Department of Veterinary Medicine, 9312University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy.
Animal Welfare and Ethics Committee (AWEC), 9312University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy.
Sci Prog. 2023 Jan-Mar;106(1):368504221150071. doi: 10.1177/00368504221150071.
In this paper, we describe the results of an online survey consisting of 23 questions created to evaluate the knowledge and interest on animal welfare by students attending 15 different scientific, medical, and biomedical courses at University of Sassari, Italy. The survey collected students' demographic data, level of knowledge both on animal welfare and 3Rs, as well as their opinions on animal experimentation. The majority of the cohort was female and over 24 years of age. About a third of the students responded that their graduate programme included subjects that taught science, ethics, and animal welfare legislation. Just 21.2% of respondents had heard about the concept of 3Rs. About a quarter of the students believed that animal models can be replaced by in vitro and in silico methods while half believed that both are needed. However, 70% of the participants did not know the existence of an Ethics and Animal Welfare Committee. The result showed the importance of an Animal Welfare Course for the professional future of a larger number of students and underlined the key role of veterinary medicine in promoting ethics and animal experimentation.
本文描述了一项在线调查的结果，该调查由 23 个问题组成，旨在评估意大利萨萨里大学 15 个不同的科学、医学和生物医学课程的学生对动物福利的知识和兴趣。该调查收集了学生的人口统计学数据、动物福利和 3R 的知识水平，以及他们对动物实验的看法。大多数学生是女性，年龄超过 24 岁。约三分之一的学生表示，他们的研究生课程包括教授科学、伦理学和动物福利立法的课程。只有 21.2%的受访者听说过 3R 概念。约四分之一的学生认为动物模型可以被体外和计算机模拟方法所替代，而一半的学生认为两者都需要。然而，70%的参与者不知道伦理和动物福利委员会的存在。结果表明，对于更多学生的未来职业发展来说，动物福利课程是很重要的，并且兽医在促进伦理和动物实验方面发挥着关键作用。
