African swine fever epidemiology and control

LK Dixon, K Stahl, F Jori, L Vial… - Annual review of animal …, 2020 - annualreviews.org
African swine fever is a devastating disease that can result in death in almost all infected
pigs. The continuing spread of African swine fever from Africa to Europe and recently to the …

Understanding farmers' behavior and their decision-making process in the context of cattle diseases: a review of theories and approaches

MM Biesheuvel, IMGA Santman-Berends… - Frontiers in veterinary …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Understanding farmers' behavior regarding disease control is essential to successfully
implement behavior change interventions that improve uptake of best practices. A literature …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring the data divide through a social practice lens: a qualitative study of UK cattle farmers

C Doidge, L Palczynski, X Zhou, A Bearth… - Preventive Veterinary …, 2023 - Elsevier
Appropriate management decisions are key for sustainable and profitable beef and dairy
farming. Data-driven technologies aim to provide information which can improve farmers' …

Willingness to comply with biosecurity in livestock facilities: evidence from experimental simulations

SC Merrill, S Moegenburg, CJ Koliba, A Zia… - Frontiers in Veterinary …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Disease in US animal livestock industries annually costs over a billion dollars. Adoption and
compliance with biosecurity practices is necessary to successfully reduce the risk of disease …

Barriers to participation in aquatic invasive species prevention among Illinois, USA recreational water users

EJ Golebie, CJ Van Riper, G Hitzroth, A Huegelmann… - Biological …, 2023 - Springer
The spread of invasive species is a globally relevant challenge for environmental
management agencies. There have been considerable investments in outreach campaigns …

Economics of animal health and livestock disease

DA Hennessy, TL Marsh - Handbook of agricultural economics, 2021 - Elsevier
Livestock health and disease constrain animal protein production and trade, contributing
directly to the health outcomes, livelihoods, and food security of almost a billion people …

How growers make decisions impacts plant disease control

RE Murray-Watson, FM Hamelin… - PLoS Computational …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
While the spread of plant disease depends strongly on biological factors driving
transmission, it also has a human dimension. Disease control depends on decisions made …

Poultry farmer response to disease outbreaks in smallholder farming systems in southern Vietnam

A Delabouglise, NTL Thanh, HTA Xuyen… - Elife, 2020 - elifesciences.org
Avian influenza outbreaks have been occurring on smallholder poultry farms in Asia for two
decades. Farmer responses to these outbreaks can slow down or accelerate virus …

Risk attitudes affect livestock biosecurity decisions with ramifications for disease control in a simulated production system

G Bucini, SC Merrill, E Clark… - Frontiers in Veterinary …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Hog producers' operational decisions can be informed by an awareness of risks associated
with emergent and endemic diseases. Outbreaks of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv) …

Farmers' decision making on livestock trading practices: cowshed culture and behavioral triggers amongst New Zealand dairy farmers

A Hidano, MC Gates, G Enticott - Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Studies of farmers' failure to implement biosecurity practices frequently frame their behavior
as a lack of intention. More recent studies have argued that farmers' behaviors should be …