Analysis of the costs of veterinary education and factors associated with financial stress among veterinary students in Australia          下载免费PDF全文

KP Gregory  SM Matthew  JA Baguley 《Australian veterinary journal》2018,96(1-2):11-16

Objective

To investigate the course‐related and other costs involved in obtaining a veterinary education in Australia and how these costs are met. The study also aimed to identify sociodemographic and course‐related factors associated with increased financial stress.

Methods

Students from seven Australian veterinary schools were surveyed using an online questionnaire. A total of 443 students participated (response rate 17%). Responses to survey items relating to finances, employment and course‐related costs were compared with sociodemographic factors and prior research in the area of student financial stress.

Results

Respondents reported spending a median of A$300 per week on living costs and a median of A$2,000 per year on course‐related expenses. Over half of respondents received the majority of their income from their parents or Youth Allowance (56%). A similar proportion (55%) reported that they needed to work to meet basic living expenses. Circumstances and sociodemographic factors linked to perceived financial stress included requiring additional finances to meet unexpected costs during the course; sourcing additional finances from external loans; an expected tuition debt at graduation over A$40,000; being 22 years or older; working more than 12 hours per week; living costs above A$300 per week; and being female.

Conclusion

The costs involved in obtaining a veterinary education in Australia are high and over half of respondents are reliant on parental or Government income support. Respondents with certain sociodemographic profiles are more prone to financial stress. These findings may have implications for the psychological health, diversity and career plans of veterinary students in Australia.  相似文献   

Review of 20 years of human acute Q fever notifications in Victoria, 1994–2013          下载免费PDF全文

KA Bond  L Franklin  B Sutton  MA Stevenson  SM Firestone 《Australian veterinary journal》2018,96(6):223-230

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Planetary-scale forcing of the january 1977 weather     

McGuirk JP 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》1978,199(4326):293-295

The type of weather anomalies that occurred in the United States during January 1977 are typical of a planetary-scale wave phenomenon called stratospheric sudden warming (SSW). Specific changes in weather parameters nearly always accompany SSW. Blocking ridges (intensified high-pressure cells) develop over the oceans, the North Pole warms, mid-latitudes cool, and continental temperatures plunge. These characteristics usually persist for at least a month. When the SSW is strong, as in January 1958, 1963, and 1977, the accompanying weather anomalies can be unusually severe.  相似文献   

Ultrasonographic description of tendons and ligaments at the palmar (plantar) aspect of the distal limb in the one humped camel (Camelus dromedarius)     

SM Gadallah  AM Sharshar  SA Elsharkawy  MS Fadel 《Australian veterinary journal》2023,101(10):397-408

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Economic cost of difficult calvings in the United Kingdom dairy herd     

McGuirk BJ  Forsyth R  Dobson H 《The Veterinary record》2007,161(20):685-687

Information on the losses associated with lower milk production and reproductive performance, as well as information from a survey of uk dairy herds using beef semen was used to estimate the economic importance of calving difficulties in uk dairy herds. The survey covered information on cow and calf mortality, cow culling and the need for veterinary assistance, the incidences of which were related to the degree of calving difficulty experienced. The total cost of a slightly difficult calving was estimated to be approximately 110 pounds, and of a seriously difficult calving between 350 pounds and 400 pounds, depending on assumptions of the veterinary costs. However, the major costs were associated with the labour required at the delivery, the increase in the number of days open, and the costs associated with the deaths of cows and calves, and cow culling.  相似文献   

Femoral component failure in canine cemented total hip replacement: a report of two cases     

GD Yates  SM Wasik  GA Edwards 《Australian veterinary journal》2010,88(6):225-230

Femoral stem fracture is reported as an uncommon late complication of cemented total hip replacement in two dogs. In each case surgical salvage was achieved by extirpation of the proximal unstable component of the femoral stem, resulting in acceptable limb function. To the authors' knowledge, intramedullary femoral stem failure has not been previously reported after cemented total hip replacement in the dog. Factors believed to have contributed to implant failure in these dogs are discussed and compared with the same complication in humans.  相似文献   

The development and integrity of equine pre‐antral follicles cultured in vitro with follicle‐stimulating hormone (FSH) supplementation          下载免费PDF全文

MC Max  CB Silva  SM González  AG Lindquist  I Búfalo  RG Gomes  F Morotti  CB Costa  TRR Barreiros  LA Lisboa  MM Seneda 《Reproduction in domestic animals》2017,52(5):899-904

This study investigated the effects of different concentrations of FSH (10, 50, 100 and 200 ng/ml) in supplemented MEM+ on the development of equine pre‐antral follicles that were cultured in vitro for 2 or 6 days. The ovaries (n = 5) from mares in seasonal anoestrus were collected from a local abattoir. Ten ovarian tissue fragments of approximately 3 × 3 × 1 mm were obtained from each animal. The fragments were cultured in situ for 2 days (D2) or 6 days (D6) in MEM+ or MEM+ supplemented with FSH at four different concentrations, establishing the following 11 groups: control (D0); MEM + (D2); MEM + (D6); MEM + 10 ng/ml of FSH (D2); MEM + 10 ng/ml of FSH (D6); MEM + 50 ng/ml of FSH (D2); MEM + 50 ng/ml of FSH (D6); MEM + 100 ng/ml of FSH (D2); MEM + 100 ng/ml of FSH (D6); MEM + 200 ng/ml of FSH (D2); and MEM + 200 ng/ml of FSH (D6). Follicles were observed in only 9.65% (388 of 4,018) of the histological sections. Of the 861 follicles evaluated, 488 were in the primordial stage, and 373 were in various developmental stages; 59.7% were morphologically normal. Regarding the integrity of the pre‐antral follicles, the groups with 100 ng/ml FSH of 2‐days culture as well as 50, 100 and 200 ng/ml FSH of 6‐days culture provided the best results. In conclusion, the in vitro culture of abattoir‐derived equine ovarian fragments presented better morphological integrity when supplemented with FSH for 6 days, in comparison with the MEM culture group. However, no clear effects were observed with FSH regarding the promotion of activation from a primordial to a developing follicle.  相似文献   

Clinical management of Brucella suis infection in dogs and implications for public health          下载免费PDF全文

DR James  G Golovsky  JM Thornton  L Goodchild  M Havlicek  P Martin  MB Krockenberger  DJE Marriott  V Ahuja  R Malik  SM Mor 《Australian veterinary journal》2017,95(1-2):19-25

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Idiopathic hemorrhagic pericardial effusion as a precursor to epicardial lymphosarcoma in three cows     

Peek SF  McGuirk SM  Gaska J  Ravi M  Bell C  Pinkerton MA 《Journal of veterinary internal medicine / American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine》2012,26(4):1069-1072

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Paratuberculosis (Johne's Disease) in Cattle and Other Susceptible Species     

R.W. Sweeney  M.T. Collins  A.P. Koets  S.M. McGuirk  A.J. Roussel 《Journal of veterinary internal medicine / American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine》2012,26(6):1239-1250

Paratuberculosis (Johne's disease) is a widespread and costly disease. This consensus statement will summarize recommendations regarding diagnosis, control, and treatment of Johne's disease in cattle and other species. Each section of recommendations is followed by a statement that subjectively characterizes the strength of the supporting evidence. The role played by Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) in the pathogenesis has been a matter of controversy for many years. This statement concludes with an assessment of the evidence in favor of MAP as a potential zoonotic pathogen.  相似文献