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Socioeconomic implications of biosecurity practices in small-scale dairy farms a
Mehmet Ferit Can & Nuri Altuğ
b
a
Department of Animal Health Economics and Management, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Mustafa Kemal University, Antakya 31600, Hatay, Turkey b
Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kırıkkale University, Kırıkkale, Turkey Published online: 30 Aug 2014.
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Veterinary Quarterly, 2014 Vol. 34, No. 2, 67 73, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01652176.2014.951130
ORIGINAL ARTICLE Socioeconomic implications of biosecurity practices in small-scale dairy farms Mehmet Ferit Cana* and Nuri Altugb a
Department of Animal Health Economics and Management, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Mustafa Kemal University, Antakya 31600, Hatay, Turkey; bDepartment of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kırıkkale University, Kırıkkale, Turkey
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(Received 10 April 2014; accepted 30 July 2014) Background: Biosecurity plays a crucial role in preventing contagious diseases and in increasing farm productivity. Objective: To determine technical and economic biosecurity scores of farms, and to examine the associations between biosecurity practices (BP) and producers’ socioeconomic characteristics. Methods: The study was conducted on a total of 50 small-scale dairy farms that were randomly selected in Hatay, Turkey. A checklist consisting of 19 biosecurity practices was addressed to the farms. The technical and economic scoring systems were developed by the authors according to presence and cost of the each of the biosecurity practices. Results: The mean of the technical and economic scores were found to be 9.30 and 17.04, respectively. ‘Treatment of sick animals’ (98%), ‘vaccination against the most common contagious diseases’ (90%), and ‘barn lime’ (86%) were found to be the most commonly used applications. ‘Testing for the most common contagious diseases before buying’ (10%) was used at the lowest rate. Significant differences were found among the groups regarding education level (
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Socioeconomic implications of biosecurity practices in small-scale dairy farms a
Mehmet Ferit Can & Nuri Altuğ
b
a
Department of Animal Health Economics and Management, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Mustafa Kemal University, Antakya 31600, Hatay, Turkey b
Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kırıkkale University, Kırıkkale, Turkey Published online: 30 Aug 2014.
To cite this article: Mehmet Ferit Can & Nuri Altuğ (2014) Socioeconomic implications of biosecurity practices in smallscale dairy farms, Veterinary Quarterly, 34:2, 67-73, DOI: 10.1080/01652176.2014.951130 To link to this article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01652176.2014.951130
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Veterinary Quarterly, 2014 Vol. 34, No. 2, 67 73, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01652176.2014.951130
ORIGINAL ARTICLE Socioeconomic implications of biosecurity practices in small-scale dairy farms Mehmet Ferit Cana* and Nuri Altugb a
Department of Animal Health Economics and Management, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Mustafa Kemal University, Antakya 31600, Hatay, Turkey; bDepartment of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kırıkkale University, Kırıkkale, Turkey
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(Received 10 April 2014; accepted 30 July 2014) Background: Biosecurity plays a crucial role in preventing contagious diseases and in increasing farm productivity. Objective: To determine technical and economic biosecurity scores of farms, and to examine the associations between biosecurity practices (BP) and producers’ socioeconomic characteristics. Methods: The study was conducted on a total of 50 small-scale dairy farms that were randomly selected in Hatay, Turkey. A checklist consisting of 19 biosecurity practices was addressed to the farms. The technical and economic scoring systems were developed by the authors according to presence and cost of the each of the biosecurity practices. Results: The mean of the technical and economic scores were found to be 9.30 and 17.04, respectively. ‘Treatment of sick animals’ (98%), ‘vaccination against the most common contagious diseases’ (90%), and ‘barn lime’ (86%) were found to be the most commonly used applications. ‘Testing for the most common contagious diseases before buying’ (10%) was used at the lowest rate. Significant differences were found among the groups regarding education level (
