Beef cattle farmers behavior toward biosecurity

Lestari, Veronica Sri; Rahardja, Djoni Prawira; Mappigau, Palmarudi; Rohani, S. T.; Sirajuddin, S. N.

doi:10.14710/jitaa.44.2.204-212

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“…The organisation-level examined the chicken industry, in which social relationships, resource supply and production condition issues occurred that are associated with adopting biosecurity measures. While Ellis-Iversen et al ( 59 ) and Enticott and Wilkinson ( 60 ) indicated that farmers' biosecurity decisions are influenced by economic pressure and organisation culture from society and industry, Barclay ( 57 ) and Lestari et al ( 61 ) suggested that weather and agricultural space/environment can affect the implementation of biosecurity. Four themes identified in the interviews, as shown in Table 1 , including “Production conditions”, “Domestic market access”, “The supply of vaccines and medication” and “Industry development”, are associated with the adoption of biosecurity measures at the organisation-level.…”

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Determinants of farmers' biosecurity mindset: A social-ecological model using systems thinking

Pao

Jackson²,

Yang³

et al. 2022

Front. Vet. Sci.

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Commercial poultry is often farmed in high-density facilities, therefore, predisposing exposure to threats of infectious diseases. Studies suggest that it is likely that farmers have little motivation to practise on-farm biosecurity. In Taiwan, where high-density intensive poultry production is commonplace, unfortunately, several avian influenza outbreaks have occurred over the past decade despite the establishment of biosecurity procedures. To develop effective interventions, it is essential to understand the determinants of farmers' biosecurity mindset through systems thinking. In this qualitative study, we directly explored the opinions of Taiwan's chicken farmers, and a grounded theory analysis was performed. The study revealed that farmers allocate resources based on their justification for the optimisation of resource utilisation, and biosecurity is the most concerning challenge. Farmers focus on the economic aspects of their production systems, particularly when the implementation of biosecurity increases production costs, and there are multifaceted, complex barriers to implementing on-farm biosecurity. Although the participant farmers accepted to take major responsibility for disease management, paradoxically, some farmers blamed the practicality of government regulations and government employees' attitudes. Additionally, the farmers rejected the government's intentions to ask farmers to take major responsibility for the outbreaks of avian influenza while some of them intended to ignore the perceived risks. Government interventions that were considered not directly related to biosecurity also negatively influenced farmers' willingness to improve biosecurity. Using the interview results together with information in the scientific literature, we constructed a modified six-level social-ecological model to explain the complex influences of macro socio-economic conditions on farmers' biosecurity mindset. The novelty of this research lies in its wider relevance to Taiwan's chicken production industry in that it provides first-hand evidence-based knowledge to demonstrate a wide number of determinants of farmers' biosecurity mindset. This social-ecological model highlights the importance of systems thinking for the development of behavioural interventions and allows adaptation to the local context. The findings of this study have relevance to Taiwan's chicken production industry and potentially to similar systems in other countries in the wider region and should result in more effective animal health management at the farm level.

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Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Determinants of farmers' biosecurity mindset: A social-ecological model using systems thinking

Pao

Jackson²,

Yang³

et al. 2022

Front. Vet. Sci.

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“…They are the most wealthy farmers with the highest education levels. As observed by Lestari et al (2019) and Abdullah et al (2021), large-scale cattle farmers don't seem to perceive biosecurity or innovation incentives as a real advantage. They can sell their cattle at any time, giving them a secure business -as confirmed through communication with Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica and local cattle farmers.…”

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Exploring farmer preferences towards innovations in the vanilla supply chain

Watteyn

Dejonghe

Hoyweghen

et al. 2022

Journal of Cleaner Production

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“…Biosecurity is essential in beef cattle farming to prevent unwanted diseases and ensure healthy and clean cattle. Vaccinations, animal traffic management, and sanitation are the things that must be given more attention in implementing biosecurity on the farm (Lestari et al, 2019). Biosecurity on the farm aims to avoid transmitting diseases, including Anthrax and other high-risk diseases to humans (Lestari et al, 2019).…”

Section: Biosecurity and Vaccinationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Vaccinations, animal traffic management, and sanitation are the things that must be given more attention in implementing biosecurity on the farm (Lestari et al, 2019). Biosecurity on the farm aims to avoid transmitting diseases, including Anthrax and other high-risk diseases to humans (Lestari et al, 2019). Farmers are usually informed about biosecurity but are not ready to implement it on their farms.…”

Section: Biosecurity and Vaccinationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Challenges faced by beef cattle farmers in innovation adoption towards food security and sustainability: a narrative review

Abdullah¹,

Muhammad²,

Noor³

et al. 2022

JTRSS

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The agricultural industry in Malaysia remains a vital element in providing food and employment. Introducing innovation in beef cattle farming has brought new changes in the livestock sector. Hopefully, it can generate a high income among farmers and brighten the Malaysian economy. However, introducing innovations such as assisted reproduction technology, biosecurity and intensive rearing require more significant effort from all parties, including farmers, extension agents and the government. This paper aims to identify beef cattle farmers' challenges in adopting innovations to improve beef production. Process of identifying, screening and eligibility is essential in producing an extensive literature review paper. From these processes, nine articles were found as the most relevant for this review article. The financial problem, communication failure and inaccessible information were the main challenges faced by farmers and extension agents in implementing innovations. Nevertheless, cooperation from all parties can lead to an excellent distribution of knowledge and skills among farmers.

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Beef cattle farmers behavior toward biosecurity

Cited by 8 publications

References 13 publications

Determinants of farmers' biosecurity mindset: A social-ecological model using systems thinking

Determinants of farmers' biosecurity mindset: A social-ecological model using systems thinking

Exploring farmer preferences towards innovations in the vanilla supply chain

Challenges faced by beef cattle farmers in innovation adoption towards food security and sustainability: a narrative review

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