Farmers' attitudes to disease risk management in England: A comparative analysis of sheep and pig farmers

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 110, Issue 3-4, 2013, Pages 456-466

  Garforth, C J ^a   Bailey, A P ^a   Tranter, R B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adoption; Animal disease risk; Biosecurity; Communication; Policy; Prevention; Veterinarians

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASE; SWINE; SWINE DISEASE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ENGLAND; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES; SUIDAE;

EID: 84877697428     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2013.02.018     Document Type: Article

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