A survey was conducted among first-opinion practices in Germany and Austria on dog nutrition consultation, food sold in the practice, recommendations given to owners, most commonly encountered consequences of malnutrition, need for further education and feeding of own dogs. Of the 169 participants, one third was from Austria, two thirds from Germany. Most practiced in the countryside or in suburbs, were female and between 36 and 55 years old. The majority felt that nutrition has become an important topic, and that “feeding myths” were on the rise. However, only in 18% of the practices at least one staff member had further education in nutrition, while none of the participants had a national or international degree. Only half of our participants felt qualified to give nutrition advice. A nutritional assessment was not regularly performed, and the Body Condition Score was not regularly assessed, often only when health problems were obvious. If a homemade diet was requested, practitioners rather referred to a nutritionist, while 25% left it up to the owners. Most relied on traditional premium diets for their patients and also for their own dogs. Feeding myths seemed to be widespread among veterinarians, too; even Biologically Appropriate Raw Feeding and diets not complying with EU legislation were recommended. There is obvious need for further education and specialization to establish nutrition consultation as a profitable service in small animal practice.

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营养在奥地利和德国第一意见实践中的作用调查：对知识、偏好和继续教育需求的评估

在德国和奥地利对狗营养咨询、实践中出售的食物、给主人的建议、最常见的营养不良后果、进一步教育的需要和喂养自己的狗的第一意见进行了一项调查。在 169 名参与者中，三分之一来自奥地利，三分之二来自德国。大多数在农村或郊区执业，为女性，年龄在 36 至 55 岁之间。大多数人认为营养已成为一个重要话题，“喂养神话”正在上升。然而，只有 18% 的实践中至少有一名工作人员接受过营养方面的进一步教育，而没有一个参与者拥有国家或国际学位。只有一半的参与者认为有资格提供营养建议。没有定期进行营养评估，并且身体状况评分没有定期评估，通常只有在健康问题很明显时才进行评估。如果要求自制饮食，从业者宁愿求助于营养师，而 25% 的人则由业主决定。大多数人依靠传统的优质饮食来为患者和自己的狗提供食物。喂养神话似乎在兽医中也很普遍。甚至不符合欧盟立法的生物适当的生食和饮食也被推荐。显然需要进一步教育和专业化，以将营养咨询作为小动物实践中的一项有利可图的服务。大多数人依靠传统的优质饮食来为患者和自己的狗提供食物。喂养神话似乎在兽医中也很普遍。甚至不符合欧盟立法的生物适当的生食和饮食也被推荐。显然需要进一步的教育和专业化，以将营养咨询作为小动物实践中的一项有利可图的服务。大多数人依靠传统的优质饮食来为患者和自己的狗提供食物。喂养神话似乎在兽医中也很普遍。甚至不符合欧盟立法的生物适当的生食和饮食也被推荐。显然需要进一步的教育和专业化，以将营养咨询作为小动物实践中的一项有利可图的服务。