English Pig Farmers' Knowledge and Behaviour towards African Swine Fever Suspicion and Reporting.

ABSTRACT: African swine fever (ASF) is a notifiable, virulent swine disease, and is a major threat to animal health and trade for many European Union (EU) countries. Early detection of the introduction of ASF virus is of paramount importance to be able to limit the potential extent of outbreaks. However, the timely and accurate reporting of ASF primary cases strongly depends on how familiar pig farmers are with the clinical signs, and their motivation to report the disease. Here, an online questionnaire survey was conducted between December 2014 and April 2015 to investigate English pig farmers' knowledge and behaviour towards ASF in terms of clinical suspicion and reporting. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was used to identify factors influencing the two variables of interest: 1) farmers

SUBMITTER: Guinat C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5042443 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature