Costs of studying veterinary science: a national survey of fourth year veterinary students

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the costs to the student of veterinary education. METHOD: A questionnaire was completed by 180 fourth-year veterinary students from the four veterinary schools in Australia. Frequencies and median costs were estimated using the SAS System for Windows 95. RESULTS: The median direct living costs were about $5000 per academic year, but were higher in Sydney and for those with additional expenses including children, pets and cars. Other costs associated with the course including text books, equipment and travel to practical work were of the order of $1000, and income foregone while doing practical work placed additional burdens on some. More than half the students from Sydney and Murdoch needed to work to provide basic necessities. Most of this work involved interaction with animals or people. The percentage of Queensland and Melbourne students needing to work was lower, 47 and 24 respectively, and fewer of those worked directly with animals or people. The students expected to repay a median of $14,000 after they graduate, with 70% of this being due to the Australian government as part of the Higher Education Contribution Scheme. CONCLUSIONS: Although parents contributed an average of between one-third and one half of the costs of obtaining a veterinary degree, the extent of parental contributions was very uneven and almost one half of all students needed to work to provide basic necessities. The average total debt on graduation was about half the annual starting salary, but those starting the course from 1997 are subject to much higher charges, and their average debt is likely to exceed one year's salary.     

肉鸭实验性锰缺乏症及高磷对缺锰影响的病理学研究

６９只一日龄天府肉鸭随机分为三组，各喂以基础、高磷、对照。试验分为两个阶段，第一阶（０－４周）结束时，每组各留２只鸭继续进行第二阶段（５－２０或２６周）试验。缺锰组第一周开始发病，第二周迅速达到高峰。     

贵南县乡镇农业技术推广体系存在的问题及其对策建议

乡镇农业技术推广体系是实施科技兴农战略的重要力量,乡镇农业技术推广人员对于提高农民科学文化整体素质起到重要作用。笔者通过对贵南县乡镇农业技术推广现状分析,指出乡镇农业技术推广工作存在着基础设施条件差、推广经费不足、管理体制不顺、推广工作难度大、专业技术人员少、业务素质不高、农技人员待遇低等突出问题,并结合实际,有针对性地提出了搞好乡镇农业技术推广工作的对策建议。     

优选法在农业科学试验中的应用

利用数学原理.通过实例介绍了黄金分割优选法和菲波那契优选法在农业科学试验中的合理应用,减少了试验的次数,提高了工作效率.     

情感教育与化学作文

在新课程标准中明确提出了情感态度与价值观的教学目标,那么什么是情感教育,在古代和现代,人们对情感教育又有怎样的认识。我们是怎样来看待情感教育的,实施情感教育的价值何在。在实施新课标的过程中,通过利用化学学科文理兼容的性质,在教学中运用“化学作文”来培养学生的情感态度,激发学生的学习兴趣。文中以物质的量为知识背景,利用微粒个数、阿伏伽德罗常数、物质的量、常数6．02×10^23这4个物理量创设了一个化学情景,对化学作文进行了一次小的尝试,从尝试中笔者感受到了学生丰富的化学情感和奇妙的想象以及他们对化学的喜爱。     

The role of lectures in veterinary education

OBJECTIVE: To study the role of lectures from the perspective of staff and students involved in the veterinary course at The University of Queensland. METHODS: The Nominal Group Technique of Delbecq et al, which provides the maximum opportunity for group members to put forward points, was used to help develop a questionnaire which was completed by 351 students (a response rate of 84%) and 35 staff (76%) from the five years of the veterinary course, and was analysed using the SAS System for Windows. RESULTS: Almost all the staff and students agreed that lectures should fulfil many roles including stimulating and motivating students and encouraging them to think, as well as presenting ideas and concepts and an indication of the structure and relevance of the material. They should provide a guide for effective deep learning, but not encourage rote (or superficial) learning. A smaller percentage of staff and even fewer students agreed that lectures did fulfil these roles, especially those directed at encouraging students to look beyond simple memorisation of facts. The perceived disparity between reality and the ideal was greater amongst the older, clinical students than amongst their more junior colleagues. CONCLUSIONS: The focus of attention in lectures needs to change from the superficial, rote learning of information to deep, active learning directed at using information to solve problems that are perceived by the students to be relevant. If done in a stimulating and interesting way, this should develop skills in reasoning and critical analysis as well as providing a framework for storage and recall. It should also increase the motivation towards learning both during the veterinary course, and over the professional lifetime. Furthermore, the place of the lecture in veterinary education needs to be reassessed regularly in the face of newly-emerging educational technology.     

论蜜蜂与农业生物资源多样性的关系

蜜蜂是与人类关系极为密切的农业经济昆虫 ,在长期自然选择过程中 ,与植物形成了协同进化关系 ,对虫媒农业生物资源多样性的形成和发展十分重要。本文论述了蜜蜂遗传多样性与农业生物遗传多样性的关系及其在农业生产中的地位和作用 ,为养蜂业的正确定位提供科学依据     

城市化进程中失地农民的利益保障问题

城市化进程中，农村集体土地大量地被征用，大量农民成为失地农民。失地农民为我国城市化发展做出了巨大贡献，但他们的利益却没有得到根本的保障。为此，从当前失地农民的利益损失入手，对造成其利益损失的原因进行了探讨，最后提出了应该从短期和长期两方面出发，采取积极有效的措施，妥善解决失地农民的利益保障问题。     

重新认识农区山羊放牧饲养

文章从山羊养殖历史、生物学特性、自然社会、经济效益、生态环保、市场消费及国外养殖进展等方面进行研究,认为我国南方农区山羊饲养应回归放牧养羊,可以实现社会生态经济的可持续发展。同时提出放牧养殖的标准化建设思路。     

《淮南子》的和谐教育思想及现实意义

《淮南子》对人的发展方面提出了许多宝贵的教育思想,提出“因性而教”的教育原则,实现“用之于其所适”的自我价值;特别重视环境教育的社会性内涵对人的影响,提高人的主体能动性;《淮南子》提出“积极有为的人生观”,把人所具有的自然属性与社会属性整合起来：自动地适应环境与在实践中实现自我存在。最终构建一个“天、地、人”多层次统一发展的“和谐”之人。