The effects of different knowledge-dissemination interventions on the mastitis knowledge of Tanzanian smallholder dairy farmers

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 72, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 237-251

  Bell, C E ^a,g   French, N P ^b,h   Karimuribo, E ^c   Ogden, N H ^d   Bryant, M J ^e   Swai, E M ^f   Kambarage, D M ^c   Fitzpatrick, J L ^a,i  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^f Tanga Dairy Development Programme   (Tanzania)

^g Massey University ^*  (United Kingdom)

^h MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

ⁱ MOREDUN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adult education; Developing countries; Extension; Handout; Knowledge dissemination; Mastitis; Multilevel models; Video; Village meeting

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BOVINE MASTITIS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRYING; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESS; HEALTH EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TANZANIA; VETERINARY MEDICINE; VIDEORECORDING;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; HEALTH EDUCATION; MASTITIS, BOVINE; TANZANIA; VETERINARY MEDICINE; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 27744582366     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2005.05.004     Document Type: Article

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