Development, application, and validation of a survey for infectious disease control practices at equine boarding facilities

Kirby, Alanna T.; Traub‐Dargatz, Josie L.; Hill, Ashley E.; Kogan, Lori R.; Morley, Paul S.; Heird, J.C.

doi:10.2460/javma.237.10.1166

Cited by 11 publications

(4 citation statements)

References 9 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Additionally, the results were not validated in this study and may reflect what owners say they do rather than what they actually do. However a recent American study that compared online survey results to onsite collected validation data found that agreement between what is said and what is done was fair to substantial (Kirby et al, 2010). Despite the potential limitations discussed, the results of this study are strengthened by its large sample size and representativeness of owners from all states and territories of Australia, except the Northern Territory (Table 2) and a wide range of industry sectors.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 72%

“…Another study conducted with 64 equine boarding facilities in Colorado scored biosecurity measures related to the general facility, written health protocols, movement and housing of equids, infection control and isolation practices, and visitor and employee biosecurity practices. Most facilities in this study received the highest scores for movement and housing measures (Kirby et al, 2010). A better understanding of horse owners' biosecurity perceptions will greatly assist communication initiatives related to infectious disease control.…”

mentioning

confidence: 88%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Horse owners’ biosecurity practices following the first equine influenza outbreak in Australia

Schemann¹,

Taylor²,

Toribio³

et al. 2011

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

A cross-sectional study was conducted involving 759 Australian horse owners to determine their biosecurity practices and perceptions one year after the 2007 equine influenza outbreak and to investigate the factors influencing these perceptions and practices. A web link to an online questionnaire was sent to 1224 horse owners as a follow-up to a previous study to obtain information about biosecurity perceptions and practices, impacts of the 2007 EI outbreak, demographic information and information about horse industry involvement. Ordinal logistic regression analyses were conducted to determine factors associated with poor biosecurity practices. Biosecurity compliance (low, medium, high), as determined by horse owners' responses to a 16-item question on the frequency of various biosecurity measures, was used as the outcome variable in ordinal logistic regression analyses. Variables with a univariable p-value ≤0.2 were eligible for inclusion in multivariable models built using a manual stepwise approach. Variables with a p-value <0.05 in multivariable models were retained in the final model. Two potential confounders -age and gender of participants-were included in the final model irrespective of their p-values.Thirty percent of the respondents had low biosecurity compliance and were performing biosecurity practices 'not very often' or 'never'. Younger people, people with two or more children, those who were not involved with horses commercially and those who had no long-term business impacts resulting from the 2007 EI outbreak were more likely to have lower biosecurity compliance. People 2 who were not fearful of a future outbreak of equine influenza in Australia and those who thought their current hygiene and access control practices were not very effective in protecting their horses also had poor biosecurity practices.In this observational study we identified factors associated with a group of horse owners with low levels of biosecurity compliance. As this cross-sectional study only assesses associations, the identified factors should be further investigated in order to be considered in the design of extension activities to increase horse owners' biosecurity compliance.Keywords: Biosecurity; Equine; Owner perceptions; Ordinal logistic regression. 1.Introduction:In late August 2007, Australia experienced its first ever outbreak of equine influenza (EI), a highly contagious respiratory disease affecting all members of the equidae family. The outbreak followed the importation of infected horses from Japan and subsequent escape of the virus from the Eastern Creek quarantine facility in Sydney, New South Wales (NSW) (Callinan, 2008). The virus spread through major parts of the state of NSW and into south eastern Queensland during the course of the outbreak. The outbreak lasted for four months from the initial confirmation of the virus in the general population on 24th August 2007 until the last case was detected in Queensland on 25th December 2007. In order to control, contain and eradicate the disease, the ...

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 72%

mentioning

confidence: 88%

Horse owners’ biosecurity practices following the first equine influenza outbreak in Australia

Schemann¹,

Taylor²,

Toribio³

et al. 2011

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Kirby et al . () noted that no analysis had been published that compared the cost of control of endemic equine infectious diseases with the value of avoidance of a disease outbreak in the USA. Without this information, owners and facility managers cannot make informed decisions about the economic benefit of disease control measures.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Admittance of a neurological case in an equine hospital?

Oldruitenborgh‐Oosterbaan

2014

Equine Veterinary Education

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

“…In that study, several factors were found to be associated with biosecurity effectiveness perceptions, but the regression analyses used were limited because the 17 variables representing the effectiveness of various biosecurity measures were combined and the analyses did not allow for identification of relationships among them. Combining and indexing several variables into one outcome measure is a traditional approach used in many socioepidemiological studies (Wright et al, 2008;Ellis-Iversen et al, 2010;Kirby et al, 2010).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Untangling the complex inter-relationships between horse managers’ perceptions of effectiveness of biosecurity practices using Bayesian graphical modelling

Schemann

Lewis

Firestone

et al. 2013

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Development, application, and validation of a survey for infectious disease control practices at equine boarding facilities

Abstract: Most equine boarding facilities have opportunities to improve measures for prevention or containment of contagious diseases (eg, isolation of newly arrived equids and use of written health management protocols). Most self-assessments of infection control practices were accurate.

Cited by 11 publications

References 9 publications

Horse owners’ biosecurity practices following the first equine influenza outbreak in Australia

Horse owners’ biosecurity practices following the first equine influenza outbreak in Australia

Admittance of a neurological case in an equine hospital?

Untangling the complex inter-relationships between horse managers’ perceptions of effectiveness of biosecurity practices using Bayesian graphical modelling

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About