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The Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC), 精童欲女, is proud to congratulate a team of five first-year Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) students who recently participated in the American Veterinary Medical Association鈥檚 (AVMA) virtual Animal Welfare Assessment Contest. The team of Brianna Forbes, Devyn Enwright, Alyssa McGee, Lily Mitchell, and Amy Stoyles placed first in the veterinary division interactive assessment and placed fourth overall in the veterinary division.

The contest is open to DVM students, undergraduates, and graduate students, and provides a unique educational experience. It uses hypothetical, realistic computer-viewed scenarios that students assess and evaluate using science-based methods and reasoning. This year, the AVMA selected one topic for an interactive scenario鈥攂oar studs鈥攁nd two topics for individual presentations鈥攔esearch cats and psittacines (e.g., parrots or parakeets) as pets.

For the group interactive scenario, the students had 20 minutes to view an interactive boar stud facility as a team. They had to identify what the facility was doing well and what they could improve to enhance the welfare of the boars. They then presented their findings to a panel of expert judges.

鈥淚t was so rewarding to work on a scenario as a group and present our findings,鈥� explains Forbes. 鈥淲e were all excited about the topic, and our individual passion and interests in animal welfare really contributed to our overall findings. When it was done, we were amazed by how fast it all happened. I鈥檓 really proud of how we worked together as a team.鈥�

The individual component of the contest saw team members working independently to review two welfare scenarios for each species鈥攖wo research cat scenarios and two psittacine scenarios鈥攚ithout conferring with other team members. For each species, they had to select which scenario was better in terms of animal welfare and then develop a three-minute presentation defending their selection. They then made a presentation individually to a panel of judges.

鈥淭his was a really valuable experience for many reasons,鈥� says Forbes. 鈥淚 was able to take what I鈥檝e learned in my courses and apply it to real-life scenarios. I was also able to learn new skills, meet new friends, and network, and it pushed me outside of my comfort zone. I鈥檒l carry this experience with me for the rest of my life.鈥�

The team was coached by Dr. Michael Cockram, chair of Animal Welfare, and Dr. Katy Proudfoot, director, Sir James Dunn Animal Welfare Centre, with assistance from Karen Yetman, AVC Class of 2023. It was held virtually from November 19鈥�21, 2021, and included 269 participants representing 28 universities and eight countries. Funding for the team was provided by SJDAWC and the Universities Federation for Animal Welfare.