Table 3.
Teaching of specific animal welfare topics.
| Topic | Yes, this Subject is as a Whole or Partly Covered | I don’t Know | No, this Subject is not Covered | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2012 | 2019 | 2012 | 2019 | 2012 | |
| Basic and applied ethology | 96% | 85% | 4% | 0% | 0% | 15% |
| Stress physiology | 91% | 88% | 7% | 6% | 2% | 6% |
| Animal Welfare Assessment Farm animals | 95% | 79% | 2% | 0% | 4% | 21% |
| Animal Welfare Assessment Companion animals | 89% | 66% | 7% | 6% | 4% | 28% |
| Animals Welfare Assessment Laboratory animals | 75% | 65% | 12% | 6% | 12% | 29% |
| Animals Welfare Assessment Zoo animals | 51% | 24% | 16% | 15% | 33% | 62% |
| Animals Welfare Assessment Wild animals | 54% | 29% | 18% | 12% | 28% | 59% |
| Legal issues concerning AW | 91% | 94% | 9% | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| Animal ethics | 88% | 82% | 11% | 6% | 2% | 12% |
| Professional veterinary Ethics & Etiquette | 93% | 85% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 12% |
| Principles disease prevention | 98% | 94% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| The promotion of positive animal welfare | 98% | 59% | 0% | 15% | 2% | 26% |
| Handling and restraining of animals | 98% | 91% | 0% | 3% | 2% | 6% |
| Assessing and controlling pain | 95% | 82% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 15% |
| Welfare around euthanasia | 93% | 85% | 7% | 9% | 0% | 6% |
| Assess and implement basic welfare records | 88% | 59% | 5% | 21% | 7% | 21% |