Knowledge, attitude, and practice about hygiene among livestock keepers in peri-urban area of vadodara district, Gujarat

Khadayata, Vaibhavi; Aggarwal, Divya

doi:10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_362_19

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“…Other drivers included beliefs that visiting a shrine would help treat disease [ 77 ], lack of formal training on animal husbandry [ 88 ], and little awareness of disease transfer from animal to human [ [89] , [90] , [91] , [92] , [93] ] or animal to animal [ 94 , 95 ]. Knowledge of disease was shared between relatives and friends rather than through formal routes [ 85 , [96] , [97] , [98] ].…”

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“…Most authors did not engage critically with the issue of whether there is a need for awareness of modes of disease transmission for community behaviour change, or discuss why people may choose to not change their behaviours. One potential reason for the lack of association between awareness and behaviour change appears related to lack of access to expert knowledge on how to treat animals [ 41 , 84 , 89 , 105 ]. Another reason may be the preference for traditional medicines.…”

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Drivers of zoonotic disease risk in the Indian subcontinent: A scoping review

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Literature on potential anthropogenic drivers of zoonotic disease risk in the Indian subcontinent is sparse. We conducted a scoping review to identify primary sources, published 2000–2020, to clarify what research exists and on which areas future research should focus. We summarised findings thematically by disease. Of 80 sources included, 78 (98%) were original research articles and two were conference abstracts. Study designs and methods were not always clearly described, but 74 (93%) were quantitative (including one randomised trial), five (6%) were mixed-methods, and one was qualitative. Most sources reported research from India (39%) or Bangladesh (31%), followed by Pakistan (9%), Nepal (9%), Bhutan and Sri Lanka (6% each). Topically, most focused on rabies (18; 23%), Nipah virus (16; 20%) or leptospirosis (11; 14%), while 12 (15%) did not focus on a disease but instead on knowledge in communities. People generally did not seek post-exposure prophylaxis for rabies even when vaccination programmes were available and they understood that rabies was fatal, instead often relying on traditional medicines. Similarly, people did not take precautions to protect themselves from leptospirosis infection, even when they were aware of the link with rice cultivation. Nipah was correlated with presence of bats near human habitation. Official information on diseases, modes of transmission and prevention was lacking, or shared informally between friends, relatives, and neighbours. Behaviour did not correspond to disease knowledge. This review identifies various human behaviours which may drive zoonotic disease risk in the Indian subcontinent. Increasing community knowledge and awareness alone is unlikely to be sufficient to successfully change these behaviours. Further research, using interdisciplinary and participatory methods, would improve understanding of risks and risk perceptions and thus help in co-designing context-specific, relevant interventions.

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Drivers of zoonotic disease risk in the Indian subcontinent: A scoping review

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“…These authors [37] identified the literacy of farmers and the intensity of cattle rearing as crucial factors influencing productivity and hygiene scores across the SSI. In a study by Khadayata and Aggarwal [38] evaluating milk producers in the peri-urban area of Vadodara, Gujarat, India, it was observed that higher socioeconomic status of farmers combined with higher education levels positively contributed to improved hygiene practices in dairy farming. Thus, in analogy with the results from the present study, urbanization, along with improvements in associated socialecological factors (commercial orientation, efficiency, education, etc.…”

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Effects of Heat Stress across the Rural-Urban Interface on Phenotypic Trait Expressions of Dairy Cattle in a Tropical Savanna Region

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Among all livestock systems in tropical regions, the dairy sector is facing huge challenges to sustain productivity under the rapidly changing climatic conditions. To date, there is a lack of knowledge on the combined effects of climate, season, and farm location on trait responses in different cattle breeds. Consequently, this study presents a novel approach to assess the impact of several climatic and geographical factors on production traits, energy efficiency indicators, and hygiene traits in dairy cattle reared across the rural–urban interface in the tropical savanna region of Bengaluru, a rising megacity in southern India. In total, 96 cattle were selected across Bengaluru’s rural–urban interface, reflecting a broad variety of social-ecological systems. The traits considered included test day milk yield (MY), body condition score (BCS), body weight (BW), hock assessment score (HAS), udder hygiene score (UHS), and upper leg hygiene score (ULHS). Apart from cow-related factors such as breed, lactation stage, lactation number, and milking frequency, the environmental classification variables of season, farm location (as expressed by survey stratification index, SSI), and temperature humidity index (THI) significantly affected most of the traits, with indication for breed-by-environment interactions. In particular, season significantly influenced production and hygiene traits. Furthermore, an evident breed variation was observed in the seasonal influence on BW, wherein exotic cows had a higher BW than crossbreds during the summer season. The distinct trend of SSI in its influence on most of the traits indicates that cows housed in urban areas had better trait expression than those in rural areas, thereby revealing a predominant role of management. The THI had a significant effect on MY, BCS, and HAS, and THI = 75 was identified as heat stress threshold. The results indicate the importance of considering ecological, social, and climatic factors simultaneously in order to improve primary and functional breed-specific traits of dairy cattle reared in challenging environments.

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