The impact of customized lectures on knowledge and perceptions of veterinary students on animal welfare and related legislations
Date
2009Author
Aleri, J W
Mogoa, E G M
Mulei, Charles M
Mande, J D
Type
ArticleLanguage
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A study was designed to investigate the knowledge
and perceptions of animal welfare and related legislations
among graduating Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine
students from the University of Nairobi, Kenya. A
questionnaire was designed and administered to assess
understanding, poor attributes, good provisions, legislations’,
knowledge and sources of general information
on animal welfare. The percentage responses to the
questions before and after the customized lecture series
were determined and differences compared using
a paired t test. The level of awareness of animal welfare
issues among students before and after the customized
lectures was 33.11% and 68.03% respectively. Significant
differences at p ≤ 0.05 on all the attributes assessed
was observed. p=0.0056 on the understanding of animal
welfare, p=0.0232 on what constitutes poor animal
welfare and p=0.025 on conditions necessary to ensure
a state of good animal welfare. A 50% increase in awareness
of legislations on animal welfare was recorded after
the lecture series. The major source of information on
animal welfare was from the lecture series offered. This
study confirms that inclusion of the customized lectures
on animal welfare in training veterinary students was effective
in promoting awareness on animal welfare. The
contents of these lectures should be included in relevant
subjects taught to students at the Faculties of Veterinary
Medicine
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Citation
The Kenya Veterinarian Vol 33 (1) 2009Publisher
Department of clinical studies