Changes in perceptions and motivators that influence the implementation of on-farm Salmonella control measures by pig farmers in England

Marier, E.; Smith, Richard P.; Ellis‐Iversen, Johanne; Watson, Eamon; Armstrong, D.; Hogeveen, H.; Cook, A. J. C.

doi:10.1016/j.prevetmed.2016.09.009

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“…There are few studies which examined farmer motivation in relation to Salmonella control; Fraser, Williams, Powell, and Cook (2010) found that the willingness of UK pig farmers to adopt enhanced measures for control of Salmonella was inversely proportional to the cost of such measures. Marier et al (2016), also in the UK, found that although pig farmers recognized their responsibility to control Salmonella, having participated in a control programme, their belief in their ability to control Salmonella decreased, they did not believe the advised interventions were worth the additional effort and their opinion strengthened that control should be shared with other stakeholders in the food chain.…”

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Description of control programmes for Salmonella in pigs in Europe. Progress to date?

Correia‐Gomes

Leonard

Graham

2021

Journal of Food Safety

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Salmonella spp. are one of the main causes of foodborne disease in Europe and have been associated with consumption of pig meat. However, Salmonella monitoring programmes in pigs and pig meat are not harmonized between those European countries where they exist. In general, current control programmes in Europe can be split into those aiming for: (a) elimination of infection and (b) control and reduction. Elimination programmes for Salmonella were introduced by Sweden, Norway, and Finland several decades ago. They have several elements in common including: prevalence at farm level at the start of the programmes was low, the programmes focus on the entire food chain and use bacteriology as the main detection method. If Salmonella contamination is detected stringent measures are applied. These programmes have achieved their target of a very low level of positive carcase swabs. Other European

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Description of control programmes for Salmonella in pigs in Europe. Progress to date?

Correia‐Gomes

Leonard

Graham

2021

Journal of Food Safety

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“…Also, attitudes towards implementing measures need to be considered. They include perception of danger and risk (Valeeva, Asseldonk, & Backus, 2011; Brennan et al, 2016), confidence in the effectiveness of the measure on disease prevention (Laanen et al, 2014; Ritter et al, 2016), social norms—that is being influenced by the opinion and action of other people (Ellis‐Iversen et al, 2010) and self‐efficacy—that is feeling able to perform a given measure (Ellis‐Iversen et al, 2010; Marier et al, 2016). However, only a few studies have also investigated the effect of personality traits on disease prevention behaviour (O’Kane, Ferguson, Kaler, & Green, 2017; Racicot et al, 2012a) in spite of evidence in the human medicine literature (Skinner, Bruce, Davis, & Davis, 2014).…”

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Determinants of biosecurity practices in French duck farms after a H5N8 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza epidemic: The effect of farmer knowledge, attitudes and personality traits

Delpont

Racicot

Durivage

et al. 2020

Transbound Emerg Dis

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“…While research studies have demonstrated that veterinarians are regarded by many farmers as trusted disease control advisers (e.g. Richens et al, 2015;Marier et al, 2016), veterinary advice is not always implemented by farmers, perhaps determined by perceived feasibility or other on-farm priorities (Ritter et al, 2017;Svensson et al, 2019). As noted by Barkema et al (2017), most Johne's disease control programmes Accepted version -Published in Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sept. 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2020.105094 globally are voluntary, and their success depends ultimately on either the self-motivation of farmers to be involved, or the active encouragement of veterinarians, to promote enrolment and persistence for the long-term.…”

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"They've got to be testing and doing something about it": Farmer and veterinarian views on drivers for Johne’s disease control in dairy herds in England

Robinson

2020

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

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There needs to be an understanding of the reasons why key stakeholders engage in disease control efforts if disease is to be successfully and sustainably controlled. It is increasingly recognised within veterinary epidemiology and policy making in animal health that these 'people factors' are important influences on the success or otherwise of animal disease control programmes. Research methodologies adopted from the social sciences offer ways to understand this important dimension, through investigating the attitudes and opinions of the key actors involved. The study reported in this paper, based on qualitative interview research, investigates the views of dairy farmers and cattle veterinarians on the drivers and incentives for controlling Johne's disease in English dairy herds. Twenty semi-structured interviews involving 17 dairy farmers and seven veterinarians were conducted in two dairyintensive regions of England. The findings demonstrate the varied influences of veterinary advice and encouragement; appreciation of the economic cost of the disease at herd level; a voluntary national control plan; and fear of a future consumer food scare as the main reasons to engage in Johne's disease control on dairy farms. The study demonstrates how a combination of a voluntary industry-led control scheme, compulsory participation through retailer and processor contractual requirements, and threats of reputational harm and market loss have strongly influenced farmer and veterinary behaviour in relation to Johne's control without statutory involvement. The findings illustrate the importance of considering the political economy and societal impact of animal disease.

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Changes in perceptions and motivators that influence the implementation of on-farm Salmonella control measures by pig farmers in England

Cited by 13 publications

References 22 publications

Description of control programmes for Salmonella in pigs in Europe. Progress to date?

Description of control programmes for Salmonella in pigs in Europe. Progress to date?

Determinants of biosecurity practices in French duck farms after a H5N8 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza epidemic: The effect of farmer knowledge, attitudes and personality traits

"They've got to be testing and doing something about it": Farmer and veterinarian views on drivers for Johne’s disease control in dairy herds in England

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