Student Reported Learning of Swine and Dairy Welfare Concepts Following a Virtual Reality Livestock Farm Experience.

IF 1.1 3区农林科学 Q2 VETERINARY SCIENCES

Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science Pub Date : 2025-09-16 DOI:10.1080/10888705.2025.2559700

Nichole C Anderson, Lauren Underwood, Christopher J Byrd

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Undergraduate (n = 32), graduate (n = 33), and veterinary students (n = 6) visited a virtual reality (VR) tour of a swine (n = 29) or dairy (n = 42) farm. Each tour featured a 360-degree video with voiceover and a self-guided exploration of farm basics and animal welfare challenges. The self-guided VR tour provided interactive hotspots for information. Students completed surveys pre- and post-tours, using a Likert scale from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree). Students who experienced the dairy farm showed significant increased agreement on welfare statements (p < 0.01), including that "Dairy producers care about cow welfare." Similarly, swine tour students agreed more with "Current swine husbandry practices result in positive animal welfare" (p < 0.01). After the dairy tour, students agreed more on practices like the importance of biosecurity in transitioning barns (p < 0.01), while swine tour students showed no change (p = 1.0). Overall, virtual tours increased awareness of animal welfare (p < 0.05). More research is needed, but VR tours may effectively enhance classroom discussions on animal welfare.

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学生报告在虚拟现实家畜农场体验后学习了猪和奶牛福利概念。

本科生（n = 32）、研究生（n = 33）和兽医学生（n = 6）参观了养猪场（n = 29）或奶牛场（n = 42）的虚拟现实（VR）之旅。每次游览都有一个360度的视频和旁白，并有一个关于农场基础知识和动物福利挑战的自我引导探索。自助虚拟现实之旅提供了互动信息热点。学生们在参观前后完成了调查，使用李克特量表从1（非常不同意）到5（非常同意）。体验过奶牛场的学生对福利陈述的认同显著增加（p p p p = 1.0）。总的来说，虚拟旅游提高了人们对动物福利的认识

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Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science 农林科学-兽医学

CiteScore

3.90

自引率

6.70%

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审稿时长

>36 weeks

期刊介绍： Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science (JAAWS) publishes articles on methods of experimentation, husbandry, and care that demonstrably enhance the welfare of nonhuman animals in various settings. For administrative purposes, manuscripts are categorized into the following four content areas: welfare issues arising in laboratory, farm, companion animal, and wildlife/zoo settings. Manuscripts of up to 7,000 words are accepted that present new empirical data or a reevaluation of available data, conceptual or theoretical analysis, or demonstrations relating to some issue of animal welfare science. JAAWS also publishes brief research reports of up to 3,500 words that consist of (1) pilot studies, (2) descriptions of innovative practices, (3) studies of interest to a particular region, or (4) studies done by scholars who are new to the field or new to academic publishing. In addition, JAAWS publishes book reviews and literature reviews by invitation only.