Research

The art of delegation: integration of the veterinary nursing assistant into New Zealand veterinary practice

Qualitative methods were used to explore the utilisation of VNAs with the potential to share and compare practices, generate, and develop ideas and learning which leads to richer data underpinned by...

Compassion fatigue, compassion satisfaction and burnout during a pandemic

Although burnout is an aspect of compassion fatigue, the concepts are distinct. Both compassion fatigue and burnout fall under the umbrella term of secondary traumatic stress (Huggard and Huggard,...

The role of social media in promoting organised dog fighting

A content review of videos on three social media platforms (YouTube, Facebook, Instagram) was conducted between the 1 and 18 September 2020. These social media platforms were used because of their...

Does body condition scoring portray an accurate representation of a horse's condition when compared to other morphological techniques?

The study design was based on the observation and collection of data concerning the assessment of a horse's body condition. Ethical approval was gained from the University Ethics Committee, before any...

An evaluation into the effectiveness of surgical safety checklists in veterinary procedures

The study ran over 8 weeks between January 13 and March 6, 2020. All owners with cats and dogs scheduled to undergo an elective surgical procedure during this time were invited to participate and...