Austrian Veterinarians' Attitudes to Euthanasia in Equine Practice.

ABSTRACT: Euthanasia of companion animals is a challenging responsibility in the veterinary profession since veterinarians have to consider not only medical, but also legal, economic, emotional, social, and ethical factors in decision-making. To this end; an anonymous questionnaire-based survey of Austrian equine veterinarians examines the attitudes to the euthanasia of equine patients in a range of scenarios; to identify factors which may influence decisions on the ending of a horse's life. This paper describes the distributions of demographic and attitude variables. Mann-Whitney U tests were used to test the associations of gender, work experience, and equine workload with attitudes in relation to euthanasia statements and case scenarios. In total, 64 respondents (response rate = 23.4%) completed

SUBMITTER: Springer S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6406998 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature