研究用于教学兽医本科生羊的行为反应
Sander Prins1,2, Kathryn Ellis1, Jayne Orr1
1School of Biodiversity, One Health and Veterinary Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
The Veterinary record
|September 30, 2025
概括
在兽医教学课程中使用的绵羊经历了压力,并指出了个体差异. 压力行为随着时间的推移而减少,这表明潜在的习惯于这些教育课程.
科学领域:
- 兽医教育 兽医教育
- 动物福利科学 动物福利科学
- 动物行为 动物行为
背景情况:
- 向学生教授兽医可以给动物受试者带来压力.
- 在教育使用期间确保动物福利是兽医培训中的一个关键问题.
研究的目的:
- 在兽医学生临床检查期间评估绵羊的压力行为.
- 调查在五周内对教学课程的潜在习惯性.
- 为了确定影响绵羊压力行为的因素.
主要方法:
- 在临床检查课程期间,每周观察六只Easycare羊,持续五周.
- 羊的行为被录制并分为维护或压力行为.
- 数据分析的重点是教学课程之前,期间和之后的行为变化.
主要成果:
- 在羊群中观察到压力反应的显著个体差异.
- 压力行为总数从第一周到第五周下降.
- 教学后的行为有所不同,在2-3天观察到谎言增加,在4-5天观察到饮食增加.
结论:
- 绵羊在临床检查课程中表现出压力,个体差异很大.
- 在晚些星期,压力行为减少表明可能的习惯.
- 训练后休息行为增加可能表明动物感到疲劳.
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