Dairy farmers’ decision‐making to implement biosecurity measures: A study of psychosocial factors
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Autor/a
Moya, Sebastián
Tirado, Francisco
Espluga, Josep
Ciaravino, Giovanna
Armengol, Ramon
Diéguez, Javier
Yus, Eduardo
Benavides, Bibiana
Casal, Jordi
Allepuz, Alberto
Data de publicació
2019-10-10ISSN
1865-1674
Resum
Biosecurity measures are a set of management procedures that prevent the risk of introducing and spreading infectious diseases to a farm, although these measures are rarely implemented in dairy farms. There are some studies that have identified that the decision to implement biosecurity measures can be influenced by several psychosocial factors (attitudes and behaviours). Thus, the objective of this study was to examine the psychosocial factors (and their interactions) influencing the implementation of biosecurity measures in dairy farms in Spain, through the views of dairy farmers and veterinarians from Catalonia (northeast Spain) and Galicia (northwest Spain). Face‐to‐face in‐depth interviews were performed with 16 dairy farmers (nine from Catalonia and seven from Galicia) and 16 veterinarians (eight from Catalonia and eight from Galicia). Grounded theory analysis was performed on the transcripts, following the subtopics of: information sources, individual factors of the farmer, social dynamics, official veterinary services and other factors. The study identified the importance of veterinarians as a source of information, including their communication skills, the individual experiences of farmers, traditions of the farms and availability of time and space in the dairy farmer's decisions making. Further, it suggests the need to deepen the knowledge of the farm workers and the obligatory biosecurity measures. This research represents a starting point to develop future strategies to improve the implementation of biosecurity measures in dairy farms.
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Article
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Versió publicada
Llengua
Anglès
Matèries (CDU)
619 - Veterinària
Pàgines
13
Publicat per
Wiley
Publicat a
Transboundary and Emerging Diseases
Citació
Moya, Sebastián, Francisco Tirado, Josep Espluga, Giovanna Ciaravino, Ramon Armengol, Javier Diéguez, Eduardo Yus, Bibiana Benavides, Jordi Casal, and Alberto Allepuz. 2019. "Dairy Farmers’ Decision‐Making To Implement Biosecurity Measures: A Study Of Psychosocial Factors". Transboundary And Emerging Diseases 67 (2): 698-710. Wiley. doi:10.1111/tbed.13387.
Número de l'acord de la subvenció
MINECO/Programa Estatal de I + D + I orientada a los retos de la sociedad/AGL2016-77269-C2-1-R/ES/La bioseguridad en las granjas de bovino: análisis de riesgo de la entrada de infecciones en función de la bioseguridad y aspectos sociológicos y psicológicos/
Programa
Sanitat Animal
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