BackgroundIn the context of zoonosis, Bangladesh's small‐scale dairying is yet to frame satisfactory levels due to poor biosecurity practices.ObjectivesThis study intended to reveal the degree of knowledge, attitudes and biosecurity practices among Sylhet district, Bangladesh's small‐scale dairy farmers. We also focused on the association between biosecurity practices and the incidence of non‐specific enteritis in humans.MethodsA questionnaire‐based survey was conducted on the farmers’ KAP via personal interviews of 15 farmers from the randomly selected fifteen small‐scale dairy farms. The questionnaire was developed with 6 questions for knowledge, 6 questions for attitude and 12 questions for the practice of biosecurity measures. Alongside that, data on the number of non‐specific enteritis cases experienced by the farmers or their family members were also recorded. Spearman correlation was used to find out the correlation among KAP variables and between practice scores and non‐specific enteritis incidences.ResultsWe found an insignificant (p > 0.05) influence of demographic characteristics over knowledge, attitude and biosecurity practices. Significant (p < 0.05) and strong correlations were found in knowledge–attitude (r = 0.65), knowledge–practice (r = 0.71) and attitude–practice (r = 0.64). Incidences of non‐specific enteritis and biosecurity measures’ practice were also strongly correlated (r = −0.9232) and statistically significant (p < 0.05).ConclusionsOur study suggests that increasing knowledge and developing a good attitude are necessary to increase the adaptation of biosecurity measures as three of these factors are correlated. Moreover, farm biosecurity measures are closely related to human health.
BackgroundIn the context of zoonosis, Bangladesh’s small-scale dairying is yet to frame satisfactory levels due to poor biosecurity practices.ObjectivesThis study intended to reveal the degree of knowledge, attitudes, and biosecurity practices among Sylhet district, Bangladesh’s small-scale dairy farmers. We also focused on the association between biosecurity practices and the incidence of non-specific enteritis in humans.MethodsA questionnaire-based survey was conducted on the farmers’ KAP via personal interviews of 15 farmers from the randomly selected fifteen small-scale dairy farms. The questionnaire was developed with six questions for knowledge, six questions for attitude, and 12 questions for the practice of biosecurity measures. Alongside that, data on the number of non-specific enteritis cases experienced by the farmers or their family members were also recorded. Spearman correlation was used to find out the correlation among KAP variables and between practice scores and non-specific enteritis incidences.ResultsWe found an insignificant (p > 0.05) influence of demographic characteristics over knowledge, attitude, and biosecurity practices. Significant (p<0.05) and strong correlations were found in knowledge-attitude (r = 0.65), knowledge-practice (r = 0.71), and attitude-practice (r = 0.64). Incidences of non-specific enteritis and biosecurity measures’ practice were also strongly correlated (r = -0.9232) and statistically significant (p<0.05).ConclusionsOur study suggests that increasing knowledge and developing a good attitude are necessary to increase the adaptation of biosecurity measures as three of these factors are correlated. Also, farm biosecurity measures are closely related to human health.
An exploratory survey was conducted in a top milk pocket area (Sirajganj) to investigate the clinical prevalence of Infectious and non-infectious diseases and disorders (IND) in ruminants throughout the year 2021 in Bangladesh. A total of 755 selected clinical cases were recorded, of which 450 were cattle and 305 were goats, respectively. The selected clinical cases were diagnosed through anamnesis, physical examination, clinical signs, gross pathology or postmortem examination, and clinical examination using common laboratory techniques. A total of 28 infectious and non-infectious diseases and disorders in ruminants were detected, whereas the pooled prevalence (PP) of the infectious disease group in cattle was 38.44%, (95% CI: 33-42) and in goats it was 34.43%, (95% CI: 29-39). Among them, FMD was recorded the highest prevalence at 5.78%, (95% CI: 3.8-8.4) and the lowest prevalence at 0.89%, (95% CI: 0.2-2.1) for Tetanus in cattle. The PP of metabolic disease was 13.33%, (95% CI: 10-16), 12.5%, (95% CI: 9-16) respectively for cattle and goat followed by reproductive diseases 17.11%, (95% CI: 13-20), 16.07%, (95% CI: 12-20). This epidemiological evidence showing the disease burden of cattle and goats in this region will be valuable and provide significant insight to prioritize research on diseases and develop effective prevention and treatment plans. It also serves as a baseline for ongoing epidemiology and prevalence research on diseases in this region.
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