Teixeira Costa Charlotte, Lebret Arnaud, Comer Clémentine, Rose Nicolas
Rezoolution, Pig Consulting services, Noyal-Pontivy, France.
IRISSO-INRAE, Université Paris-Dauphine, Paris, France.
Front Vet Sci. 2025 Aug 29;12:1599721. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2025.1599721. eCollection 2025.
Evidence-Based Veterinary Medicine (EBVM) enhances the quality of care by guiding clinical decisions with robust scientific data, leading to more effective disease management. Evaluating the levels of knowledge and use is crucial for identifying gaps and training needs, ultimately promoting the adoption of evidence-based practices and optimizing herd health and productivity. This study aimed to give an overview of EBVM perception, with the goal of raising awareness of this concept and highlighting reservations they face in applying it to decision-making process in swine veterinary practice. A cross-sectional online survey was conducted among European swine veterinarians. Respondent characteristics and knowledge of EBVM were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Associations between demographic variables (country, specialization) and EBVM knowledge were assessed using Chi-square tests with Yates' continuity correction where appropriate. A significant level of 0.05 was applied. Results showed that 68% of veterinarians were familiar with EBVM, with knowledge levels varying by country ( < 0.05) and educational background (p < 0.01). While 82% recognized its practical value, barriers such as limited time, difficulty accessing relevant data, and a lack of decision-support tools hindered implementation. Younger veterinarians and those with less experience expressed more reluctance toward EBVM. Despite these challenges, 90% of respondents believed EBVM improved decision-making, professional confidence, and communication with farmers. However, opinions differed regarding how well EBVM is currently integrated and developed in everyday veterinary practice. These findings highlight the need for enhanced education and structured methodologies to bridge the gap between theoretical knowledge and practical application in herd health management.
循证兽医学（EBVM）通过利用可靠的科学数据指导临床决策来提高护理质量，从而实现更有效的疾病管理。评估知识水平和应用情况对于识别差距和培训需求至关重要，最终促进循证实践的采用并优化畜群健康和生产力。本研究旨在概述对循证兽医学的认知情况，目的是提高对这一概念的认识，并强调在猪兽医实践中将其应用于决策过程时所面临的保留意见。对欧洲猪兽医进行了一项横断面在线调查。使用描述性统计分析受访者的特征和循证兽医学知识。在适当情况下，使用带有耶茨连续性校正的卡方检验评估人口统计学变量（国家、专业）与循证兽医学知识之间的关联。采用的显著水平为0.05。结果显示，68%的兽医熟悉循证兽医学，知识水平因国家（p<0.05）和教育背景（p<0.01）而异。虽然82%的人认识到其实际价值，但诸如时间有限、难以获取相关数据以及缺乏决策支持工具等障碍阻碍了其实施。年轻兽医和经验较少的兽医对循证兽医学表现出更多的抵触情绪。尽管存在这些挑战，90%的受访者认为循证兽医学改善了决策、专业信心以及与养殖户的沟通。然而，对于循证兽医学目前在日常兽医实践中的整合和发展程度，意见存在分歧。这些发现凸显了加强教育和结构化方法的必要性，以弥合畜群健康管理中理论知识与实际应用之间的差距。
