Awareness and perceived value of economic information in controlling somatic cell count

Veterinary Record - Tập 166 Số 9 - Trang 263-267 - 2010
M.A.P.M. van Asseldonk1, Reint Jan Renes2, T.J.G.M. Lam3, H. Hogeveen4
1Institute for Risk Management in Agriculture and Agricultural Economics Research Institute, Wageningen University and Research Centre, PO Box 8130, 6706 KN Wageningen, The Netherlands.
2Wageningen University and Research Centre; Hollandseweg 1 6706 KN Wageningen The Netherlands
3Dutch Udder Health Centre (UGCN); PO Box 2030 7420 AA Deventer The Netherlands
4Department of Farm Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, PO Box 80151, 3508 TD Utrecht, the Netherlands

Tóm tắt

A survey of dairy farmers assessed whether they were aware of the potential production and economic benefits of adopting and implementing efficient practices to control somatic cell count (SCC), and whether providing them with additional information on projected economic losses on a regular basis might motivate them to implement enhanced control programmes. In‐depth interviews revealed that the majority of the dairy farmers perceived cow‐specific and herd‐specific projected losses due to elevated SCCs, as not very relevant to them. Farmers considered that SCC was already monitored regularly at individual cow level, which provided them with adequate information to support decision‐making. The farmers justified their actions with regard to SCC control in terms of their intention to manage the problem, and their belief in whether their efforts would be successful. Actions were rationalised in a specific context comprising the intertwined notions of intentions and efficacy beliefs.

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Veterinary Record

Tập 166 Số 9

263-267

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