Identifying the Research Information Needs of the Racing and Breeding Industries in New Zealand: Results of an Online Survey

Bolwell, Charlotte F.; Gray, David; Reid, Janet

doi:10.1016/j.jevs.2012.11.004

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“…The response rate in the current study is comparable to previous studies of the racing industry [8,29] and this group of respondents had previously indicated their preference for email or online contact [29]. The distribution of respondents in age, in experience and geographically are representative of the underlying populations of Thoroughbred and Standardbred trainers [11,26,30].…”

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Cross‐sectional survey of parasite control practices on Thoroughbred and Standardbred training yards in New Zealand

Rosanowski

Scott

Sells³

et al. 2016

Equine Veterinary Journal

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15Reasons for performing the study: Worldwide, there is growing concern regarding anthelmintic 16 resistance in equine parasites. In order to improve parasite control practices and reduce the 17 selection for resistant parasites, baseline data are required. 18Objective: To describe the current parasite management and control practices used for racehorses. veterinarian, compared to those that had not. 32Conclusions: This study has highlighted an industry-wide overuse of anthelmintic products and few 33 trainers were using surveillance based control strategies. The relationship between veterinarians 34 and trainers should be explored further to enhance information dissemination and implement 35 effective control strategies, to maintain horse health and delay the advance of anthelmintic 36 resistance. 37

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confidence: 78%

Cross‐sectional survey of parasite control practices on Thoroughbred and Standardbred training yards in New Zealand

Rosanowski

Scott

Sells³

et al. 2016

Equine Veterinary Journal

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“…This study shows that internet/forums were the third to the fifth most used of the seven information sources (Hockenhull and Creighton, 2013 ). In another study, aiming to identify the research-based educational needs and preferred dissemination methods within the Thoroughbred and Standardbred racing and breeding industries in New Zealand, Bolwell et al ( 2013 ) show that veterinarians, websites, friends or other horse owners, and printed magazines were used most often (and were most preferred) for equine research. Social media were the least used and preferred sources of information.…”

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“…However, in parallel with societal and technological developments, there have been changes in how equestrians search for information about horses and riding. Several studies show that equestrians, just like practitioners in self-organized lifestyle sports, use new media to obtain and exchange knowledge (Bolwell et al, 2013 ; Byström et al, 2015 ; Lofgren et al, 2016 ; Dashper, 2017 ; Hii et al, 2020 ; Broms et al, 2021 ). This development in equestrian sports may have led to a change in ideas on formal and informal education and learning in the stable and in the equestrian ring.…”

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Accessibility, Agency, and Trust: A Study About Equestrians' (Online) Learning Repertoires

Broms

Gennäs

Radmann

et al. 2022

Front. Sports Act. Living

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Todays' online media landscape facilitates communication on how sports practitioners can develop in their sport. Hence, sports and educational institutions need to recognize the increased role of the individual as “a facilitator of knowledge” through information and communications technology (ICT). For sport organizations and educational institutions to effectively reach out with knowledge and research, they need to know how individuals assess, value, and trust information sources. This article aims to increase the knowledge and understanding of how the traditional culture in equestrianism meets the contemporary media user. It is based on a study that uses a mixed methods design, containing a questionnaire with 1,655 respondents and 28 focus group interviews with Swedish and Norwegian equestrians, to investigate how equestrians create their own repertoires of horse-knowledge online and what sources of knowledge they trust and prioritize. The results show that accessibility, agency, and trust are key terms when mapping equestrians' preferred knowledge platforms, and that equestrians are generally not satisfied with the availability and the quality of horse-related online content. Horse experience is the most important positional factor influencing online repertoires in the equestrian community. Riders with less experience turn to Social Network Sites (SNS) to a higher extent than riders with more experience. Further, equestrians find the ability to assess information as an important yet challenging task. This article shows that the term (online) learning repertoires is appropriate when discussing the relationship (or clash) between the traditional culture in equestrian sports and the contemporary media user. On the one hand, many equestrians clearly express that they would rather stay away from obtaining information about horses and riding on ICTs. On the other hand, the data, together with previous research, indicates that many equestrians see ICTs as important platforms for discussing and exchanging information about horses and riding.

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“…It is evident from Bolwell et al, 2013, found out that after websites veterinarians (11%) were used as information sources. However it depended on the age and accessibility of the respondents.…”

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Information Source Utilization Pattern of Pack Animal (Equine) Owners in Uttarakhand State of India

Tiwari¹

2019

IJBSM

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The present study was conducted purposively in Chamoli and Uttarkashi districts of Uttarakhand state of India because of the dependency of local people on Equine rearing. A total of 80 pack animal (equine) owners were selected, using snowball sampling technique, 40 from each district and their information source utilization pattern was studied. The most preferred information sources and their level of utilization are important to know for the effective and speedy transfer of information to the equine owners. The information sources were categorised as informal, formal and mass media sources. The results revealed that the respondents contacted family members, neighbours, relatives, medical shop owners and other pack animal owners only 'rarely' or 'sometimes'. Among the formal sources, the Veterinary Officer, Livestock Extension Officer and Panchayat personnel were contacted 'rarely' or 'sometimes' for information regarding pack animal rearing. Bank personnel were never contacted. Among the mass media sources, radio, television and mobile phones were 'sometimes' used whereas Kisan melas, exhibitions, kisan call centres were 'rarely' or 'never' used by the pack animal owners.The level of informal informational source utilization by pack animal owners was 'medium' and that of formal and mass media sources was found to be 'low'. Independent sample't' test analysis reveals that there was highly significant difference between mass media source utilization by pack animal owners in the two districts.

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Identifying the Research Information Needs of the Racing and Breeding Industries in New Zealand: Results of an Online Survey

Cited by 11 publications

References 14 publications

Cross‐sectional survey of parasite control practices on Thoroughbred and Standardbred training yards in New Zealand

Cross‐sectional survey of parasite control practices on Thoroughbred and Standardbred training yards in New Zealand

Accessibility, Agency, and Trust: A Study About Equestrians' (Online) Learning Repertoires

Information Source Utilization Pattern of Pack Animal (Equine) Owners in Uttarakhand State of India

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