"I didn't see a sheep": perspectives of lecturers and students at veterinary schools in Great Britain on learning about lameness in sheep.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Great Britain has over 15 million ewes. Lameness is one of the top three most economically important diseases for the sheep industry, costing about £80 million per annum. The prevalence of lameness reduced from 10% to 5% between 2004 and 2013 but further reduction is unlikely because many farmers and agricultural students still believe in, and use, ineffective practices to control lameness. Unfortunately, many veterinary practitioners consider themselves insufficiently knowledgeable to work confidently with sheep farmers, and many sheep farmers agree with them. Another route to improve control of lameness is to ensure that all new veterinary graduates are competent to advise farmers.

Methods

Our study investigated how veterinary students are taught about managem

SUBMITTER: Clifton R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10288135 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature