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Armstrong, Justin Lashwood. "Veterinary expertise." Thesis, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10443/1349.
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This thesis is about veterinary expertise, with a focus on the farm/large animal sector. It explores how vets and the profession express expertise beyond medical knowledges and technical competencies. Drawing from rich, detailed ethnographic case studies of UK vets working in the rural sector in a variety of roles (e.g. private practice, government, education) the thesis offers new understandings of professional expertise and Aesculapian authority – the most powerful authority awarded by society to those who heal. The main argument is that veterinary expertise cannot be easily defined or compartmentalised as it is fluid and at times contested and means different things to different people at different times and places. Furthermore, in analysing veterinary expertise I found it necessary to understand the relationship between veterinarians‟ notions of general practice and specialisation. Through historical and empirical evidence my research has found two main reasons to explain why veterinary specialisation appears to be underdeveloped. First, at the professional level, veterinarians strongly assert the primacy of general practice and contest the notion of veterinary specialisation as divisive. Second, at the individual level, many veterinarians work in very defined areas of practice that may be considered to be specialised. Yet they maintain they are still general practitioners. In light of these contradictions my thesis suggests that veterinarians should be conceptualised as „poly-specialists‟. Theoretically the thesis develops the notion of veterinary Aesculapian authority and Goffman‟s „dramaturgical perspective‟ to understand the veterinary „performance‟. The thesis argues that the authority and power of the individual and profession is one aspect of veterinary expertise but also the ways in which vets interact in different physical settings (the performance in front and back stage settings) is important. Exploring the veterinary performance reveals the fluid nature of their expertise as it varies according to the physical setting, is related to personal characteristics and the way they construct, maintain and express their Aesculapian authority.
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Villamil, José Armando Henry Carolyn J. "Use of the veterinary medical database to update the veterinary oncology literature." Diss., Columbia, Mo. : University of Missouri-Columbia, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10355/6741.
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The entire dissertation/thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file (which also appears in the research.pdf); a non-technical general description, or public abstract, appears in the public.pdf file. Title from PDF of title page (University of Missouri--Columbia, viewed on March 25, 2010). Vita. Thesis advisor: Carolyn J. Henry. "December 2009" Includes bibliographical references.
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Bell, Melinda Ann. "Defining employability in the veterinary context, and the capabilities enhancing veterinary success." Thesis, Bell, Melinda Ann (2022) Defining employability in the veterinary context, and the capabilities enhancing veterinary success. PhD thesis, Murdoch University, 2022. https://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/65887/.
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This thesis explores employability in the veterinary context and presents stakeholder-led evidence for the capabilities contributing to a veterinarian’s success, thus validating the application of this concept in veterinary education. Employability had been widely applied to other professional contexts, but seldom discussed in veterinary or medical education, where the dominant paradigm is competency.
The first paper of this thesis argues to refocus the goal of veterinary education beyond competence to the broader aim of success, from the perspective of multiple stakeholders including the veterinarian. The rest of the thesis presents multi-stakeholder evidence via mixed-methods research (case study interviews, a large-scale semi-quantitative survey and a modified Delphi process) to highlight those capabilities most important for a successful and satisfying career as a veterinarian.
This thesis presents a considerable body of evidence contributing to the outcomes of the VetSet2Go project (www.vetset2go.edu.au), which culminated in the Framework for Veterinary Employability. This multinational collaborative project defined employability in the veterinary context as “a set of adaptive personal and professional capabilities that enable a veterinarian to gain employment, contribute meaningfully to the profession, and develop a career pathway that achieves satisfaction and success”, emphasising the ‘self’ as core to this process and stretching the focus beyond the initial ‘getting a job’ towards a fulfilling and long career as a veterinarian.
In this thesis, success is defined around veterinarians experiencing enjoyment and personal satisfaction with their work, developing proficiency, and maintaining passion for the profession. The capabilities found to be most important for employability, and therefore success as a veterinarian were: effective communication (with clients and colleagues), teamwork, enthusiasm, diligence, reliability, willingness to learn, honesty and ethical behaviour, resilience, life balance, technical knowledge and skills, emotional intelligence, workflow management and empathy and compassion. There was acknowledgement of changing emphasis of capabilities over different career stages (initial employment, transition to practice and longevity in the profession), with work-life balance, continual learning, goal setting and business skills most important for long term success. The relationship between the veterinarian (self) and their work, enabled by engagement, meaning and purpose, and respect for their profession was a key finding of the survey, and illustrative of how to achieve personal satisfaction and well-being within the profession.
There was striking convergence of the stakeholder views throughout the different studies in this thesis. Participants included recent graduate and employee veterinarians, employer veterinarians, non-veterinary employers, veterinary nurses and technical staff, academics, and policy makers, with multiple international regions, clinical and non-clinical contexts, genders and ages represented. With some minor exceptions, all stakeholders rated and ranked capabilities very similarly. The most notable exception was veterinary academics who ranked communicating with clients and work-life balance lower than other stakeholder groups, sounding a note of caution for those responsible for curriculum development.
This work has highlighted many of the important capabilities which are under-emphasised in current competency frameworks and has offered a hierarchical importance of capabilities which competency frameworks lack. The outcomes of this thesis provide a complement to the dominant paradigm of competency, bring needed focus to mental health and healthy working lives, and offer a complementary approach for veterinary educators to consider when preparing veterinary students for a successful and satisfying career.
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Jeyaretnam, Joseph S. "Occupational hazards and radiation safety in veterinary practice including zoo veterinary practice in Australia." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 2003. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/1306.
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This thesis contains reviews and research on the occupational hazards of zoo veterinary practitioners in Australia. Although occupational hazards have long been recognised in the veterinary profession, little information is available on the number and magnitude of injuries to veterinarians in Australia, the United Kingdom or the United States. Apart from anecdotal accounts and some limited data, most of the available information is on occupational zoonoses, generally well recognized by veterinarians. Other occupational hazards to which veterinarians are exposed have received scant attention. The veterinary practitioner in a zoo environment has to treat a range of captive wild species which are much more unpredictable and dangerous than domesticated animals. A comprehensive study on occupational hazards sustained by veterinarians in zoological gardens has not been undertaken in Australia. Only one study had been undertaken in the US amongst zoo veterinarians, while comprehensive may not be able to be transposed to zoos in Australia as the species held in Australian zoos differ from those in the US. Personal communication with some senior veterinarians in the zoological gardens in Australia, have elicited further information on the prevalence of occupational hazards sustained by the zoo and wildlife park veterinarians. The prevalence of physical hazards including radiation, chemical and biological hazards reported by veterinary practitioners and the author's own experience as a veterinary practitioner, chairman of the safety committee, member of the animal ethics committee and manager, research In the zoological gardens in Perth, Western Australia have demonstrated a need for a comprehensive study on occupational hazards prevalent among zoo veterinarians. To investigate the occupational hazards including radiological hazards amongst zoo veterinarians in Australia, a self-administered 14-page comprehensive questionnaire comprising 58 questions was mailed to 27 practising zoo veterinarians in Australia. The questionnaire focused on physical injuries, chemical exposures, allergic and irritant reactions, biological exposures, radiological hazards including problems encountered with x-ray machines, use of protective gear and ancillary equipment for radiography, personnel involved in x-ray procedures and in restraining animals, compliance with the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Code of Practice (1982), Radiation Safety Regulations (1988) and National Standard for Limiting Occupational Exposure to Ionising Radiation (1995) The result of the study revealed that 60% of the participants sustained physical injuries such as crushes, bites and scratches inflicted by a range of species with some Injuries requiring medical treatment. Also, 50% of the participants suffered from back injuries while 15% reported fractures, kicks, bites necessitating hospitalization. Ninety percent of the participants sustained needlestick injuries ranging from one to 16+ times. Other significant findings include: necropsy injuries, animal allergies, formaldehyde exposure, musculoskeletal Injuries and zoonotic infections. The survey also identified that veterinary practitioners and their staff were exposed to radiation by not complying with the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Australian Code of Practice for the Safe Use of Ionising Radiation (1982) which has been framed to minimize exposure to ionising radiation. The majority of the veterinarians in the study group indicated that radiation exposure Is a major occupational hazard to the veterinary profession. Subsequent to the review and research, discussions were held with few senior zoo veterinarians, the Registrar of the Veterinary Surgeons Board and a number of practising senior veterinarians In Australia to collect information on occupational hazards. Additional information was obtained on occupational injuries sustained by the zoo veterinarians through formal discussions with the Director and the two senior veterinarians In the zoological gardens in Sri Lanka. The discussions with the veterinary practitioners in government and private practice revealed that veterinarians experienced a range of occupational hazards including exposure to rabies. Discussions with the dean and the professor of the animal science department focused on the nature of injuries and preventive strategies. In order to obtain information on occupational hazards in the health care industry, the professor of anatomy of the faculty of medicine and a senior surgeon in Sri Lanka were interviewed. This study identified that the zoo veterinarians are routinely exposed to a wide range of occupational hazards. The literature review among veterinary practitioners In US, UK, Australia and Canada have also identified numerous occupational hazards sustained by the veterinarians. The discussions held in Sri Lanka with the professionals in veterinary and health care industry showed that occupational injuries have been common amongst them and they do not have appropriate preventive guidelines in place. This thesis has incorporated recommendations in the form of preventive strategies for minimizing occupational hazards among veterinary practitioners both in zoological gardens and veterinary practices In Australia and in the developed and developing countries.
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Durand, Solaligue Valeria Carla. "Complejo Veterinario para animales menores en La Molina." Bachelor's thesis, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC), 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10757/652507.
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El proyecto Complejo veterinario para animales menores en La Molina, se desarrolla ante la falta de una infraestructura adecuada para la atención y tratamiento de animales domésticos en la ciudad de Lima. Tiene como finalidad mostrar un prototipo de complejo veterinario que pueda satisfacer las necesidades del cliente y de su mascota. El proyecto tiene un énfasis en permeabilidad lo cual muestra la importancia de que al tener mascotas como usuarios junto con sus dueños, estos no deben sentirse “prisioneros” sino más bien, tener el mayor contacto posible con áreas verdes para su recreación.
El programa está organizado según necesidades y flujos: Lo público se encuentra al frente del proyecto y lo semipúblico en la parte posterior. Consta de cinco paquetes funcionales: Clínica veterinaria, Centro de adopción, Hospedaje para mascotas, SUM o zona de adiestramiento y el paquete de servicios ubicado en el sótano.The Veterinary Complex for minor animals project in La Molina is developed due to the lack of an adequate infrastructure for the care and treatment of domestic animals in the city of Lima. Its purpose is to show a prototype of a veterinary complex that can meet the needs of the client and their pet. The project has an emphasis on permeability which shows the importance of having pets as users together with their owners, they should not feel "prisoners" but rather, have as much contact as possible with green areas for recreation. The program is organized according to needs and flows: The public is at the front of the project and the semi-public at the back. It consists of five functional packages: Veterinary Clinic, Adoption Center, Pet Lodging, SUM or training area and the service package located in the basement.
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Hammill, Bess Catherine. "Veterinary anatomy laboratory impact study." Morgantown, W. Va. : [West Virginia University Libraries], 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10450/11048.
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Thesis (M.S.)--West Virginia University, 2010.Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains vii, 56 p. : col. ill. Vita. Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 35-36).
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Mossop, Liz. "Defining and teaching veterinary professionalism." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2012. http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/12694/.
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Despite extensive research and discussion around the notion of medical professionalism, veterinary professionalism is an understudied area. The aim of this study was to define the concept of veterinary professionalism and analyse the hidden curriculum of a new veterinary school, in order to produce a new curriculum of professionalism. This study used a constructivist grounded theory method to develop the definition. An iterative approach, using interviews and focus groups, collected information from a range of stakeholders including veterinary surgeons, professional bodies, veterinary nurses and clients. Sampling was theoretical and concluded when theoretical saturation had been reached. An analysis of the hidden curriculum of a new veterinary school was also undertaken using a cultural web model to perform a thematic analysis of focus group narratives from staff and students. The outcomes from both studies were combined to develop a curriculum of veterinary professionalism. The normative definition of veterinary professionalism produced places the attribute of balance as the central component. Veterinary surgeons are constantly managing the requirements and expectations of their clients, the animals under their care, society and the veterinary practice that provides their employment. The ability to balance these demands and therefore demonstrate professionalism is helped by attributes which are: efficiency, technical competence, honesty, altruism, communication skills, personal values, autonomy, decision making, manners, empathy, confidence and acknowledgement of limitations. The components of the veterinary school’s hidden curriculum emerged within the framework of the cultural web and the development of professional identity was a consistent theme. The school’s central paradigm was found to be a community that is hard working and friendly. Routines and rituals were readily identified, as were both positive and negative role models. The curriculum of veterinary professionalism produced is an integrated, spiral curriculum involving strategies such as early clinical experience and critical event analysis to guide student reflections and shape their development as professionals. Four core professional skills of communication, ethical reasoning, reflective practice and learning skills are central to the curriculum. These are used to reinforce the values and behaviours included in the definition of professionalism. The definition of veterinary professionalism should also contribute to discussions around the position of the profession in society. The central behaviour of balancing responsibilities between clients, animals, the practice and society appears to be uniquely positioned, and may have application in other professionalism contexts. The presented curriculum is a good starting point for any veterinary school wishing to teach veterinary professionalism, alongside consideration of their hidden curriculum.
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Oxtoby, Catherine. "Patient safety in veterinary practice." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2017. http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/42281/.
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Patient safety is an active field of research in medicine and the driving force behind healthcare policy and practices to ensure the delivery of safe, quality patient care. However, it is a concept in its infancy in the veterinary profession. Veterinary medical error is under reported, poorly understood and inadequately managed with consequences for patients, owners and clinicians. The aim of this thesis is to explore the causes and types of error in veterinary practice and develop solutions to improve patient safety, and by extension quality of care for veterinary patients. A mixed methodology was employed in the investigation of this aim, with data gathered by focus groups, insurance claim review and questionnaires. The findings of the study suggest that the causes of error in veterinary practice mirror those in other safety critical industries, namely individual errors and system failures. These findings led to the development of a reliable, validated safety culture survey for veterinary practice, to assess and understand the attitudes which drive safety critical behaviours of veterinary staff. This survey was then used as a pre and post training measure to assess the effectiveness of a teamwork training programme, VetTeams, as an intervention to improve safety culture, and by extension patient outcomes in veterinary practice. The outcomes of this study are a framework to inform the understanding and analysis of veterinary error, a measurement tool of veterinary safety culture and a training programme for veterinary teams which addresses the non technical skills identified as critical to preventing mistakes. The findings suggest that changing attitudes to error through an understanding of the causative factors and education in non technical skills, is essential to drive behaviour change in clinicians and enable improved delivery of clinical care.
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Rash, Mickey Ellen. "Veterinary technician assistant curriculum guideline." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2000. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/1930.
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The purpose of this thesis was to develop a core curriculum to be presented to the state for consideration as the established curriculum guideline for veterinary technician assistants/veterinary assistant programs.
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Castelhano, Marta Guilherme Pimentel. "Development and implementation of a veterinary biobank to support biomedical research : the Cornell Veterinary Biobank." Master's thesis, Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/15641.
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Viner, Bradley. "Introducing clinical audit into veterinary practice." Thesis, Middlesex University, 2006. http://eprints.mdx.ac.uk/8115/.
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This project has been designed to increase our understanding of the clinical audit process, as it applies to veterinary practice in the UK, and to facilitate its introduction in a manner that brings maximum benefit to all stakeholders. It examines the medical scenario to define the process and glean any relevant information. It then takes the form of an action research project that examines in depth the introduction of the audit process into a small animal practice in outer NW London, including its impact upon the standard of clinical care supplied to its patients, and the sociological effect upon the working environment. The provisional conclusions reached in this way have then been triangulated with the findings of a focus group of veterinarians that are actively involved in the subject, and a broader questionnaire of veterinary practitioners and support staff. The research was able to highlight the key obstacles to introducing clinical audit into a veterinary practice, the benefits that can be achieved when its introduction has been successfully achieved, and how those benefits may ameliorate the time and expense involved. In particular, clinical audit was found to be an effective tool for improving client concordance with the recommended treatment regime for the animals in their care, and thus able to improve both patient welfare and practice income. The sociological changes that are needed to put clinical audit into place successfully, encouraging the development of an integrated team of highly motivated reflective practitioners working within a no-blame practice culture, can bring many additional benefits. This work has taken place at a time when various pressures, such as the RCVS Practice Standards Scheme, and an increased public demand for professional accountability have focused interest in the subject. The author has been leading the way in increasing public awareness of the process, encouraging further research, and ensuring that clinical audit is incorporated into the new modular postgraduate CertAVP designed to develop the learning and skills of the practicing vets of the future.
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Everitt, Sally. "Clinical decision making in veterinary practice." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2011. http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/12051/.
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Aim The aim of this study is to develop an understanding of the factors which influence veterinary surgeons’ clinical decision making during routine consultations. Methods The research takes a qualitative approach using video-cued interviews, in which one of the veterinary surgeon’s own consultations is used as the basis of a semi-structured interview exploring decision making in real cases. The research focuses primarily on small animal consultations in first opinion practice, however small numbers of consultations from different types of practice are included to highlight contextual influences on decision making. Findings The study reveals differences between the way clinical decision making is taught and the way that it is carried out in practice. In comparison to human medicine, decision making in veterinary practice appears to be more a negotiated activity, relying on social context, which takes account of the animals’ and owners’ circumstances, as well as biomedical information. Conclusions Veterinary practice especially that provided for companion animals has similarities with medical practice, however there are also differences caused by the status of the animal; the contrast between predominately fee for service veterinary care and state funded medical provision; and the acceptability of euthanasia as a “treatment” option. Clinical decision making in veterinary practice is affected by a range of factors including the resources of the owner, the value placed on the individual animal and the circumstances in which the decision making takes place. Veterinary surgeons in practice need teaching and evidence based resources to take account of these factors in order to provide the best care to their animal patients. Further sociologically informed research is required to provide a greater understanding of the contextual factors which influence clinical decision making.
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Wyse, Cathy. "Exhaled breath microanalysis in veterinary medicine." Thesis, University of Glasgow, 2001. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.433584.
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Ajmani, Manu. "Sorption of veterinary antibiotics to woodchips." Kansas State University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/13169.
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Master of ScienceDepartment of Civil Engineering
Alok Bhandari
In the upper Midwest, subsurface tile drainage water is a major contributor of nitrate (NO[subscript]3–N) coming from fertilizers and animal manure. Movement of NO[subscript]3-N through tile drainage into streams is a major concern as it can cause eutrophication and hypoxia conditions, as in the Gulf of Mexico. Denitrifying bioreactors is one of the pollution control strategies to treat contaminated tile drainage water. These bioreactors require four conditions which are: 1) organic carbon source, 2) anaerobic conditions, 3) denitrifying bacteria and 4) influent NO[subscript]3-N. This research focuses on investigating fate of veterinary antibiotics in woodchips commonly used in in-situ reactors. Tylosin (TYL) and sulfamethazine (SMZ) are two veterinary antibiotics which are most commonly used in the United States and can be found in tile water after manure is land applied. Partition coefficients of TYL and SMZ on wood were determined by sorption experiments using fresh woodchips and woodchips from an in situ reactor. It was concluded that the woodchips were an effective means to sorb the veterinary antibiotics leached into the tile water after application of animal manure. Linear partition coefficients were calculated and phase distribution relationships were established for both the chemicals. The fresh woodchips gave inconclusive data but predictions could be made by the information determined in the experiments using woodchips from a ten year old woodchip bioreactor. Desorption was also studied and the likelihood of desorption was predicted using the Apparent Hysteresis Index. Overall, it was found that the old woodchips allowed for quick sorption of both antibiotics. It was also found that SMZ had reversible sorption on old woodchips. Thus, it was concluded that the woodchip bioreactor would not be effective for removal of veterinary antibiotics from tile drainage. More research is required for the fate of TYL and to confirm the conclusion.
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Cockcroft, P. D. "Pattern matching models of veterinary diagnosis." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/29705.
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Martin, Richard John. "Veterinary pharmacology, ion-channels and anthelmintics." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/30450.
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In this collection of papers modes of action of anthelmintic and anaesthetic drugs used in Veterinary Practice are investigated using electrophysiological techniques. New preparations and analytical techniques for investigation are described along with properties of ion-channel target sites. The pharmacology of piperazine, levamisole, pyrantel, morantel, oxtantel, avermectins, cyclic depsipeptides, ketamine, metomidate, alphaxalone and xylazine are studied. This information is reviewed in formats suitable for graduate and undergraduate study. Two-micropipette current-clamp and voltage-clamp techniques for recording effects of GABA agonists and antagonists on nematode muscle are developed using Ascaris suum. Piperazine, an anthelmintic, is shown to act as a GABA agonist of low potency and, like GABA, to mediate an increase in Cl conductance by an action on extrasynaptic receptors. Diethylcarbamazine, a piperazine derivative, did not act as a GABA agonist but blocked a voltage-activated K current. The agonist profile of the Ascaris GABA receptor was similar to vertebrate GABAA receptors but the antagonist profile was very different, indicating the presence of a distinctive type of receptor (GABAN). Novel arylaminopyridazine derivatives were synthesised and tested as competitive antagonists on the GABAN receptor. The KB for NCS 281-93, was 4.7 μM. A preparation suitable for patch-clamp studies was developed and GABA receptors activated by GABA and piperazine. Both agonists activated channels with a mean single-channel conductance of 22 pS but GABA mean open-times were longer (32ms) than those of piperazine (14 ms). The effects of ivermectin on muscle GABA receptors in Ascaris and on 19 pS Cl channels were observed using cell-attached and isolated inside-out patches. Ivermectin locked open the small Cl channels when applied to the outside membrane. A novel fluorescent and active bodily ivermectin analogue was synthesised and the movement of the probe followed in vesicle membranes using the FRAP (fluorescence recovery after photobleaching) technique. Quenching experiments showed that the ivermectin probe did not move through the cell membrane in the time scale of the experiment (30 min). A novel two-microelectrode current-clamp preparation of the Ascaris pharynx was used to show that an ivermectin analogue potentiated a glutamate gated Cl channel at low concentrations and produced an increase in the Cl conductance at a higher concentration. The actions of potent and novel potential anthelmintic cyclic depsipeptides were investigated using conventional parasitological techniques and the mode of action investigated in Ascaris muscle using current-clamp. It was found that these compounds did not act directly as a GABA agonist or acetylcholine antagonist. The actions of the anthelmintic praziquantel are reviewed and a tegumental preparation of Schistosoma mansoni developed for single-channel recording.
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Hammond, Jennifer. "Training for uncertainty in veterinary education." Thesis, University of Glasgow, 2018. http://theses.gla.ac.uk/9000/.
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This thesis addresses the question of how veterinary students learn to cope with uncertainty in professional practice. There is currently a lack of clarity in discussion of what constitutes effective coping with uncertainty in veterinary practice and indeed how this might be taught or assessed as part of the veterinary education process. This is despite wide recognition that managing uncertainty is central to practice in the health professions, reflected in the fact that the ability to cope with uncertainty is considered a “day one competency” for veterinary surgeons. This research adopted both extensive and intensive perspectives to address the central research question. Orienting concepts were developed form the literature on workplace learning, approaches to clinical uncertainty and individual differences in tolerance of uncertainty and ambiguity. The extensive perspective used a survey study to describe tolerance of ambiguity among veterinary students at a UK veterinary school. On average, ambiguity tolerance did not change during the classroom based part of veterinary training. Individual trajectories were often more erratic and some students moved between the highest and lowest categories during the course of training. Previous education and status as a mature student were both associated with greater tolerance of ambiguity, suggesting that educational and life experiences can produce changes in this disposition. The intensive perspective comprised a qualitative case study, using clinical case discussion recordings and semi-structured interviews to develop an understanding of the mechanisms which influence learning to cope with uncertainty in the context of an international elective placement. Using the language of situated learning theory, learning to cope with uncertainty was described as legitimate peripheral participation in the uncertainty work of a community of practice. Uncertainty work is a novel concept used to describe navigating ambiguity, complexity and risk in professional practice . Using this theoretical framework to draw together findings from both intensive and extensive perspectives suggested the central role of gaining access to uncertainty work in professional learning. Generative mechanisms have been proposed to explain the empirical findings. Access to uncertainty work was negotiated between students and staff in the context of clinical and educational practice. Trust was central to gaining access to uncertainty work, and this was reflected in increasing clinical responsibility. Ambiguity tolerance was described in this context as a disposition of individuals which can influence their engagement with and access to uncertainty work. Through an exploration of the significance of these mechanisms in the context of Veterinary education, implications for curriculum and policy have been highlighted. Although the use of measures of ambiguity tolerance in selection are considered problematic, there can be clear scope to support students in accessing uncertainty work and to highlight encounters with uncertainty work as integral to the professional role, providing opportunities to promote personal and professional development through reflective practice.
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Fagan, Katrina. "Prevalence and Perceptions of Electronic Health Records in Veterinary Practice: A Statewide Survey of Ohio Registered Veterinary Technicians." The Ohio State University, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1416583738.
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Shuhaiber, Samar. "Occupational exposures of veterinary staff during pregnancy." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2001. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp05/MQ63187.pdf.
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Henderson, Keri Lynn Deppe. "Impact of veterinary antibiotics in the environment." [Ames, Iowa : Iowa State University], 2008.
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Hardin, Laura E. "The problem-solving process of veterinary students /." free to MU campus, to others for purchase, 2001. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/mo/fullcit?p3012974.
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Folk, Lillian C. "A study of the Veterinary Medical Database /." Free to MU Campus, others may purchase, 2004. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/mo/fullcit?p1421133.
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van, Gelderen Ingrid. "Investigating supervisors’ experiences of veterinary intern placements." Thesis, The University of Sydney, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/12928.
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Investigating supervisors’ experiences of veterinary intern placements Abstract Work-based learning (WBL) experiences are a valuable and increasingly essential component of many professional education programmes. These experiences are designed to be closely aligned to a student centred approach to teaching and learning and are seen to be well suited to supporting students in their transition towards ‘being’ the professional. It is expected that universities will continue if not increase their reliance on alternative and innovative educational practices of which WBL is a part. As such it is incumbent on universities to consider how WBL environments are managed and how teaching and learning activities are supported, monitored and sustained. Supervisors of veterinary interns play a key role in teaching and guiding students in their transition from the theoretical world of university academia to the world of veterinary professional practice. The way in which supervisors conceive of their role and approach their supervision will likely impact the way that students approach their learning in a WBL environment. This in turn will likely influence the quality of student learning. The main aim of this study was to first identify and describe the variation in supervisors’ experiences of supervision in a WBL environment and secondly identify those types of supervisor experiences that are more likely to encourage quality learning outcomes. Phenomenography was the qualitative research method selected for this study as it describes the limited number of categorically different ways that a group of individuals experience a phenomenon. Quantitative analysis was subsequently conducted to examine the relationship between supervisors’ conceptions and approaches to supervision. This study validates the hypothesis that there is variation in supervisors’ experiences in a veterinary WBL environment. Supervisors’ conceptions of supervision varied; in what they intended students to learn and what they conceived supervision to be about. Variation was also found in the way that supervisors approach supervision; in what they did, the way they went about doing it and why they did it that way. The investigations reported in this thesis consisted of two stages. A broad, large scale investigation of supervisors’ experiences was prefaced by a preliminary phenomenographic analysis of surveys collected for a teaching evaluation activity. In both the preliminary teaching evaluation activity (n = 39) and the subsequent broader investigation of supervisors’ experiences (n = 117) four distinct hierarchical categories of description for supervisors’ conceptions and their approach to supervision were described. Increasing in complexity a qualitative difference was identified between categories B and C for both conceptions and approaches. Quantitative analysis of this qualitative data revealed that in the teaching evaluation activity over half of the supervisors (59%) reported less complete, fragmented conceptions of learning outcomes and a slightly lower proportion (51%) reported using transmission / supervisor focused approaches. The subsequent larger scale study revealed a similar distribution with 55% of supervisors reporting a less complete, fragmented conception of what supervision is about and 51.5% reporting a transmission / supervisor focused approach. Further to this, in both stages of the research a strong relationship was found between supervisors’ conceptions and their approach (n = 39, p < 0.001, 2 = 16.36, = 0.65; n = 117, p < 0.001, 2 = 45.66, = 0.624). In short those supervisors who conceive of supervision in a fragmented, multistructural and less complete way were more likely to adopt transmission, supervisor centred approaches to supervision. Those supervisors with cohesive, relational and more complete conceptions were more likely to use an engagement, student centred approach to supervision. The effective and ongoing provision of WBL experiences needs to ensure that targeted and credible support is provided for the professionals that supervise students during these placements. Strategies employed by universities and faculties should be designed to expand conceptions of what supervision is about and encourage methods of delivery that are more likely to be aligned with a student centred approach to supervision.
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Bidaisee, Satesh. "Females in veterinary medicine : why the choice?" Thesis, University of Sheffield, 2014. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/7621/.
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Veterinary Medicine as a profession has undergone a change from a male-oriented one, to being predominantly female. The increase in female students is a reflection of the increasing interest in veterinary medicine by females. This study focused on reasons for the specific choice of veterinary medical education among female veterinary students. A life history approach was applied in order to explore the lives of six female veterinary students from St. George’s University, School of Veterinary Medicine in Grenada. This methodology involved using interviews to collect personal accounts of students’ life experiences that provided data about the reasons for the choice of female students to pursue veterinary medical education. The theoretical framework that served as the base for this thesis was grounded theory. Interviews were transcribed, exerted to concept identification, data reduction, and thematic representations for analysis. The study revealed that life experiences as well as socio-cultural realities surrounding the lives of the students were crucial in understanding the influences and reasons for their choice of veterinary medicine. A Life Stages Theory emerged from the use of grounded theory approach to data analysis which identified personal, financial and academic needs as primary to create interest in veterinary medicine. The experiential enquiry into the students’ lives also recognized pet ownership, exposure to knowledge of veterinary medicine as well as positive perceptions of veterinarians and veterinary medical practice as reasons for the choice of veterinary medicine. The final choice of veterinary medicine by females was found to be based on their personal interests, their ability to overcome financial and academic barriers and receive opportunities of alternative academic pathways. The new insights created on reasons for the choice of veterinary medicine can be applied to student career advisement and review of applicants for admission into veterinary schools.
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Chapman, Jill Lee. "Early Veterinary Activities at Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 1870s - 1920s; The Rise and Fall of Virginia's State-Controlled Veterinary Complex." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/35406.
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Veterinary activities at VPI between 1872 and 1959 established the Blacksburg institution as the center of Virginia's veterinary education long before the opening of the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine in 1980. This thesis traces the lineage of VPI's veterinary medicine program back to the inception of the institution, locates VPI's contribution to veterinary medicine within the State of Virginia and nationally, and puts all these developments within the general historical context of the role of land-grant agricultural colleges in the development of veterinary medicine. The organization of veterinary activities of the state of Virginia took the form of a veterinary complex, its four main components of education, research, dissemination of veterinary knowledge, and prevention and control of livestock disease located in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries on the VPI campus in Blacksburg. This complex--taken as a whole--functioned as the primary actor in the veterinary network in Virginia--along with other veterinary institutions and offices that existed off- campus. The neglected history of early veterinary research and education in Virginia is important, because it clearly establishes these early veterinary activities at VPI as laying the groundwork for the establishment of the VMRCVM in 1980 and it shows why the VMRCVM was established at VPI (now referred to as Virginia Tech).Master of Science
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Dale, Vicki H. M. "Educational methods and technologies in undergraduate veterinary medicine : a case study of veterinary teaching and learning at Glasgow, 1949-2006." Thesis, University of Glasgow, 2008. http://theses.gla.ac.uk/339/.
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This case study, of veterinary education at Glasgow between 1949 and 2006, was undertaken to provide an illustrative account of learning and teaching practices over time. Ultimately the aim was to inform discussions on curriculum reshaping in undergraduate veterinary education at Glasgow. A questionnaire was distributed to 2360 alumni, 513 students and 50 teachers, to obtain quantitative data on the availability and perceived usefulness of different educational methods and technologies, analysed using SPSS. Qualitative data were sought principally through ten student focus groups and interviews with over thirty current and former staff, theoretically coded using NVivo. Questionnaire responses (from 11.5% of alumni, 23.8% of students and 72% of teachers invited to participate) revealed that lectures, printed notes, tutorials, practical classes and clinical training were used consistently over time and rated highly by stakeholders, confirming the importance of didactic teaching methods coupled with discussion and practical hands-on experience. The focus groups with students highlighted their strong desire for earlier clinical training, with the recognition that a case-based approach resulted in more meaningful learning. The interviews with staff revealed that whilst all staff welcomed the opportunity for increased vertical integration, problem-based learning was rejected as a wholesale solution. Highlights of the school’s curricular innovations to date include the clinico-pathological integrated sessions, the lecture-free final year, and the introduction of a veterinary biomolecular sciences course that allowed for a seamless vertical integration in years 1 to 4. However, recent efforts to implement self-directed learning and assessment strategies have been hampered by the fact that these were isolated innovations set within a traditional teacher-centred paradigm. There was little support among stakeholders for undergraduate specialisation. There is still a perceived need for veterinarians to have omni-potential – if not to be omnicompetent. However, it is recommended that the current system of tracking be replaced with a more streamlined core-elective system, to allow students to pursue specific topics of interest in the later years of the course. Teachers and students cited attributes of ‘good’ teachers. These generally did not change over time, although technologies did change. Good communication appears to be central to good teaching, with an in-borne desire to enthuse and motivate students to learn for the pleasure of learning rather than the need to hurdle-jump examinations. Both teachers and students cited good teaching characteristics in terms of the teacher as authority and motivator, rather than as a facilitator of independent learning, reflecting the nature of the traditional, didactic course. There was little evidence of pedagogical change resulting from technological innovations. If anything, newer technologies compounded surface learning approaches and low level cognitive processing, rather than promoting deep learning and higher order thinking skills. Identified barriers to teaching innovations included lack of time, reward and support (for teachers and students). Future curricular innovation will require a substantial investment in the scholarship of teaching – rewarding staff for excellence in teaching, putting it on a par with research excellence, and ensuring the necessary support mechanisms and infrastructure are in place to ensure the success of a self-directed learning curriculum. A guided discovery learning curriculum is recommended, a compromise between traditional teaching and a fully problem-based curriculum. The study did not specifically focus on assessment, but it is recommended that learning, teaching and assessment practices should be constructively aligned.
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Islas, Espinoza Marini. "Effects of veterinary antibiotics in soil microbial communities." Thesis, University of East Anglia, 2007. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.443175.
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Castro, Luísa Margarida Narciso Alves Tavares de. "Pharmacovigilance and the safety of veterinary medicinal products." Master's thesis, Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/16693.
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Dissertação de Mestrado Integrado em Medicina VeterináriaPharmacovigilance in veterinary medicine has developed considerably in the recent years. The increase in legislation in the area of veterinary medicinal products, as well as the increased awareness of the veterinarian regarding the need to report the adverse events observed during the use of the medicines in the animals in his care, has led to an increase in the number of cases reported at European level. For the preparation of this master's dissertation, a review was made of the existing published references on the subject of pharmacovigilance, namely the legal framework, the requirements for the marketing authorization holder of the veterinary medicinal product as well as for the veterinarian prescribing the medicines to the animals which are under her/his responsibility and treatment. Signal management is currently considered the best way to carry out drug surveillance and it follows a specific methodology. Signal management is the pillar of the future legislation on veterinary medicinal products as well as human medicines. In this study the European pharmacovigilance systems, France, Portugal, Spain, UK, are analysed and compared because although having the same legislative frame, each one has different particularities. There is also a reflection about the underreporting of adverse events by veterinarians and some measures that can improve notification, such as use of new technologies and improvement in the feedback to reporter, among others. Whether as a clinician, as veterinarian working in the pharmaceutical industry as well as in the competent authorities, the veterinary professional is essential in the veterinary pharmacovigilance system, the continuous monitoring of veterinary medicinal products, maintaining the positive benefit-risk balance and in the protection of animal health and food safety.
RESUMO - Farmacovigilância e a segurança dos medicamentos veterinários - A farmacovigilância em medicina veterinária tem-se desenvolvido bastante nos últimos anos. O aumento de legislação na área do medicamento veterinário, bem como a maior sensibilização do médico veterinário para a necessidade de reportar os eventos adversos observados aquando da utilização do medicamento veterinário nos animais que estão a seu cuidado, têm resultado num aumento no número de casos reportados a nível europeu. Para a elaboração desta dissertação de mestrado foi feita uma revisão das publicações existentes sobre o assunto da farmacovigilância nomeadamente o enquadramento legal, os requisitos para o titular de autorização de introdução no mercado do medicamento veterinário, bem como para o médico veterinário que prescreve os medicamentos aos animais que tem sob sua responsabilidade e tratamento. Atualmente considera-se que a gestão de sinais é a melhor forma para realizar a vigilância dos medicamentos e esta segue uma metodologia específica. A gestão de sinais dos eventos adversos é o pilar da futura legislação quer do medicamento veterinário, quer do medicamento de uso humano. Neste estudo os sistemas de farmacovigilância europeus, como de Espanha, França, Portugal e Reino Unido, são analisados e comparados, pois tendo como base a mesma moldura legislativa europeia, cada um deles tem as suas particularidades. Também se faz uma reflexão sobre a subnotificação de eventos adversos por parte dos veterinários e algumas medidas que podem melhorar a notificação, como a utilização das novas tecnologias e uma melhoria nas respostas que se dão aos notificantes, entre outras. Seja como médico veterinário clínico, como médico veterinário profissional do sector farmacêutico, bem como membro nas autoridades competentes, a figura do médico veterinário é fundamental no sistema de farmacovigilância veterinária, na monitorização contínua dos medicamentos veterinários, na manutenção do benefício-risco positivo e na proteção da saúde animal e segurança alimentar.
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Reinhart, Jennifer M. "Derangements of tonicity and implications for veterinary patients." Thesis, Kansas State University, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/19761.
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Master of ScienceDepartment of Clinical Sciences
Thomas Schermerhorn
Tonicity is property of a solution that is defined as the total effective (impermeable) osmole concentration that drives fluid movement across a semipermeable membrane via osmosis. Tonicity is related to but distinct from solution osmolality, which is a summation of all solute concentrations, regardless of the solute membrane permeability. In the mammalian body, tonicity is tightly regulated at both a cellular and systemic level; tonic derangements cause rapid change in cell and tissue volume leading to significant dysfunction. Input from the central nervous, circulatory, endocrine, gastrointestinal, and urinary systems are integral to osmoregulation, so many diseases in veterinary medicine are associated with tonicity disorders. However, because the homeostatic mechanisms that control tonicity overlap with those regulating electrolyte and acid-base balance as well as hydration and vascular volume, tonic consequences of disease can be difficult to isolate. Understanding of disease-associated changes in tonicity is further complicated by the fact that the tonic contributions of many solutes that accumulate in disease are unknown. Additionally, direct assessment of tonicity is difficult because tonicity is not just a physiochemical property, but it implies a physiologic effect. Thus, simple summation of osmole concentrations is an inadequate measurement of tonicity. The following report includes three studies investigating various aspects of tonicity as it applies to veterinary patients. Chapter 2 reports a study that examines the tonic effects of ketoacids and lactate using two different in vitro red blood cell assays. Results demonstrated that the ketoacids, beta-hydroxybutyrate and acetoacetate, behave as ineffective osmoles while the tonic behavior of lactate is variable, implying a more complex cellular handling of this anion. Two additional studies examine whether the mean corpuscular volume difference (dMCV) is a novel clinical marker for hypertonicity in dogs. Results of separate retrospective (Chapter 3) and prospective (Chapter 4) studies provide evidence that dMCV is a useful clinical marker for hypertonicity in dogs.
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Aplin, Carl Dereck. "A Formal Construction for a new Veterinary Hospital." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/34084.
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Architecture, as the art of making a building, consists of an assemblage of elements that interact and interlock to create something wholeâ from an assembly of parts, emerges a unified composition. In this thesis exploration, I strive to take this simple idea, fundamental to all buildingsâ to the very process of building itselfâ and utilize it as a driving force.This proposal was conceived both as a response to the site and program,as well as an effort to control an arrangement of parts in order to create an integrated, functioning whole that is greater than the sum of its parts. The resulting architecture derives its existence and identity from the articulation of these individual elements and the manner in which they interact and connect. Furthermore, this choreography generates a certain sequence of spaces creating moments of pause, compression, and release.
There is a certain level of complexity that results from the formal play of setting elements into motion against the site and each other. Accepting this condition, the designerâ s will must be exerted in an effort to gain/maintain control of this composition. As such, this architecture explores the possibilities of complexity generated through the formal arrangement of parts.
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Brannick, Erin Marie. "Assessing Informational Completeness in Veterinary Biopsy Submission Forms." The Ohio State University, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1290628085.
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Vinten, Claire. "The development of clinical reasoning in veterinary students." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2016. http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/33728/.
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Clinical reasoning is the skill used when veterinary surgeons make a decision regarding the diagnosis, treatment plan or prognosis of a patient. Despite its necessity and ubiquity within clinical practice, very little is known about the development of clinical reasoning during undergraduate training. Even less is understood about how veterinary schools should be helping students improve this skill. The aim of the research presented within this thesis was to, firstly, examine the development of clinical reasoning ability within veterinary students and, secondly, to investigate possible methods to aid this process. The University of Nottingham School of Veterinary Medicine and Science (SVMS) was used as a case study for this research. In study one, focus groups and interviews were conducted with SVMS staff, students and graduates to investigate the development of clinical reasoning. A curriculum document content analysis was also performed. The findings suggested that clinical reasoning development is not optimal, with alumni facing a steep learning curve when entering practice. These results were used to design study two, in which a simulated consultation exercise utilizing standardised clients was created and implemented for final year students. The success of the simulation was measured using both quantitative and qualitative methods – all of which supported the use of the session for clinical reasoning development. The final study, also building on the findings of study one, aimed to improve the accessibility of veterinary surgeons’ decision-making processes during student clinical extramural studies placements (CEMS). A reflective Decision Diary was created and trialled with third and fourth year SVMS students. Diary content analysis showed the study aim was met, triangulated by survey and focus group findings. During the research, wider issues relating to clinical reasoning integration into veterinary curricula were unearthed. These included low student awareness of the subject and the misalignment between the skill learnt during training and the skill required when in practice. Several recommendations have been made to improve the design of the undergraduate curriculum in relation to clinical reasoning.
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Wright, Ashley D., Dan B. Faulkner, and S. Peder Cuneo. "Veterinary Feed Directive Changes for Arizona Livestock Producers." College of Agriculture, University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/625409.
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Quain, Anne. "Ethically challenging situations encountered by veterinary team members." Thesis, The University of Sydney, 2022. https://hdl.handle.net/2123/29517.
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Veterinary team members (VTMs) commonly encounter ethically challenging situations (ECS). ECS can lead to moral distress & impact the safety & welfare of patients. Literature searches (1990−2020) & a focused review on advanced veterinary care (AVC) identified key ECS. A global survey of VTMs during the early COVID-19 pandemic explored frequency, stressfulness & types of ECS encountered by VTMs. Frequency increased for almost half of VTMs during the pandemic. ECS encountered by VTMs, resources used to resolve ECS, & barriers to resolution are discussed. Risk factors for experiencing increased ECS during the pandemic included being a veterinary nurse or animal health technician, working with companion animals, working in USA/Canada & having low confidence dealing with ECS in the workplace. Qualitative analysis identified key factors that may lead to or exacerbate ECS during the pandemic: communication challenges & low or no-contact euthanasia. Strategies to prevent or mitigate ECS are recommended. Access to resources (e.g. technology to facilitate telemedicine, protocols to facilitate low-contact euthanasia) are needed to prevent/mitigate ECS impacts. Ethics rounds (ER), used in medical settings, was trialed with VTMs, who completed the Euro-MCD 2.0 pre & post. The Euro-MCD evaluates outcomes of ethics rounds across domains of moral competence, moral teamwork & moral action. VTMs improved in the domains of moral competence & moral teamwork after 1 session of ER. ER has potential to improve the ability of VTMs to identify & navigate ECS & to mitigate moral distress. Recommendations: veterinary empirical ethics research to include perspectives of non-veterinarian VTMs & clients, develop a validated measurement of veterinary team member moral distress, challenge the triad of veterinary stakeholders, further evaluate & develop CESS, conduct regular surveillance of ECS & to prepare VTMs, clients, animals & other stakeholders for ECS occurring in emergencies.
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Cordón, Morelia, and Andrea Rosas. "Lanzamiento Purina Pro Plan Veterinary Diet HA (Hypoallergenic)." Tesis, Universidad de Chile, 2016. http://repositorio.uchile.cl/handle/2250/145759.
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TESIS PARA OPTAR AL GRADO DE MAGÍSTER EN MARKETINGMorelia Cordón [Parte I], Andrea Rosas [Parte II]
PURINA® es una compañía que cuenta con una trayectoria de 51 años. A lo largo de los años ha continuado completando su portfolio de alimentos balanceados desarrollando nuevos productos de alta calidad. La misión de Nestlé Purina es “ser la empresa fabricante de alimento para mascotas más popular y confiable del mundo”, y su visión es “Enriquecer la vida de las mascotas y la de las personas que las aman” En Panamá existen varios competidores dentro de la industria de mascotas, aproximadamente son más de 50 fabricantes de alimento balanceado, para los cuales se encuentran más de 100 marcas de productos tanto para perro como para gato. La cobertura calórica para la categoría de alimento balanceado en Panamá, se encuentra en un 49.5% para perros y 52% para gatos. Nuevas Tendencias indican que los consumidores acuden cada vez más a Veterinarias como su principal opción para la elección de sus alimentos. Dentro de la categoría de mascotas se puede observar una amplia competencia entre un rival y otro, en Panamá el principal competidor es Royal Canin, quien cuenta con un gran porcentaje de médicos veterinarios que lo tienen dentro de su top of mind, y es su principal opción en recomendación. Los usuarios lo seleccionan no solo por las dietas terapéuticas con las que cuenta la marca, sino también por su portafolio de dietas regulares. El posicionamiento que se muestra dentro de este trabajo, habla sobre las marcas principales del mercado, Royal Canin, Eukanuba y Science Diet, y muestra dos diferentes puntos de vista realizados con 2 tipos de análisis: a. Análisis de posicionamiento de correspondencia b. Análisis de posicionamiento factorial El Posicionamiento de correspondencia respecto a la opinión de los veterinarios, muestra que Royal Canin se diferencia en su mayoría por la variedad, e innovación que presenta en sus productos y la recomendación que el veterinario realiza hacia esta marca. El posicionamiento respecto a la visión del consumidor, muestra que los consumidores prefieren marcas como Royal Canin por la eficacia que muestra el producto ante la recomendación por parte de los veterinarios.Para este trabajo se ha utilizado la segmentación que realizó Purina dentro de sus investigaciones, la misma que presenta tres (3) principales Segmentos de Consumidores, Los desinteresados, Los Cuidadores y Los Exigentes, siendo Los Exigentes los consumidores en los que nos enfocaremos en el trabajo. Así mismo existen diferentes tipos de veterinarios, Los Estratégicos, Los Potenciales y Los Tácticos, siendo los médicos Estratégicos, a quienes se les destinarán mayores recursos. El trabajo se centra en maximizar las oportunidades y fortalezas, y atacar las amenazas y debilidades que presenta el canal y la marca, con una propuesta de valor sólida y un producto ganador, siendo la propuesta de valor un producto que elimina las reacciones alérgicas en los perros debido a que cuenta con una fuente proteína hidrolizada. Es un producto creado por veterinarios y expertos, con fórmulas basadas en la ciencia y eficacia probada que ayuda a los perros con padecimientos de alergias alimentarias. La estrategia de Marketing se centra en: Lograr al final del primer semestre de su lanzamiento, que el 100% de médicos veterinarios conozcan que Pro Plan® ya cuenta con dietas veterinarias que ayudan a eliminar reacciones alérgicas en los perros: Pro Plan Veterinary Diets HA Lograr que al final del primer año de su lanzamiento, el 80% de los médicos veterinarios ESTRATÉGICOS, mencionen a Pro Plan Veterinary Diets HA dentro del top 3 de marcas que recomiendan para eliminar reacciones alérgicas en perros Incrementar, después del final del primer semestre, un 15% de aumento trimestralmente en las ventas de Pro Plan Veterinary Diet HA. Utilizando una estrategia de marketing relacional con la visita médica y campaña de marketing y trade para el producto Lograr al final del primer trimestre del lanzamiento una mejora en el desempeño de nuestras redes sociales: 10% incremento de seguidores en el fanpage (@ProPlanPty), 10% incremento del tránsito en el webside (www.proplan.com.pa) y por arriba del 2% en tasa de engagement Incrementar, después del final del primer semestre, un 15% de aumento trimestralmente en las ventas de Pro Plan Veterinary Diet HA En cuanto al marketing mix El producto: Purina Pro Plan Veterinary Diets HA (Hypoallergenic) ®, brinda a las mascotas una solución con beneficios diferenciados vrs otras marcas, ya que es una dieta clínica para el diagnóstico y el soporte nutricional de las alergias e intolerancias alimentarias en perros de todas las edades, con beneficios claros de proteína hidrolizada, fuente única de carbohidratos, un buen nivel de ácidos grasos omega 3 y un alto nivel de palatabilidad. El precio se basa en ingresar el producto de dietas veterinarias con el mismo precio al que se encuentre su principal competidor con la misma dieta, tomando en cuenta siempre estar un 30% por encima de las dietas regulares o de mantenimiento más especializadas de Purina Pro Plan. La plaza se basa en tener disponibilidad exclusivamente en Clínicas veterinarias, tomando como bs las 85 clínicas veterinarias en donde ya se distribuye Purina Pro Plan dietas de mantenimiento. La promoción se basa en que Purina Pro Plan Veterinay Diets HA, estará dirigida a dos tipos de target, consumidores y veterinarios, en donde se transmitirán diferentes mensajes de comunicación para ofrecer el producto, así como promociones para cada target.
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Lambertini, Carlotta <1987>. "New applications of alpha2-agonists in veterinary medicine." Doctoral thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2018. http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/8427/2/tesi%20CLambertini.pdf.
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Alpha2-agonists are a class of drugs widely used in veterinary anaesthesia; moreover by means of their action on adrenoceptors that are widespread distributed in several tissues, they can be beneficial for different clinical applications. The aim of this work was to describe new applications of alpha2-agonists in veterinary medicine.
In cats, high dose medetomidine is administered to perform semen collection by urethral catheterization. We have investigated the haemodynamic effects of high dose medetomidine (0.13 mg kg-1) administered to healthy male cats. Haemodynamic evaluations were performed before and after medetomidine administration and consisted of: clinical examination, blood pressure evaluation and transthoracic echocardiography. Significant hemodynamic alterations were observed, even if they were similar to that provided by lower dosages. The cats recovered without clinical alterations.
Despite their cardiovascular side effects, low doses of alpha2-agonists can be beneficial for the maintenance of a good cardiovascular stability for specific conditions.
In humans, dexmedetomidine helps in maintaining a good hemodynamic stability if administered for pheochromocytoma ablation. We have described the administration of dexmedetomidine for the anesthetic management of two dogs with a suspicion of pheochromocytoma undergoing adrenalectomy. Dogs received dexmedetomidine intramuscularly (0.001 mg kg-1) and dexmedetomidine and remifentanil were administered (0.0005 mg kg-1h-1 and 0.0003 mg kg-1min-1, respectively) throughout the surgery. In this study dexmedetomidine infusion together with remifentanil provided satisfactory intraoperative anesthetic and hemodynamic control in two dogs with a suspicion of pheochromocytoma.
In patients undergoing craniotomy, dexmedetomidine, increasing the cerebral vascular resistance, prevents alteration of the cerebral blood flow. We have described the administration of dexmedetomidine in five Macaca fascicularis undergoing craniotomy for physiologic research. The Macaca were sedated with ketamine (8 mg kg-1) and dexmedetomidine (0.02 mg kg-1) intramuscularly. Dexmedetomidine was administered by infusion (0.012 mg kg-1h-1) throughout the procedure and provided adequate analgesia and a stable hemodynamic control in healthy Macaca.I farmaci alfa2-agonisti sono largamente utilizzati in anestesia veterinaria; inoltre, grazie alla loro azione sui recettori alpha-adrenergici, distribuiti in diversi tessuti, sono utilizzati per diverse applicazioni cliniche. L'obiettivo del presente studio è stato quello di descrivere nuove applicazioni degli alfa2-agonisti in medicina veterinaria. Nel gatto, la medetomidina somministrata ad alte dosi consente la raccolta del seme mediante cateterismo uretrale. Abbiamo valutato gli effetti emodinamici della medetomidina somministrata al dosaggio di 0.13 mg kg-1 in gatti sani. Le valutazione emodinamiche sono state eseguite prima e dopo la somministrazione di medetomidina mediante visita clinica, misurazione della pressione sistemica ed ecocardiografia transtoracica. Dallo studio sono state evidenziate alterazioni emodinamiche significative, ma simili a quelle riportate dopo somministrazione di dosi più basse. I farmaci alpha2-agonisti, nonostante le alterazioni cardiovascolari che inducono, se somministrati a basse dosi, possono contribuire al mantenimento di una buona stabilità emodinamica in condizioni cliniche specifiche. Nell'uomo, la somministrazione di dexmedetomidina in pazienti sottoposti a rimozione di un feocromocitoma contribuisce a mantenere parametri emodinamici intraoperatori stabili. Abbiamo descritto la somministrazione perioperatoria di dexmedetomidina in due cani sottoposti a surrenalectomia per un sospetto di feocromocitoma. Entrambi hanno ricevuto dexmedetomidina intramuscolo (0.001 mg kg-1) e dexmedetomidina e remifentanil sono stati somministrati in infusione (0.0005 mg kg-1h-1 e 0.0003 mg kg-1min-1, rispettivamente) per tutta la chirurgia. Il protocollo utilizzata ha permesso di mantenere un piano anestesiologico e condizioni emodinamiche stabili in due cani con sospetto di feocromocitoma. Nei pazienti sottoposti a neurochirurgia, la dexmedetomidina previene alterazioni significative del flusso cerebrale. Abbiamo descritto la somministrazione di dexmedetomidina in esemplari di Macaca fascicularis sottoposti a craniotomia. I macachi sono stati sedati con ketamina e dexmedetomidina. La dexmedetomidina è stata somministrata in infusione continua (0.012 mg kg-1h-1) per tutta la procedura e ha permesso di mantenere un'analgesia adeguata e parametri emodinamici stabili in macachi sani.
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Wetli, Ellen Christine. "The Pre-Veterinary Experience: What You Need to Know." Miami University Honors Theses / OhioLINK, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=muhonors1272226854.
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Chappell, Colin Graham. "Multidimensional liquid and gas chromatographic methods for veterinary drug analysis." Thesis, University of East Anglia, 1993. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.357971.
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Bookenberger, Lane G. "Presence, Distribution, and Risk Factors Associated with Staphylococcus aureus among Veterinary Health Care Workers at The Ohio State University Veterinary Medical Center." The Ohio State University, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1492162223495209.
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au, jmaxwell@katel net, and John Alexander Loftus Maxwell. "Rural veterinary practice in Western Australia 1964 to 2007." Murdoch University, 2008. http://wwwlib.murdoch.edu.au/adt/browse/view/adt-MU20081113.142241.
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Concern for the plight of rural veterinary practice in Australia existed throughout the 20th century. During the 1970s, the profession highlighted the problems faced by rural practitioners and in 2003, the Frawley Review examined current rural veterinary services. However, neither influenced the course of rural practice in Australia.
The present thesis examined the status of rural practice in Western Australia from the 1960s to the present day. It did this by investigating the historical changes in agriculture during this period and their effect on rural practice. The practice at Katanning, in rural Western Australia, was used as a case study a study of the changes and adaptions made by that practice to remain viable.
In 2006, surveys of both rural practitioners and government veterinary officers were conducted to obtain information of the veterinary services being provided to rural Western Australia. In addition, oral history interviews with a number of respondents to the surveys were carried out.
Rapid expansion of Western Australian agriculture took place during the 1960s and was matched by growth in rural veterinary services. A government subsidy scheme recruited a number of veterinarians to the state. A Preventive Medicine/Animal Production service with sheep was established at Katanning in 1967. The reasons for developing such a service, its promotion, the results achieved and its subsequent failure are documented in the thesis.
The 1970s was a troubled decade for agriculture and for those servicing it. The collapse of the beef-cattle boom was accompanied by a 20% reduction in veterinary staff in rural practice Australia-wide and a number of changes were implemented at Katanning to meet these circumstances.
The 1980s saw a reduction in the economic significance of agriculture in Western Australia. At the same time, students from the Veterinary School at Murdoch University began graduating and, for the first time in the professions history, an overproduction of veterinarians existed.
The 1990s was a period of relative stability, but was accompanied by major changes for the profession and rural practice. Many practices adopted merchandising and the sale of pet foods to supplement dwindling income. Previously, a male dominated profession, during this decade, it rapidly changed to one dominated by female graduates. Accompanying this gender change there was an increase in the demand for part-time work, whereas previously the profession had been predominantly a full-time vocation.
The present decade opened with a questioning of the direction being taken by the profession and its undergraduate education. The current study revealed that the government veterinary services in Western Australia have contracted in size and scope, whilst at the same time, most rural practitioners attend companion animals at the expense of economic livestock. As a result, veterinary services to economic livestock have reduced and are likely to continue to do so and suggestions are made to counter this trend.
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Ballagi-Pordány, András. "Application of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in veterinary virology /." Uppsala : Sveriges lantbruksuniv, 1995. http://epsilon.slu.se/avh/1995/91-576-4997-9.gif.
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Musialowski, Michael Stefan. "Development of an identification screen for veterinary antimicrobial agents." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 1988. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.303135.
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Hows, Mark Evan Peter. "Capillary electrophoresis for the determination of veterinary drug residues." Thesis, Queen Mary, University of London, 1998. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.286543.
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Tsigos, Anastasia. "Clinical and veterinary applications of new immunoassays for inhibin." Thesis, Oxford Brookes University, 2002. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.251734.
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Gardiner, Andrew A. "Small animal practice in British veterinary medicine 1920-1956." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2010. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.532236.
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Spooner, Andrew. "Multivariate analysis methods for veterinary diagnostics using SIFT-MS." Thesis, Cranfield University, 2010. http://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/5702.
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Selected ion flow tube mass spectroscopy (SIFT-MS) is an analytical method for the investigation of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). It produces mass to charge (m/z) ratio ion counts with a range of 10-200 m/z. Current data analysis involves sifting through the spectra files one at a time looking for peaks of interest. This is time consuming and requires expert knowledge. This thesis proposes, implements and demonstrates a novel approach to the analysis of SIFT-MS data using multivariate techniques similar to those employed to analyse electronic nose and gas chromatography mass spectroscopy (GCMS) data. The methodology was developed using a set of samples created in the laboratory that belonged to two groups which contained different VOCs found in biological samples. The methodology requires the removal of the m/z peaks associated with the precursors, then principal component analysis (PCA) and partial least squares discriminant analysis (PLSDA) methods were evaluated for biomarker discovery and sample classification. Both methods produced excellent results, identifying the volatiles in the mixtures and being able to classify samples with 100% accuracy. This methodology was then tested using a variety of samples. Ammonia was found as a possible marker for bovine TB (Mycobacterium bovis) infection using serum samples taken from wild badgers. Discrimination results of an accuracy of 67%±6% were acquired. The number of sample needed to build the best performing model from this dataset was empirically shown to be 120. It was shown to be effective for the discrimination of serum samples from cattle taken before and after introduction of bovine TB (Mycobacterium bovis) bacteria in a clinical trial (accuracy of 85% achieved). A similar dataset pertaining to infection by Mannheimia haemolytica failed to produce models that performed as well as the others - this is suspect to be due to a poor experimental design. Finally, discrimination accuracies of 88% for urine samples collected from cattle from herds infected with Mycobacterium paratuberculosis and 90% for urine samples collected in the same bovine TB trial as above were achieved. The novel multivariate approach to SIFT-MS data analysis has been shown to be effective with a number of datasets but it is sensitive to the experimental design. Recommendation for the consideration required for analysis using this method have been made.
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Clarke, Nancy. "Assessment of attitudes towards animal welfare within veterinary education." Thesis, University of Bristol, 2013. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.627985.
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The objectives of both human and veterinary medicine are to ensure optimal well-being of human and animal patients. However objectification processes have been identified as endemic within human medical contexts, whereby practitioners increasingly view and interact with patients as machine-like objects, lacking capacity for mental experiences. As objectification processes might also exist in veterinary medicine, potentially impacting upon quality of patient care, it is essential that tools exist to measure such processes and what additional factors may be influential. The main aim of the experimental research was to develop tools that could be predominantly used within veterinary education to assess students ' belief in animal sentience, and thus determine whether factors such as knowledge of animal welfare, gender, stage of veterinary education and empathizing and systemizing personality traits account for individual variation in such attitudes. In chapter 2 an animal welfare knowledge progress test was developed to assess veterinary students' knowledge of core areas of animal welfare, science, ethics and law. In Chapter 3 a questionnaire was used to measure belief in animal sentience, and gender as a source of variation, among first year veterinary students and over the course of the veterinary degree. In Chapter 4 a questionnaire was used to measure the possible role of empathizing and systemizing personality traits in determining both inter- and intra-gender variability in belief in animal sentience. In Chapter 5 a novel computer-based task was developed to investigate people's implicit tendencies to categorise animals as either object-like or person-like. Overall, the questionnaire-based tools were developed and used with adequate success. There was no evidence of objectification within veterinary medicine. However further research is needed using the tools, refilled where appropriate, in order to determine whether objectifications processes occur amongst wider populations of veterinary students and, if so, whether such processes impact upon animal welfare.
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Boyd, S. A. "Development of receptor based assays for veterinary drug residues." Thesis, Queen's University Belfast, 2004. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.403316.
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Steyn, HC, CME McCrindle, and Toit D. Du. "Veterinary extension on sampling techniques related to heartwater research." Journal of the South African Veterinary Association, 2010. http://encore.tut.ac.za/iii/cpro/DigitalItemViewPage.external?sp=1001206.
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Heartwater, a tick-borne disease caused by Ehrlichia ruminantium, is considered to be a
significant cause of mortality amongst domestic and wild ruminants in South Africa. The
main vector is Amblyomma hebraeum and although previous epidemiological studies have
outlined endemic areas based on mortalities, these have been limited by diagnostic
methods which relied mainly on positive brain smears. The indirect fluorescent antibody
test (IFA) has a low specificity for heartwater organisms as it cross-reacts with some other
species. Since the advent of biotechnology and genomics, molecular epidemiology
has evolved using the methodology of traditional epidemiology coupled with the new
molecular techniques. A new quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) test
has been developed for rapid and accurate diagnosis of heartwater in the live animal. This
method can also be used to survey populations of A. hebraeum ticks for heartwater. Sampling
whole blood and ticks for this qPCR differs from routine serumsampling, which is used for
many serological tests. Veterinary field staff, particularly animal health technicians, are
involved in surveillance and monitoring of controlled and other diseases of animals in
South Africa. However, it was found that the sampling of whole blood was not done
correctly, probably because it is a new sampling technique specific for new technology,
where the heartwater organism is much more labile than the serumantibodies required for
other tests. This qPCR technique is highly sensitive and can diagnose heartwater in the
living animal within 2 hours, in time to treat it. Poor sampling techniques that decrease the
sensitivity of the test will, however, result in a false negative diagnosis. This paper describes
the development of a skills training programme for para-veterinary field staff, to facilitate
research into the molecular epidemiology of heartwater in ruminants and eliminate any
sampling bias due to collection errors. Humane handling techniques were also included in
the training, in line with the current focus on improved livestock welfare.
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Kennedy, David Glenn. "Analytical research & investigations in biomedical and veterinary sciences." Thesis, Queen's University Belfast, 2015. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.679235.
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The thesis contains a collection of 195 refereed publications, dating from 1980 to 2013. The work has been classified into 3 broad themes. The first theme, biomedical research (undertaken between 1980 and 1987) concentrated mainly on the pharmacokinetics of anticancer drugs in vivo and their metabolism in vitro. and resulted in 13 refereed publications. The second theme, animal nutritional disorders (undertaken between 1987 and 2002) resulted in 58 refereed publications. Most of the work concentrated on the affects of vitamin/trace element deficiency (mainly on either cobalt/vitamin B12 or vitamin E/selenium deficiency) on animal producti0f.l (iisEJases and the metabolic perturbations accompanying those diseases. Some of the work focussed on title benefits of increased supplementation of animal diets with vitamin E.