Geography matters: farmer perceptions of a voluntary TB risk‐based trading system

Maye, Damian

doi:10.1136/vr.j568

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“…This emphasizes that farmers do not interpret risk scores linearly, contrary to the way scientists and government officials tend to interpret this information. It is important to understand this non-linearity because a failure to acknowledge this complexity can hinder the success of the voluntary disease control approach that has been of significant interest for governments (17, 54).…”

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Farmers' Decision Making on Livestock Trading Practices: Cowshed Culture and Behavioral Triggers Amongst New Zealand Dairy Farmers

2019

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Studies of farmers' failure to implement biosecurity practices frequently frame their behavior as a lack of intention. More recent studies have argued that farmers' behaviors should be conceptualized as emergent from farming experiences rather than a direct consequence of specific intentions. Drawing on the concepts of “cowshed” culture and the “Trigger Change Model,” we explore how farmers' livestock purchasing behavior is shaped by farms' natural and physical environments and identify what triggers behavioral change amongst farmers. Using bovine tuberculosis (bTB) in New Zealand as a case example, qualitative research was conducted with 15 New Zealand dairy producers with varying bTB experiences. We show how farmers' livestock purchasing behavior evolve with culture under a given farm environment. However, established cultures may be disrupted by various triggers such as disease outbreaks, introductions of animals with undesired characteristics, and farm relocation. While dealing with economic and socio-emotional impacts posed by triggers, farmers reorganize their culture and trading behaviors, which may involve holistic biosecurity strategies. Nevertheless, we also show that these triggers instigate only small behavioral changes for some farmers, suggesting the role of the trigger is likely to be context-dependent. Using voluntary disease control schemes such as providing disease status of source farms has attracted great interest as a driver of behavioral change. One hopes such schemes are easily integrated into existing farm practices, however, we speculate such an integration is challenging for many farmers due to path-dependency. We therefore argue that these schemes may fail to bring their intended behavioral changes without a greater understanding of how different types of triggers work in different situations. We need a paradigm shift in how we frame farmers' livestock trading practices. Otherwise, we may not able to answer our questions about farm biosecurity if we continue to approaching these questions solely from a biosecurity point of view.

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Farmers' Decision Making on Livestock Trading Practices: Cowshed Culture and Behavioral Triggers Amongst New Zealand Dairy Farmers

2019

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“…In its progress report on biosecurity, Defra (2018, p. 10) notes that CHeCS lacks 'broad appeal required to make a real difference to TB control'. Researchers suggest that this lack of broad appeal may be due to confidence and support for voluntary schemes being spatially dependent on disease risk (Maye 2017), differing preferences for a statutory over a voluntary scheme (Adkin et al 2016, Little et al 2017, farmer fatalism (Enticott 2008a), practical difficulties of implementing the scheme (ADAS UK Ltd 2012), established trading cultures (Hidano et al 2019) and differing conceptualisations of disease (Enticott 2016). In spite of this academic interest in risk-based trading, only Enticott (2016) has investigated an active risk-based trading scheme and analysed why it had been accepted by farmers.…”

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Trading with risk: associating bovine Tuberculosis to cattle commodities in risk-based trading

Phoenix

2020

Journal of Cultural Economy

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The trading of cattle across England poses challenges to the control and eradication of the cattle disease bovine Tuberculosis (bTB). To encourage the consideration of risk in the practice of cattle trading in England, Cattle Health Certification Standards (CHeCS) were introduced in 2016 to associate cattle commodities with bTB. However, CHeCS has only been adopted by approximately 60 farmers and there is no evidence to suggest it is encouraging risk-based trading of cattle. In this article, I use three empirical cases to analyse how disease risk was calculated, how it was framed through CHeCS as a quantifiable quality that could be associated with cattle, and how it failed to be taken up in the market. Drawing on the work of Callon and others, I conceive this failure to be an overflow of the efforts of qualculation. Building on their work, I argue that attaching a quality to a commodity requires effort, is an unstable process and is ultimately prone to failure.

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“…4 and 5), including those specifically relating to farmers’ perceptions of disease (e.g., Refs. 6 and 7) and endemic health conditions (e.g., Refs. 8–10) and disease management (e.g., Refs.…”

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Exploring farmers’ understanding of and responses to endemic animal health and welfare issues in the UK

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Background This paper uses two endemic health conditions to explore farmer understandings of and responses to livestock health and welfare issues. Methods The findings are based on a survey of 42 livestock farmers in the north of England, exploring how they manage lameness in sheep and cattle and bovine viral diarrhoea in cattle. We identify similarities and differences in their approaches. Results Two themes emerge. (1) The importance of difference between animal types (i.e., beef cattle, dairy cattle and sheep), which highlights the ‘complex’ and ‘multifactorial’ nature of animal health and welfare. It is necessary to unpack this to understand the interplay of animal, resource and management issues in farmer responses. (2) Previous research has identified ‘lack of knowledge’ as a key welfare issue. Our findings reveal farmers are in fact seeking, acquiring and sharing knowledge on practices related to the management of animal health however individual circumstance and context influence how this translates in practice. Conclusion Our research highlights the importance of integrating different perspectives and knowledges as a way of understanding and responding to animal health and welfare concerns. Facilitating knowledge exchange both within and between different groups and sectors is vital in achieving this.

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Geography matters: farmer perceptions of a voluntary TB risk‐based trading system

Abstract: Maye, Damian (2017) Geography Matters: Farmer perceptions of a voluntary TB risk-based trading system. Veterinary Record, 180 (6). pp.

Cited by 3 publications

References 7 publications

Farmers' Decision Making on Livestock Trading Practices: Cowshed Culture and Behavioral Triggers Amongst New Zealand Dairy Farmers

Farmers' Decision Making on Livestock Trading Practices: Cowshed Culture and Behavioral Triggers Amongst New Zealand Dairy Farmers

Trading with risk: associating bovine Tuberculosis to cattle commodities in risk-based trading

Exploring farmers’ understanding of and responses to endemic animal health and welfare issues in the UK

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