Crespo Rocio, Faux Cynthia, Dhillon Singh A, Newberry Ruth C, Moore Dale A
Washington State University, Puyallup, WA, USA.
J Vet Med Educ. 2010 Winter;37(4):383-7. doi: 10.3138/jvme.37.4.383.
Keeping backyard poultry in urban areas is a burgeoning trend in the United States. As such, we believe urban pet poultry owners are increasingly likely to seek veterinary services from urban companion-animal practitioners. Traditionally, poultry species have been classified as production animals. Most small-animal practitioners have limited experience or knowledge of these species and hesitate to accept these animals at their practices. We developed a one-day course to train veterinarians in pet poultry (as opposed to commercial poultry) medicine. The course covers poultry examination, diseases, and treatments and provides an introduction to poultry breeds and behavior and the basics of nutrition and husbandry. We believe this type of continuing education program is important for veterinarians because they are often on the front line of human public health issues. In addition, courses of this type increase the number of veterinarians trained to spot serious avian diseases, including foreign diseases and diseases with zoonotic potential. Most important, veterinarians with this training develop the knowledge to contribute to the health and well-being of pet poultry along with their clients' other companion animals.
在美国，城市地区饲养后院家禽正成为一种新兴趋势。因此，我们认为城市宠物家禽主人越来越有可能向城市伴侣动物从业者寻求兽医服务。传统上，家禽被归类为生产动物。大多数小型动物从业者对这些物种的经验或知识有限，并且在其诊所接诊这些动物时会有所犹豫。我们开发了一个为期一天的课程，培训兽医从事宠物家禽（相对于商业家禽）医学。该课程涵盖家禽检查、疾病和治疗，并介绍家禽品种和行为以及营养和饲养的基础知识。我们认为这种继续教育项目对兽医很重要，因为他们往往处于人类公共卫生问题的前沿。此外，这类课程增加了接受培训以发现严重禽类疾病的兽医数量，包括外来疾病和具有人畜共患病潜力的疾病。最重要的是，接受过此类培训的兽医能够积累知识，为宠物家禽及其客户的其他伴侣动物的健康和福祉做出贡献。
