Bachelor Thesis - Christina Kuenen - Hufpfleger

120
100
80
60
40
20
0
education regulation
examination regulation
competence frame
quality standards
certification by state
TE AE ALL
Figure 8: sum importance scores experts
According to the sum of scores the options for developments for alternative hoof treatment practitioners were
ranked for importance (figure 8). The most important development is the regulation of examination (sum
119), followed by quality standards (sum 113), a certification by state (sum 111), the development of a
competence frame (sum 100) and as least important an education regulation (sum 98). The median was 5,
very important, in all categories. There are no significant differences between the groups (Mann-Whitney, p
> 0.05, n = 25). The examination regulation and certification by state reached the highest scores in TE. AE
scored the examination regulation and quality standards the most important.
92.6 % would develop a uniform regulation for alternative hoof treatment practitioners. There is no
difference between the groups (Chi-square, p > 0.05, n = 27). The content of uniform regulations for
health, security
alternative farriery
maintentance tools
basics horse
AE
TE
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Figure 9: knowledge experts (n = 26)
alternative hoof treatment practitioners were ticked as following:
The additionally mentioned knowledge items are demonstrated in figure 10:
legislation
quality management
human rsource management
business management
cattle, claw care
animal welfare
alternative medicine
traditional medicine
biomechanics
different methods
training
Figure 10:
additionally
mentioned
0 1 2 39 3 4 5
knowledge (n = 22)
6
AE
TE