethology as a formal major Graduate Program is rare and mainly restricted to Brazil. Regular Ethology meetings are held in Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay. In Chile and Venezuela there is a small but very active community. Studies of animal behavior are often carried out in other areas than Biology, and there is a clear overlap of interest regarding the major topics of Ethology. Behavioral ecology, conservation, management and animal welfare are a priority in most countries, probably reflecting a general concern regarding endangered species and habitats of the continent. Here we present information aiming to create a network that will increase collaborations among researchers working within the ethological framework in Latin America. The IV Simpósio de Etologia na América Latina, entitled "Desarrollo de la Etología en Latinoamérica:¿ hacia un futuro regional ?" was held in November, 2013, as part of the XXXI Encontro Anual de Etologia (EAE), in São Paulo, SP, Brazil. The state of art of Animal Behavior in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay and Venezuela were presented there and a set of six questions guided the presentations: 1) What are the main Ethology topics being studied in laboratories in your country? -2) Are there undergraduate or graduate programs in the main universities? -3) Is there an Animal Behavior Society? How interested is the community in establishing close ties among institutes or laboratories elsewhere in Latin America? -4) Is there a site, a journal, a page on a social networking site for contact, communication and divulgation of original data? -5) How active is the community regarding the wiliness to organize congresses, symposia, meetings, workshops, on-line courses regarding Ethology? -6) Are there funding agencies to support exchange programs and research in Ethology? Additional data were collected from the last two EAE regarding researchers from Latin America that attended EAE meetings and a list of names and laboratories was compiled (see appendix). It should be emphasized that the compilation of information presented here is far from complete. It represents a brief overview of the current status of Ethology in only five Latin American countries, and therefore it should be updated continuously with new data from the countries treated here as well as supplemented with data from other countries. Such a constantly updated list would facilitate the creation of networks that should increase collaborations among researchers working within the ethological framew...

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Ensino de bem-estar e dor animal em cursos de medicina veterinária no Brasil

Cited by 22 publications

References 16 publications

Perception of animal sentience by Brazilian and French citizens: The case of sheep welfare and sentience

Perception of animal sentience by Brazilian and French citizens: The case of sheep welfare and sentience

Perception on bioethics and animal welfare by veterinarians

A glimpse at Ethology in Latin America

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