The application of One Health concept to an outdoor problem-based learning activity for veterinary students

Background: The One Health (OH) approach, which seeks to bring together human and animal health, is particularly suited to the effective management of zoonotic diseases across both sectors. To overcome professional silos, OH needs to be taught at the undergraduate level. Here, we describe a problem-based learning activity using the OH approach that was conducted outdoors for 3rd-year veterinary students in Malaysia. Materials and Methods: A total of 118 students, divided into two groups, completed the activity which spanned 11/2 days at a deer park adjacent to a wilderness area. Students were asked to evaluate the activity using an online survey that had quantitative and qualitative components. Results: Response rate was 69.5%. The activity was rated excellent by 69.5% and good by 30.4%. Levels of satisfaction were high on a range of criteria. 97.5% of students intended to take action in their studies as a result of what they had learned. Conclusions: Delivery of an outdoor problem-based learning activity using OH approach was very successful in terms of participation, knowledge delivery and understanding, and the willingness of students to integrate OH into their future practice. For the improvement of future programs, the involvement of other disciplines (such as Medical, Biology, Biotechnology, Biomedical, and Public Health) is being considered

Nutritional value of black soldier fly (Hermetia ilucens) larvae reared on vegetable waste and its effect on growth performance of village chicken

A nutritive evaluation of black soldier fly, Hermetia ilucens larvae and the effects of feeding formulations containing the black soldier fly larvae on growth performance of village chickens were performed. Black soldier fly larvae were subjected to proximate analysis before a total of 300, day-old village chicks were randomly divided into four group. The control group was fed 0% black soldier fly larvae, Tl was fed 5% black soldier fly larvae, T2 with 10% black soldier fly larvae, and T3 with 15% black soldier fly larvae. Each group consisted of five replicates with 10 birds per replicate. All birds were fed ad libitum with the respective formulation, which lasted for 70 days. The black soldier fly larvae contained 34.6% dry matter, 10.1 % ash, 33.3% crude protein, 28.3% ether extract, 11.3% crude fiber, 3.7% moisture and 2041 kJ energy. The larvae also contained 20361.5 mg of calcium and adequate levels of vitamins. The body weight gain and feed conversion ratio were significantly (p<0.05) improved following treatments with 15% of black $Oldier fly larvae and were not significant (p>0.05) among the other treatment groups. Furthermore, the T3 chickens showed significantly (p<0.05) higher meat and carcass yields. It can be concluded that inclusion ofup to 15% ofblack soldier fly larvae in feed ration can enhance the growth performance of village chickens· without adverse effect

The application of One Health concept to an outdoor problem-based learning activity for veterinary students

Background: The One Health (OH) approach, which seeks to bring together human and animal health, is particularly suited to the effective management of zoonotic diseases across both sectors. To overcome professional silos, OH needs to be taught at the undergraduate level. Here, we describe a problem-based learning activity using the OH approach that was conducted outdoors for 3rd-year veterinary students in Malaysia. Materials and Methods: A total of 118 students, divided into two groups, completed the activity which spanned 11/2 days at a deer park adjacent to a wilderness area. Students were asked to evaluate the activity using an online survey that had quantitative and qualitative components. Results: Response rate was 69.5%. The activity was rated excellent by 69.5% and good by 30.4%. Levels of satisfaction were high on a range of criteria. 97.5% of students intended to take action in their studies as a result of what they had learned. Conclusions: Delivery of an outdoor problem-based learning activity using OH approach was very successful in terms of participation, knowledge delivery and understanding, and the willingness of students to integrate OH into their future practice. For the improvement of future programs, the involvement of other disciplines (such as Medical, Biology, Biotechnology, Biomedical, and Public Health) is being considered