Euthanasia is a critical component in swine production and veterinarians play an important role in euthanasia protocol development and training. This study aimed to understand veterinarian involvement in and perspectives on euthanasia on pig farms. An online survey was disseminated both at a pig welfare conference and online via a veterinarian e-newsletter. Twenty-five veterinarians participated in the survey. The majority of respondents indicated that caretakers are the individuals making euthanasia decisions and performing the task (n = 17, 68% and 22, 88%, respectively). The majority (22, 88%) of respondents indicated that most of the facilities with which they work have a written euthanasia protocol, and 72% (18) indicated that they assisted in protocol development. Only half of respondents (13, 52%) agreed that “all employees performing euthanasia have been trained adequately”, and 80% (20) identified an interest in delivering more training. Less than half the respondents indicated that strategies for coping with “personal stress” and “emotional wellness” (12, 48%) were included in euthanasia training. While the moral stress of performing euthanasia is recognized, there is opportunity for addressing mental well-being in euthanasia resources. Although preliminary, this study supports the need for further euthanasia training on-farm, involving veterinarians in the process.

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猪安乐死猪兽医观点的初步探索

安乐死是猪生产中的关键组成部分，兽医在安乐死规程的制定和培训中起着重要作用。这项研究旨在了解兽医对养猪场安乐死的参与和观点。在线调查在猪福利大会上和通过兽医电子通讯在线发布。二十五名兽医参加了调查。大多数受访者表示，看护者是做出安乐死决定并执行任务的人（n分别为17、68％和22、88％）。大多数（22％，88％）的受访者表示，他们使用的大多数设施都具有书面安乐死方案，而72％（18％）的受访者表示，他们协助制定了安乐死方案。只有一半的受访者（13％，52％）同意“对所有实施安乐死的雇员进行了充分的培训”，而80％（20％）的受访者表示有兴趣提供更多的培训。不到一半的受访者表示，安乐死训练中包括应对“个人压力”和“情绪健康”的策略（12％，48％）。尽管安乐死的道德压力得到了认可，但仍有机会解决安乐死资源中的心理健康问题。尽管是初步的，但这项研究支持需要在农场进行进一步的安乐死训练的过程，涉及兽医。