The implementation of innovative knowledge in the education process „Hygiene and welfare of pet animals“ for students of UVLF in Košice in the field of study Veterinary Nurse
| Identifier | 009UVLF-4/2025 |
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| Funding scheme | Cultural and educational grant agency (Ministry of education, science, research and sport of the Slovak Republic) |
| Principal investigator at UVLF | Gregová Gabriela, doc. MVDr., PhD. |
| Project duration | 01.01.2025 – 31.12.2027 |
Housing systems for companion animals (in shelters, quarantine stations), laboratory animals, and animals hospitalized in veterinary hospitals carry a number of risks associated with environmental contamination and subsequent spread to the surrounding area.
Dogs and cats, because of their frequent interaction and affiliation with people, can be important reservoirs of zoonotic infections. It is also critical to educate workers at veterinary clinics and shelters, as well as breeders, about these concerns.
The veterinary nurse plays an important role at this point in following infection prevention and control protocols, solving clinical problems, and ensuring the safety of staff and patients. Environmental hygiene and the microclimate of breeding can affect air quality, microbial contamination in the environment, and the possible occurrence of antibiotic-resistant microorganisms, which are an important source of the spread of resistance to individual components of the environment.
For this reason, it is necessary for the new study program \"Veterinary Nurse\" at the University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice to create study materials and implement new findings into them within the framework of the procedures used to solve the improvement of environmental hygiene, sanitation, the creation of a suitable microclimate, and also the needs of animal welfare.