Adaptive conjoint analysis to determine perceived risk factors of farmers, veterinarians and AI technicians for introduction of BHV1 to dairy farms

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 1-4, 1998, Pages 101-112

  Van Schaik, Gerdien ^a   Dijkhuizen, Aalt A ^a   Huirne, Ruud B M ^a   Benedictus, Geert ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Animal Health Service Drachten   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adaptive conjoint analysis; BHV1; Dairy farms; Management factors; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CATTLE; DAIRYING; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HERPES VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS BOVINE RHINOTRACHEITIS VIRUS; NETHERLANDS; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL TECHNICIANS; ANIMALS; ATTITUDE; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; HERPESVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; HERPESVIRUS 1, BOVINE; HUMANS; NETHERLANDS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; VETERINARIANS;

EID: 0032252891     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5877(98)00102-0     Document Type: Article

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