WikiVet is a wiki of veterinary content based on the MediaWiki platform.[1] The website is a collaborative initiative between various veterinary schools, and its content covers the entire veterinary curriculum. WikiVet is part of the WikiVet Educational Foundation (UK registered charity number 1160546).[2]
Full access to WikiVet requires a free registration, which is available to veterinarians, veterinary students and veterinary technicians.[3] Except for content relating specifically to the veterinary curriculum, articles are authored by students or veterinarians, and subsequently peer reviewed by subject specialists.[4]
In 2010, WikiVet had 6,000 registered users.[10] A Spanish language version was launched in May 2011.[11] A survey of first year veterinary students in Spain, conducted when only the English-language version of WikiVet was available, found that 9% had used WikiVet.[12] In survey of veterinarians and veterinary students in Germany, reported in 2013, 8% of respondents used WikiVet, compared to 96% who used Wikipedia.[13] In 2016, WikiVet had 50,000 registered users from more than 130 countries.[5]
^López Albors, Octavio; Gil Cano, Francisco; Sarriá Cabrera, Ricardo; Ros Sempere, Juan; Rojo Ríos, Daniel; Latorre Reviriego, Rafael; Ramírez Zarzosa, Gregorio; Ayala Florenciano, Maria Dolores; Vazquez Autón, José Maria (2011). Experiencia de integración de TICs en la docencia presencial y no presencial de anatomía veterinaria (asignatura de grado Anatomía II) (in Spanish). Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena. hdl:10317/2308. ISBN978-84-694-5333-9.
