Job satisfaction, changes in occupational area, and commitment to a career in food supply veterinary medicine

Andrus, David M.; Gwinner, Kevin P.; Prince, J. Bruce

doi:10.2460/javma.228.12.1884

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“…However, it is relevant that a recent survey of the same population of rural veterinarians conducted by the Food Supply Veterinary Medicine Coalition had a 10.4% response rate (133/1,280) in new graduates and an 8% response rate in long term veterinarians [13]. This suggests that low response rates may be typical of this study population in the United States.…”

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“…This may have contributed to the lower response rate. Nonresponse could also be attributed to the length of the survey, the time of the year the survey was conducted (September - November) and that this same population had been recently surveyed for analgesic drug use [16] and job satisfaction [13]. Measurement error was reduced by pretesting the survey on veterinarians associated with the Beef Cattle Institute at Kansas State University and the AABP-AWC.…”

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A survey of castration methods and associated livestock management practices performed by bovine veterinarians in the United States

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BackgroundCastration of male calves destined for beef production is a common management practice performed in the United States amounting to approximately 15 million procedures per year. Societal concern about the moral and ethical treatment of animals is increasing. Therefore, production agriculture is faced with the challenge of formulating animal welfare policies relating to routine management practices such as castration. To enable the livestock industry to effectively respond to these challenges there is a need for more data on management practices that are commonly used in cattle production systems. The objective of this survey was to describe castration methods, adverse events and husbandry procedures performed by U.S. veterinarians at the time of castration. Invitations to participate in the survey were sent to email addresses of 1,669 members of the American Association of Bovine Practitioners and 303 members of the Academy of Veterinary Consultants.ResultsAfter partially completed surveys and missing data were omitted, 189 responses were included in the analysis. Surgical castration with a scalpel followed by testicular removal by twisting (calves <90 kg) or an emasculator (calves >90 kg) was the most common method of castration used. The potential risk of injury to the operator, size of the calf, handling facilities and experience with the technique were the most important considerations used to determine the method of castration used. Swelling, stiffness and increased lying time were the most prevalent adverse events observed following castration. One in five practitioners report using an analgesic or local anesthetic at the time of castration. Approximately 90% of respondents indicated that they vaccinate and dehorn calves at the time of castration. Over half the respondents use disinfectants, prophylactic antimicrobials and tetanus toxoid to reduce complications following castration.ConclusionsThe results of this survey describe current methods of castration and associated management practices employed by bovine veterinarians in the U.S. Such data are needed to guide future animal well-being research, the outcomes of which can be used to develop industry-relevant welfare guidelines.

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A survey of castration methods and associated livestock management practices performed by bovine veterinarians in the United States

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“…Examples included a move from practice employee to school teacher, or in the reverse direction such as a postgraduate student in bioinformatics who returned to veterinary practice. Although many of these moves would have required appreciable additional learning, the fact that they were possible points to the value of a broad‐based veterinary education, rather than one involving significant ‘tracking’ or similar concentration on specific areas at the expense of others 11–15 …”

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Longitudinal study of veterinary students and veterinarians: the first 20 years

Heath¹

2007

Aust Veterinary J

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“…One suggestion for meeting this challenge has been to select veterinary students on the basis of their background in the animal industries 8,13,16–18 . This suggestion is apparently based on the supposition that those who grew up on farms with animals are more likely to return to work with farm animals than those from other backgrounds.…”

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Longitudinal study of veterinary students and veterinarians: effects of growing up on a farm with animals

Heath¹

2007

Aust Veterinary J

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In this study, veterinarians who had grown up on farms with animals seemed slightly more likely than those from other backgrounds to continue working in mixed practice and to work with cattle or sheep, although the numbers were small and the differences not significant. Whatever their background, the majority who started their careers in mixed practice left over the next few years, and by 15 years only 15% remained.

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Job satisfaction, changes in occupational area, and commitment to a career in food supply veterinary medicine

Cited by 40 publications

References 19 publications

A survey of castration methods and associated livestock management practices performed by bovine veterinarians in the United States

A survey of castration methods and associated livestock management practices performed by bovine veterinarians in the United States

Longitudinal study of veterinary students and veterinarians: the first 20 years

Longitudinal study of veterinary students and veterinarians: effects of growing up on a farm with animals

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