A Detailed Questionnaire for the Evaluation of Health Management in Dairy Sheep and Goats.

ABSTRACT: The objective of this work was to develop, use and present a detailed questionnaire for the evaluation of health management in dairy small ruminants; it includes 442 questions organised in seven sections: general, infrastructure, animals, production characteristics, health management, nutrition, human resources. Consistency of replies was evaluated in 27 farmers, interviewed twice. Inconsistent replies were given by all farmers to 30 different questions (Cronbach's coefficient alpha: 0.987). Then, interviews were performed in 444 farms around Greece. Mean duration of an interview was 63.6 min. Clarifications were requested by 273 farmers to 22 different questions (maximum per farmer: 8). The experience of the investigator, the primary language of farmers and asking clarifications by the fa

SUBMITTER: Lianou DT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7552296 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature