Behavioural considerations in veterinary practice

Loftus, Loni

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Section: Attitudes To Animal Welfare Associated With Husbandry and Ve...mentioning

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“…The need to reduce fear and stress for small animals during veterinary visits is becoming increasingly well-recognized [ 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 ]. In many practices, clinic layout, staff interactions, and the handling techniques used are focused on delivering a minimal-stress experience [ 40 , 41 , 43 ]. Clients are encouraged to routinely visit the clinic with their dog, purely for the purpose of desensitization and generating positive conditioned emotional responses (CERs) to the environment and the staff [ 42 , 43 ].…”

Section: Attitudes To Animal Welfare Associated With Husbandry and Ve...mentioning

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“…In many practices, clinic layout, staff interactions, and the handling techniques used are focused on delivering a minimal-stress experience [ 40 , 41 , 43 ]. Clients are encouraged to routinely visit the clinic with their dog, purely for the purpose of desensitization and generating positive conditioned emotional responses (CERs) to the environment and the staff [ 42 , 43 ]. It is also suggested that owners and caregivers train towards developing positive CERs to such elements as the transport crate and traveling in a vehicle, so as to reduce the likelihood of the animal arriving at the clinic already stressed and in a heightened state of arousal [ 40 ].…”

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Moving toward Fear-Free Husbandry and Veterinary Care for Horses

Carroll

Sykes

Mills

2022

Animals

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Husbandry and veterinary procedures have the potential to generate fear and stress in animals. In horses, the associated responses can pose a significant safety risk to the human personnel involved in the procedure, as well as to the animal itself. Traditionally, physical restraint, punishment, and/or threat of an aversive, have been the most common strategies used to achieve compliance from the horse. However, from a welfare perspective, this is less than ideal. This approach also has the potential for creating a more dangerous response from the horse in future similar situations. When caring for companion animals, and captive animals within zoological facilities, there has been a steady transition away from this approach, and toward strategies aimed at reducing fear and stress during veterinary visits and when undertaking routine husbandry procedures. This review discusses the current approaches to horse care and training, the strategies being used in other animal sectors, and potential strategies for improving human safety, as well as the horse’s experience, during husbandry and veterinary procedures.

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Moving toward Fear-Free Husbandry and Veterinary Care for Horses

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Sykes

Mills

2022

Animals

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“…In the 21st century, when a special area of veterinary medicine, called animal behaviorism (American terminology), ethology (European terminology), or "Applied Animal Behavior Science" is widely established, a veterinarian is required to know it well and apply it in everyday practice. Its application is of undeniable significance for the reputation, competitiveness and sustainability of the veterinary profession (Loftus, 2014).…”

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Why Veterinarians Should Understand Animal Behavior

Vučinić¹,

Nenadović²,

Kovač³

et al. 2018

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Abstract:Behavior is the fastest way of animal adaptation to changes that occur in its organism or in its habitat. This is a visible feature of animals. Therefore, veterinarians can use knowledge about animal behavior in many branches of veterinary practice and veterinary science. Knowledge of animal behavior can also be helpful in diagnostics in veterinary practice. In addition, knowledge of animal behavior can be applied in all animal treatment procedures, as well as in their restraint, animal examination, animal learning and training, animal tracking, feeding, reproduction and many other activities. Accommodation systems and all kinds of enrichment of living conditions are part of applied animal behavior science. Veterinarians must know how to prevent behavioral disorders and pathological forms of animal behavior, but also how to treat them. They also need to know how to apply knowledge about animal behavior to protect animal welfare. Applied animal behavior science can be applied to control game animals and pests in a more humane way as well as in conservation of species. There are many other examples of application of animal behavioral knowledge in veterinary practice, as it is presented in this paper.

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A multidisciplinary approach to equine clinical behaviour practice

Loftus¹

2015

Veterinary Nursing Journal

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Behavioural considerations in veterinary practice

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Moving toward Fear-Free Husbandry and Veterinary Care for Horses

Moving toward Fear-Free Husbandry and Veterinary Care for Horses

Why Veterinarians Should Understand Animal Behavior

A multidisciplinary approach to equine clinical behaviour practice

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