Pig, cattle and poultry farmers with a known interest in research have comparable perspectives on disease prevention and on-farm biosecurity

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 115, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 1-9

  Laanen, M ^a   Maes, D ^a   Hendriksen, C ^a   Gelaude, P ^a   De Vliegher, S ^a   Rosseel, Y ^a   Dewulf, J ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Biosecurity; Cattle; Disease prevention; Farmers' motivation; Pig; Poultry

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; SUIDAE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BELGIUM; BOVINE; CATTLE DISEASES; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PIG; POULTRY; POULTRY DISEASES; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; SWINE DISEASES; VETERINARIAN;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BELGIUM; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; POULTRY; POULTRY DISEASES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SECURITY MEASURES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; VETERINARIANS;

EID: 84899631584     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2014.03.015     Document Type: Article

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