An assessment of equine veterinarian knowledge and perceptions of ticks and tick‐borne diseases in the United States to inform continuing education needs

Summary Background Ticks can harm horses and transmit diseases, making them a growing concern for owners and veterinarians. Veterinarians play a crucial role in providing advice on tick prevention and control. Yet, no research has examined their perspectives on equine ticks and tick‐borne disease (T...

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Published in:Equine veterinary education 2024-10, Vol.36 (10), p.527-535
Main Authors: Machtinger, Erika T., Smarsh, Danielle N., Kenny, Laura B., Poh, Karen C., Orr‐Gissinger, Erin L., Kirkland, Brittani G., Springer, Hayley R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Availability
chi-square distribution
Continuing education
demographic statistics
descriptive statistics
Disease control
Education
equine health
equine TBDs
horse
Horses
industry
Insect bites
Knowledge
medicine
Parasitic diseases
Prevention
Response bias
Statistical analysis
Statistical methods
surveys
t-test
tick control
Tick-borne diseases
Ticks
tick‐borne disease
Veterinarians
veterinary education
Veterinary medicine
Veterinary surgeons
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Summary:Summary Background Ticks can harm horses and transmit diseases, making them a growing concern for owners and veterinarians. Veterinarians play a crucial role in providing advice on tick prevention and control. Yet, no research has examined their perspectives on equine ticks and tick‐borne disease (TBD). Objectives The objective was to assess equine veterinarians' experiences, knowledge and practices related to fundamental aspects of tick biology and identification, tick bite prevention and TBD in the United States. Study design This project surveyed equine veterinarians in the United States about their knowledge of ticks and TBD affecting horses using nonprobability convenience sampling. The survey questions were grouped into six categories: respondent demographics, knowledge of ticks and TBDs, tick control option availability, tick and TBD frequency in horses and veterinary education and information availability. Methods Data were analysed using descriptive statistics, chi‐square analysis and t‐tests. The sample was divided into Northeast and United States veterinarians, and a significance level of p 
ISSN:0957-7734
2042-3292
DOI:10.1111/eve.13931