Animal health as a function of farmer personality and attitude: using the HEXACO model of personality structure to predict farm-level seropositivity for <i>Fasciola hepatica</i> and <i>Ostertagia ostertagi</i> in dairy cows.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Infections with Fasciola hepatica and Ostertagia ostertagi impinge upon dairy cow health and welfare and represent a major economic factor in livestock industry. Control measures largely rely on the use of anthelminthic drugs. However, reports of anthelmintic resistance necessitate sustainable approaches. Farmer characteristics such as attitude and personality are crucial for the implementation of control strategies and on-farm practices.

Methods

In the present study, the HEXACO (Honesty-Humility, Emotionality, eXtraversion, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, Openness to experience) model of personality structure, which conceptualizes human personality, was used to evaluate the relationship of farmer aspects with on-farm bulk tank milk seropositivit

SUBMITTER: Leinmueller M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11479864 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature