Socio-Psychological and External Factors Influencing Biosecurity Compliance in U.S. Poultry Farming.

ABSTRACT: Understanding why poultry farmers follow or neglect biosecurity practices is key to improving communication about the control of infectious and notifiable diseases like avian influenza. This study explored how socio-psychological, demographic, and contextual factors influence biosecurity compliance among U.S. poultry farmers. A questionnaire distributed at a poultry industry event yielded 67 responses from farmers, which were analyzed using a multivariable logistic regression with backward elimination. The predictors of high biosecurity tested included perceived outbreak impact, farming experience, and reliance on different information sources to form opinions on disease control. The final model showed that farmers who perceived that a disease outbreak would have a low impact were signific

SUBMITTER: Moura P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12567621 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature