3D Wildlife Skull Models for Wildlife Veterinary Training

Autor/inn/en	Rocha-Martínez, Nadia; López-Ordaz, Reyes; Rendón-Franco, Emilio; Muñoz-García, Claudia I.
Titel	3D Wildlife Skull Models for Wildlife Veterinary Training
Quelle	In: Anatomical Sciences Education, 16 (2023) 6, S.1073-1078 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Rocha-Martínez, Nadia) ORCID (López-Ordaz, Reyes) ORCID (Rendón-Franco, Emilio) ORCID (Muñoz-García, Claudia I.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1935-9772
DOI	10.1002/ase.2321
Schlagwörter	Wildlife; Veterinary Medicine; Health Personnel; Veterinary Medical Education; Barriers; Program Effectiveness; Anatomy; Behavior; Models; Printing + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Tiermedizin; Medizinisches Personal; Anatomie; Analogiemodell; Buchdruck; Drucken
Abstract	Wildlife veterinarians are necessary for zoonotic diseases and species loss management, and there is a rising interest to enroll at veterinary schools with the wish to work in zoo and wildlife medicine. However, teaching wildlife is challenging due to the difficulty faced by universities to work with wild animal specimens. The aim of the present was to evaluate the understanding efficiency of some anatomical and behavioral aspects using 3D printed models of four wildlife species skulls, the kinkaju ("Potos flavus"), the white-nosed coati ("Nasua narica"), the northern anteater ("Tamandua mexicana"), and the nine-banded armadillo ("Dasypus novemcinctus"). This study was performed on 85 third-year veterinary students, divided into an experimental and a control group, who used and not used 3D printed skulls, respectively. Results show that the experimental group shows higher scores, in three of the four variables evaluated, than the control group. Then, 3D wildlife printed skulls constitute a promising teaching tool for veterinary students. In fact, it may be as good as real skulls, since new 3D printers can print on high endurance and firmness stock with high accuracy at reduced costs. In this context, it is important to encourage its use for the training of new generations and keep professionals up to date. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01