{"title":"Selected highlights from other journals.","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/vetr.5292","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.5292","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23560,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary Record","volume":"196 5","pages":"191"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143524698","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gary Block, Luis Arroyo, Thomas Doker, Erik Fausak, Sheila Keay, Bob Larson, Joann Lindenmayer, David Ramey, Laura Rey, Connie White, Martin Whitehead
{"title":"Threat to the evidence base from paper mills.","authors":"Gary Block, Luis Arroyo, Thomas Doker, Erik Fausak, Sheila Keay, Bob Larson, Joann Lindenmayer, David Ramey, Laura Rey, Connie White, Martin Whitehead","doi":"10.1002/vetr.5297","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.5297","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23560,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary Record","volume":"196 5","pages":"194-196"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143524702","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Veterinary RecordPub Date : 2025-03-01Epub Date: 2024-12-18DOI: 10.1002/vetr.4960
Indira Hernández-Esteve, Manuel Zumbado, Luis Alberto Henríquez-Hernández
{"title":"Burnout and mental health among veterinarians: The role of self-compassion and associated risk factors.","authors":"Indira Hernández-Esteve, Manuel Zumbado, Luis Alberto Henríquez-Hernández","doi":"10.1002/vetr.4960","DOIUrl":"10.1002/vetr.4960","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Veterinarians represent a population at risk for burnout. The influence of self-compassion on the development and consequences of burnout remains poorly understood.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A validated 30-item survey was disseminated to registered members of the College of Veterinarians of Las Palmas (Spain) via Google Survey between October and December 2023 to assess levels of burnout (Maslach Burnout Inventory-general survey) and self-compassion (self-compassion scale) and explore the prevalence of anxiety, depression and benzodiazepine use.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 141 responses were received. Respondents exhibited high levels of exhaustion and cynicism. Older veterinarians exhibited lower cynicism, while those with 1‒10 years of experience reported higher exhaustion. Veterinarians with more than 10 years in their current role demonstrated increased efficacy. Females showed a lower likelihood of self-compassion. Exhaustion and cynicism were negatively correlated with self-compassion. A total of 19.8% of the respondents reported being diagnosed with anxiety/depression, and 19.1% took benzodiazepines, half of them without a prescription.</p><p><strong>Limitations: </strong>This cross-sectional study provides a snapshot of the situation at a single point in time and may be susceptible to response bias, such as the healthy worker effect.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>These findings underscore the urgent need for interventions to address the complex interplay of burnout, self-compassion, mental health and demographic factors within the veterinary profession.</p>","PeriodicalId":23560,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary Record","volume":" ","pages":"e4960"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11869353/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142847431","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Every dog has its day…all 12 million of them.","authors":"Josh Loeb","doi":"10.1002/vetr.5279","DOIUrl":"10.1002/vetr.5279","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>New research from Dogs Trust shows that the UK dog population could be four million higher than previously thought. Josh Loeb reports.</p>","PeriodicalId":23560,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary Record","volume":"196 5","pages":"168-169"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143524620","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Camilla Raiteri, Laura Barachetti, Valerio Bronzo, Irene Cancelli, Piera Anna Martino
{"title":"Association between glycaemia, tear production and conjunctival bacterial flora in diabetic dogs with cataracts: A preliminary investigation.","authors":"Camilla Raiteri, Laura Barachetti, Valerio Bronzo, Irene Cancelli, Piera Anna Martino","doi":"10.1002/vetr.4965","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.4965","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Ocular complications of diabetes mellitus, such as dry eye and bacterial infection, are thought to be common in dogs, but their actual incidence is unknown. Therefore, we investigated the associations between glycaemia, tear production and conjunctival bacterial flora in diabetic dogs with cataracts.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The medical records of 30 diabetic dogs with cataracts were retrospectively examined to determine if there was an associations between blood glucose concentration at examination, Schirmer tear test (STT) results and positive bacterial cultures from conjunctival swabs.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Eighteen dogs (60%) had low STT results, and 11 dogs (36.6%) with an STT result of 15 mm/min or less were also dysglycaemic. Positive cultures were obtained in 13 dogs (43%), 69% of which had an STT result of 15 mm/min or less and/or an inadequate control of the glycaemia; both conditions were present in 46% of these dogs. No significant association between dysglycaemia and low STT results or positive bacterial culture was detected. An increased risk of a positive bacterial culture, with a statistically significant association with the right eye, was observed in dogs with low STT results. No difference was detected in the bacterial species isolated from dogs with low or normal STT results.</p><p><strong>Limitations: </strong>The small number of cases means that the study may have been insufficiently powered to detect significant correlations.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>No significant association was found between glycaemia, tear production and conjunctival bacterial flora in diabetic dogs with cataracts.</p>","PeriodicalId":23560,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary Record","volume":" ","pages":"e4965"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143524519","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alberto Luque Castro, Alastair Macrae, Darren J Shaw, Rob Kelly, James Patrick Crilly, Fraser Murdoch, Neil Sargison
{"title":"Farmer perceptions of clinical mastitis incidence, risk factors and epidemiology in meat-producing sheep flocks in the UK and the Republic of Ireland.","authors":"Alberto Luque Castro, Alastair Macrae, Darren J Shaw, Rob Kelly, James Patrick Crilly, Fraser Murdoch, Neil Sargison","doi":"10.1002/vetr.5164","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.5164","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Mastitis has a negative effect on sheep health and welfare and causes significant economic losses to farmers. This study aimed to estimate the incidence of clinical mastitis in meat-producing sheep flocks in the UK and the Republic of Ireland and describe its variation between farming systems, countries and management practices.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>An online questionnaire was distributed to sheep farmers recruited through veterinary practices and industry organisations. The survey was available between September 2022 and April 2023.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 103 responses were collected. Of these, 53.4% were from lowland farmers, 49.5% were from farmers practising indoor lambing and 68% were from farmers with commercial flocks. The mean perceived incidence of clinical mastitis was 3.7 cases per 100 ewes per year (95% confidence interval: 3.0-4.4). Flock size was negatively correlated with the perceived incidence of clinical mastitis; however, country, farming system, flock type and lambing type did not significantly influence the perceived incidence of clinical mastitis. Acute clinical mastitis was more frequently identified in early and late lactation, while chronic clinical mastitis was more frequent at lambing, weaning and postweaning. More medical treatments were used for acute clinical mastitis cases than for chronic clinical mastitis cases.</p><p><strong>Limitations: </strong>The main limitations of the study were the relatively low number of responses received and the potential selection bias.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The perceived incidence of clinical mastitis in meat-producing sheep flocks in the UK and the Republic of Ireland is 3.7 cases per 100 ewes per year, regardless of farming system, flock type, lambing type and country.</p>","PeriodicalId":23560,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary Record","volume":" ","pages":"e5164"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-02-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143442014","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"'Cats will not be banned in Scotland'.","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/vetr.5240","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.5240","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23560,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary Record","volume":"196 4","pages":"142"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-02-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143415384","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Supervising surgeries on my volunteer experience helped improve my own skills.","authors":"Alice Watson","doi":"10.1002/vetr.5263","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.5263","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A desire to travel and keep learning led Alice Watson to undertake a volunteer opportunity in India where she was teaching students neutering surgery and overseeing anaesthesia, alongside soaking up a new culture.</p>","PeriodicalId":23560,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary Record","volume":"196 4","pages":"i-ii"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-02-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143415428","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}