Little, R.A. orcid.org/0000-0002-7732-157X, Wheeler, K. and Edge, S. (2017) Developing a risk-based trading scheme for cattle in England: farmer perspectives on managing trading risk for bovine tuberculosis. Veterinary Record, 180 (6). p. 148. ISSN 0042-4900
Abstract
This paper examines farmer attitudes towards the development of a voluntary risk-based trading scheme for cattle in England as a risk mitigation measure for bovine tuberculosis (bTB). The research reported here was commissioned to gather evidence on the type of scheme that would have a good chance of success in improving the information farmers receive about the bTB risk of cattle they buy. Telephone interviews were conducted with a stratified random sample of 203 cattle farmers in England, splitting the interviews equally between respondents in the high-risk area and low-risk area for bTB. Supplementary interviews and focus groups with farmers were also carried out across the risk areas. Results suggest a greater enthusiasm for a risk-based trading scheme in low-risk areas compared with high-risk areas and among members of breed societies and cattle health schemes. Third-party certification of herds by private vets or the Animal and Plant Health Agency were regarded as the most credible source, with farmer self-certification being favoured by sellers, but being regarded as least credible by buyers. Understanding farmers’ attitudes towards voluntary risk-based trading is important to gauge likely uptake, understand preferences for information provision and to assist in monitoring, evaluating and refining the scheme once established.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2017 British Veterinary Association. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Veterinary Record. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. | ||||||
Keywords: | Bovine tuberculosis; Cattle; Disease control; Biosecurity; Risk-based trading | ||||||
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield | ||||||
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Geography (Sheffield) | ||||||
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Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield | ||||||
Date Deposited: | 20 Jan 2017 12:46 | ||||||
Last Modified: | 30 Jun 2023 08:53 | ||||||
Status: | Published | ||||||
Publisher: | BMJ Publishing Group | ||||||
Refereed: | Yes | ||||||
Identification Number: | https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.103522 |