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Determinants of livestock keepers’ primary animal health care practices
Agrekon ( IF 1.6 ) Pub Date : 2021-03-31 , DOI: 10.1080/03031853.2021.1894190
Zimbini Mdlulwa 1 , Eric Mathebula 2 , Cynthia Ngwane 2
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ABSTRACT

Livestock production remains vulnerable to animal disease, threatening the productivity and food security of smallholder farmers. Application of primary animal health care (PAHC) practices is considered a cost-effective method for farmers to prevent and control livestock diseases. Using data collected on 593 smallholder farmers in five provinces of South Africa, this paper uses partial proportional odds (PPO) modelling to evaluate the determinants of livestock keepers’ choice of PAHC practices. Access to animal handling facilities, contact with animal health practitioners, farmers’ associations, household income and positive perceptions about vaccines had a positive influence on the farmer’s choice of PAHC practices, while negative perceptions about vaccines had a negative influence. Increased timely delivery of animal health services and provision of animal handling facilities is recommended to expedite increased farmers’ uptake of PAHC practices. Development of animal health policies using the “One Health” approach is advised to ensure a collaborative, multisectoral and transdisciplinary effort at local and national level to achieve optimal health outcomes. Use of the PPO model is a departure from the norm in the literature for determining a farmer’s adoption strategies. The model proved to be instrumental as it predicted significant variables extra to those usually applied in multinomial models.



中文翻译:

牲畜饲养者基本动物保健实践的决定因素

摘要

畜牧生产仍然容易受到动物疾病的威胁,威胁着小农的生产力和粮食安全。应用初级动物保健(PAHC)的做法被认为是农民预防和控制牲畜疾病的一种经济有效的方法。利用南非五个省的593个小农户的数据,本文使用偏比例赔率(PPO)模型来评估牲畜饲养者选择PAHC方式的决定因素。使用动物处理设施,与动物卫生从业人员接触,农民协会,家庭收入以及对疫苗的积极看法对农民选择PAHC做法有积极影响,而对疫苗的消极看法则有负面影响。建议增加及时提供动物保健服务并提供动物处理设施,以加快农民对PAHC做法的接受。建议使用“一种健康”方法制定动物健康政策,以确保在地方和国家层面进行协作,多部门和跨学科的努力,以实现最佳健康结果。PPO模型的使用与文献中用于确定农民采用策略的规范背道而驰。该模型被证明是有用的,因为它预测了除多项式模型中通常使用的变量以外的重要变量。在地方和国家层面开展多部门和跨学科的工作,以实现最佳的健康结果。PPO模型的使用与文献中用于确定农民采用策略的规范背道而驰。该模型被证明是有用的,因为它预测了除多项式模型中通常使用的变量以外的重要变量。在地方和国家层面开展多部门和跨学科的工作,以实现最佳的健康结果。PPO模型的使用与文献中用于确定农民采用策略的规范背道而驰。该模型被证明是有用的,因为它预测了除多项式模型中通常使用的变量以外的重要变量。

更新日期:2021-03-31
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