Marić Marina, Manghnani Vidhi, Niemi Jarkko K, Niine Tarmo, De Briyne Nancy, Jansen Wiebke
Federation of Veterinarians of Europe, Rue Victor Oudart 7, 1030 Brussels, Belgium.
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Ul. Vjekoslava Heinzela 55, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
Vet Sci. 2024 Oct 30;11(11):528. doi: 10.3390/vetsci11110528.
In recent years, integrated veterinary herd health management (VHHM), improving animal health, welfare, food safety, public health, farm management, and economics, has become ever-more important in the European Union due to structural and regulatory advancements. A mixed-methods study analyzed the current state and gaps in VHHM education and training across Europe. Data from 41 European veterinary institutions showed that 83% ( = 34/41) offered VHHM education, either as standalone courses and/or integrated into other subjects. An online survey for veterinarians, primarily working with cattle, poultry, pigs, and small ruminants (75%; = 86/114), assessed perceived training knowledge gaps and needs. The majority of respondents were unaware of VHHM training programs (69.4%, = 43/62) or projects (59.6%, = 59/99) and reported the biggest gaps in VHHM training certification (14%, = 7/49), followed by soft skills (12%, = 6/52) and demonstrating VHHM benefits to their clients (9%, = 5/53). To conclude, while undergraduate VHHM education was generally adequate, enhancing post-graduate certified multi-species training opportunities, incl. soft skills VHHM training were perceived as essential. Our findings also underscored the urgent need for robust economic evaluations of preventive strategies across various animal species to allow veterinarians to better demonstrate VHHM's direct and indirect benefits to farmers.
近年来，综合兽医畜群健康管理（VHHM）在改善动物健康、福利、食品安全、公共卫生、农场管理和经济效益方面发挥着越来越重要的作用。由于结构和监管方面的进步，这一管理模式在欧盟变得愈发重要。一项混合方法研究分析了欧洲VHHM教育与培训的现状及差距。来自41家欧洲兽医机构的数据显示，83%（=34/41）提供VHHM教育，形式为独立课程和/或融入其他学科。一项针对主要从事牛、家禽、猪和小型反刍动物工作的兽医的在线调查（75%；=86/114）评估了他们感知到的培训知识差距和需求。大多数受访者不了解VHHM培训项目（69.4%，=43/62）或项目（59.6%，=59/99），并报告了VHHM培训认证方面的最大差距（14%，=7/49），其次是软技能（12%，=6/52）以及向客户展示VHHM的益处（9%，=5/53）。总之，虽然本科阶段的VHHM教育总体上是足够的，但增加研究生阶段的多物种认证培训机会，包括软技能VHHM培训，被认为是至关重要的。我们的研究结果还强调，迫切需要对针对各种动物物种的预防策略进行有力的经济评估，以便兽医能够更好地向农民展示VHHM的直接和间接益处。
