Determinants of biosecurity behaviour of British cattle and sheep farmers—A behavioural economics analysis

Farm characteristics and perceptions regarding costs contribute to the adoption of biosecurity in Finnish pig and cattle farms

“…This is in line with Casal et al (2007) who found that perceptions about the measures and the use of biosecurity measures were related to each other. The results are also in accordance with studies such as Valeeva et al (2011), Toma et al (2013 and Fraser et al (2010) who found that the costs and benefits of biosecurity contribute to the adoption of biosecurity measures. Similar to our results, Toma et al (2013) found evidence about the contribution of economic factors and that factors other than economic may have a larger impact on biosecurity.…”

“…In their structural equation model, a farm's internal risk exposure and probability of disease occurrence were counted as factors affecting first the impact of disease on farm business, which then further affected perceived benefits of biosecurity measures. Toma et al (2013) developed a structural equation model and found that producers' perceived importance regarding specific biosecurity policy influence the decision to apply biosecurity measures. Stott and Gunn (2008) analysed the management of bovine viral diarrhoea in suckler beef herds and found that vaccination and biosecurity were generally complements, rather than substitutes, for one another.…”

Assessing the impact of tailored biosecurity advice on farmer behaviour and pathogen presence in beef herds in England and Wales

“…Furthermore, in order for the strategy to 56 be implemented it must be credible to farmers and feasible in their personal context. Even then, many 57 other factors, such as personality, experience, education (Racicot et al, 2012), perceptions, 58 knowledge and attitudes (Toma et al, 2013;Toma et al, 2015) all play a role in determining the likely 59 uptake of advice by farmers. Advice is more likely to be followed if it is tailored to farmers' individualcontexts and characteristics rather than generic (Enticott et al, 2012;Jensen et al, 2016), and 61 negotiated directly with them through a participatory approach (Enticott et al, 2012;Gosling et al, 62 2014; Duval et al, 2016) with veterinarians seen as valuable interpreters of generic advice (Garforth, 63 2015).…”

Diagnosis before treatment: Identifying dairy farmers’ determinants for the adoption of sustainable practices in gastrointestinal nematode control

“…L96-103: Most studies focused on identifying important motivations or beliefs to comply a certain behaviour using a qualitative approach such as in-depth interviews (see e.g., *Revision Note 2 Delgado et al, 2012; Ellis-Iversen et al, 2010), others used quantitative methods like crosssectional surveys (see e.g., Jansen et al, 2009;Laanen et al, 2014;Leach et al, 2010). Few studies focussed on assessing the effect of specific factors on behaviour using quantitative modelling methods (see e.g., Garforth et al, 2006;Toma et al, 2013). This study is one of the first in using modelling techniques to measure a theoretical framework built from sociopsychological models.…”