2016, Cilt 32, Sayı 3, Sayfa(lar) 141-148
The evaluation of signboards and facades of the clinic and policlinics of veterinarians and animal hospital
Aşkın Yaşar1, Gökhan Aslım2
11Selçuk Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi, Veteriner Hekimliği Tarihi ve Deontoloji Anabilim Dalı, Konya, Türkiye
2Aksaray Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi, Veteriner Hekimliği Tarihi ve Deontoloji Anabilim Dalı, Aksaray, Türkiye
Keywords: Facades, hospital, clinic, policlinics, signboard
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Aim: In the study, it was aimed to evaluate the signboards and facades of the clinic, policlinics and animal hospitals which veterinarians work in terms of the legislations for veterinarians.

Materials and Methods: The materials of the study included the pictures of the signboards and facades of the clinics, policlinics and animal hospitals which were shot by the final year students of Selçuk University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine after obtaining consents in 36 provinces in academic year of 2012-2013. In the study, a form to process the data of the working places was used. The images of the photographed 378 signboards and 378 facades were analyzed and evaluated in accordance with the legislations of veterinarians.

Results: It was determined that the photographs of signboards and facades included 350 clinics, 22 policlinics and 6 animal hospitals; 287 of them were about the enterprises which serve to farm animals, and 91 of them were for pet animals. In the signboards which were analyzed, it was found that more than two colours were used, different animal figures were employed and there was no general standard; the labels of feed and forages, expressions in the languages except Turkish and expressions that may lead to unfair competition were found in the images of the facades.

Conclusions: In conclusion, it can be said that the provisions about the basic information related to signboards exist in the legislations of veterinarian while no regulations were made for the sizes, typefaces and logo samples; it would be useful for the Turkish Veterinary Medical Association and the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock to set a standardization on the regulations for signboards and facades on legal footing through cooperation.