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Consciousness for animal welfare: A trial of multidisciplinary education.

Year 2020, Volume: 91 Issue: 2, 122 - 128, 15.06.2020
https://doi.org/10.33188/vetheder.708359

Abstract

Cats and dogs have been living with humans for centuries in various conditions and for various reasons. Various factors such as different housing conditions, owner’s expectations and attitudes may affect the well-being of domestic animals. It is the responsibility of Veterinarians to ensure that the environment meets their needs, which further determines the welfare levels of animals. In order to meet the needs of different pets, the products used for pets should be designed in line with these needs. It can be suggested that products that fully meet the needs of pets are possible only with a multidisciplinary education model including design and veterinary behavior. In this study, a multidisciplinary education model was used for the 3rd-grade industrial design students at the Department of Industrial Product Design, Middle East Technical University in the autumn 2018-2019 Semester to develop design solutions for improving the well-being of cats and dogs as well as their owners. 30 design students attended the program. They divided into 9 teams according to the species, and environment they chose. Two lecturers from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine gave lectures about the emotional needs of dogs and cats to the design students and supervised them during the design process. As a result, significant improvements were detected in the awareness of the industrial design students of biological, emotional and behavioral needs of cats and dogs. Thirty different products with ideas targeting different problems such as dental health, drug application, grooming were designed by different teams. Most of the end products were scored between good (75-79) and outstanding (90-100) by the instructors from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. The results of this study show that multidisciplinary education and the exchange of information between different professions have a significant impact on product development success to improve the quality of life in animals.

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Hayvan refahı için bilinç: Bir multidisipliner eğitim denemesi.

Year 2020, Volume: 91 Issue: 2, 122 - 128, 15.06.2020
https://doi.org/10.33188/vetheder.708359

Abstract

Kedi ve köpekler yüzyıllardır çeşitli koşullarda ve çeşitli sebeplerden dolayı insanlarla birlikte yaşamaktadırlar.Farklı barınma koşulları, sahiplerinin beklenti ve tutumları gibi çeşitli faktörler evcil hayvanların refahını etkileyebilir. Hayvanların refah seviyelerini belirleyen çevrenin ihtiyaçlarını karşılamasını sağlamak veteriner hekimlerin, özellikle de hayvan davranışı uzmanlarının sorumluluğundadır. Farklı ev hayvanlarının ihtiyaçlarını karşılayabilmek için, kullanılacak ürünler bu ihtiyaçlara paralel olarak tasarlanmalıdır. Evcil hayvanların ihtiyaçlarını tam olarak karşılayan ürünlerin sadece tasarım ve hayvan davranışlarını içeren multidisipliner bir eğitim modeli ile mümkün olduğu düşünülmektedir. Bu çalışmada, Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Endüstriyel Ürün Tasarımı Bölümü 3. sınıf öğrencileri için 2018-2019 güz döneminde, kedi ve köpeklerin yanı sıra sahiplerinde refahını iyileştirmek için tasarım çözümleri geliştirmek amacıyla çok disiplinli bir eğitim modeli kullanılmıştır. Eğitim programına 30 tasarım öğrencisi katılmıştır. Öğrenciler seçtikleri türlere göre örneğin kediler, köpekler ve insanlar (evcil hayvan sahipleri) ve çevreye göre örneğin ev, barınak veya kampüs olmak üzere 9 takıma ayrıldılar. Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesinden iki öğretim elemanı tasarım öğrencilerine köpeklerin ve kedilerin duygusal ihtiyaçları hakkında dersler ve tasarım süresi boyunca da danışmanlık hizmeti vermişlerdir. Sonuç olarak, endüstriyel tasarım öğrencilerinin kedi ve köpeklerin biyolojik, duygusal ve davranışsal ihtiyaçlarını konularındaki bilinçlerinde önemli gelişmeler tespit edilmiştir. Farklı ekipler tarafından diş sağlığı, ev ortamında ilaç uygulaması, tımar gibi farklı sorunları hedefleyen fikirleri olan otuz farklı ürün tasarlanmıştır.
Son ürünlerin çoğu Veteriner Fakültesi öğretim üyeleri tarafından iyi (75-79) ve olağanüstü (90-100) arasında puanlanmıştır. Bu çalışmanın sonuçları Multidisipliner eğitim ile farklı meslekler arası bilgi alışverişinin, hayvanlarda yaşam kalitesini iyileştirmek için ürün geliştirme başarısı üzerinde önemli bir etkiye sahip olduğunu göstermiştir.

References

  • 1. Busani L, Caprioli A, Macrì A, Mantovani A, Scavia G and Seimenis A (2006): Multidisciplinary collaboration in veterinary public health. Ann Ist Super Sanità, 42(4): 397-400.
  • 2. Doerschuk P, Bahrim C, Daniel J, Kruger J, Mann J and Martin C (2016): Closing the gaps and filling STEM pipeline: A multidisciplinary approach. Journal of Science Education and Technology, 25: 682-695.
  • 3. Dyer JA (2003): Multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary Educational models and nursing education. Nursing Educational Perspectives, 14(4):186-8.
  • 4. Farm Animal Welfare Council (1979): The Five Freedoms. Press conference release https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20121010012428/http://www.fawc.org.uk/pdf/fivefreedoms1979.pdf Erişim tarihi: 05.03.2020.
  • 5. Fraser D (1993): Assessing animal well-being: common sense, uncommon science. Food animal well-being. In Purdue University, Office of Agricultural Research Programs (Ed.): 37-54.
  • 6. Klaassen RG (2018): ‘Interdisciplinary education: a case study. European Journal of Engineering Education, 43(6): 842-859.
  • 7. Mancini C. (2011): Animal-Computer Interaction (ACI): a Manifesto. ACM Interactions, 18(4): 69-73.
  • 8. Mellor DJ, & Beausoleil NJ (2015): Extending the “Five Domains” model for animal welfare assessment to incorporate positive welfare states. Animal Welfare, 24(3): 241–253.
  • 9. Salgirli Demirbas Y, Saral B, Safak CE, and Graça Da Pereira G (2019): Population control of free-ranging dogs in Turkey: never kill strategy Journal of Applied Animal Ethics Research, 1(2): 209‒215.
  • 10. Sherman BL and Serpell JA (2008): Training Veterinary Students in Animal Behavior to Preserve the Human-Animal Bond Journal of Veterinary Medical Education, 35: 496-502.
  • 11. Shore ER, Riley ML and Douglas DK (2015): Pet owner behaviors and attachment to yard versus house dogs Anthrozoös, 19(4): 325-334.
  • 12. Slack, L (2006): What is product design? Global Journal of Engineering Education, 3: 307–313.
  • 13. Wojcıechowska JI, Hewson CJ (2005): Quality of life assessment in pet dogs. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 226: 722-728.
  • 14. Ian de Vere I, Melles G and Kapoor A (2010): Product design engineering – a global education trend in multidisciplinary training for creative product design, European Journal of Engineering Education, 35:1, 33-43.
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Primary Language English
Subjects Veterinary Surgery
Journal Section Research Article
Authors

Etkin Şafak 0000-0003-3869-3749

Begüm Saral This is me 0000-0002-7357-0675

Yasemin Salgırlı Demirbaş 0000-0001-6344-5603

Hakan Öztürk 0000-0003-2913-2069

Mehmet Emre This is me 0000-0002-5664-0256

Publication Date June 15, 2020
Submission Date March 24, 2020
Acceptance Date April 27, 2020
Published in Issue Year 2020 Volume: 91 Issue: 2

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Vancouver Şafak E, Saral B, Salgırlı Demirbaş Y, Öztürk H, Emre M. Consciousness for animal welfare: A trial of multidisciplinary education. Vet Hekim Der Derg. 2020;91(2):122-8.

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