Knowledge and practices of dairy farmers relating to brucellosis in urban, peri-urban and rural areas of Assam and Bihar, India

Background Brucellosis is one of the most common zoonotic diseases in the world. This study aimed at assessing farmers’ knowledge about brucellosis as well as practices relevant to transmission of brucellosis and their associated determinants. Results Few farmers knew about brucellosis (3.4%, n = 18...

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Autores principales:	Ram Pratim Deka, Ulf Magnusson, Delia Grace, Rajeswari Shome, Johanna F. Lindahl
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Publicado:	Taylor & Francis Group 2020
Materias:	brucellosis zoonotic disease dairy production india farmers’ awareness Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:198beb9fe99c4fc38d60c0628a3901b22021-11-04T15:00:43ZKnowledge and practices of dairy farmers relating to brucellosis in urban, peri-urban and rural areas of Assam and Bihar, India2000-868610.1080/20008686.2020.1769531https://doaj.org/article/198beb9fe99c4fc38d60c0628a3901b22020-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20008686.2020.1769531https://doaj.org/toc/2000-8686Background Brucellosis is one of the most common zoonotic diseases in the world. This study aimed at assessing farmers’ knowledge about brucellosis as well as practices relevant to transmission of brucellosis and their associated determinants. Results Few farmers knew about brucellosis (3.4%, n = 18) and its zoonotic importance (0.8%, n = 4). Knowledge about brucellosis was higher for farmers with a larger herd size (p < 0.001) and fully using a stall-fed system (p < 0.001). Training on dairy cattle management (p < 0.001), training on animal disease (p < 0.01), consultation with veterinarians (p < 0.001) and farms being in urban areas (p < 0.01) were also significantly positively associated with knowledge about brucellosis. No significant association was observed between farmers’ knowledge about brucellosis and state, family size, education, age or gender of the farmers. Farmers knowledge about brucellosis was significantly associated with certain practices that include use of disinfectant while cleaning farms (p < 0.05), animal movement (p < 0.01), introduction of new animals (p < 0.05) and raw milk consumption (p < 0.05). The study did not find any association between knowledge about brucellosis and method of disposal of aborted materials, personal hygiene and quarantine practices. Conclusion More interaction with veterinarians and training on animal management may be an important tool for generating awareness among the farming community for reducing transmission of the disease.Ram Pratim DekaUlf MagnussonDelia GraceRajeswari ShomeJohanna F. LindahlTaylor & Francis Grouparticlebrucellosiszoonotic diseasedairy productionindiafarmers’ awarenessInfectious and parasitic diseasesRC109-216ENInfection Ecology & Epidemiology, Vol 10, Iss 1 (2020)
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spellingShingle	brucellosis zoonotic disease dairy production india farmers’ awareness Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 Ram Pratim Deka Ulf Magnusson Delia Grace Rajeswari Shome Johanna F. Lindahl Knowledge and practices of dairy farmers relating to brucellosis in urban, peri-urban and rural areas of Assam and Bihar, India
description	Background Brucellosis is one of the most common zoonotic diseases in the world. This study aimed at assessing farmers’ knowledge about brucellosis as well as practices relevant to transmission of brucellosis and their associated determinants. Results Few farmers knew about brucellosis (3.4%, n = 18) and its zoonotic importance (0.8%, n = 4). Knowledge about brucellosis was higher for farmers with a larger herd size (p < 0.001) and fully using a stall-fed system (p < 0.001). Training on dairy cattle management (p < 0.001), training on animal disease (p < 0.01), consultation with veterinarians (p < 0.001) and farms being in urban areas (p < 0.01) were also significantly positively associated with knowledge about brucellosis. No significant association was observed between farmers’ knowledge about brucellosis and state, family size, education, age or gender of the farmers. Farmers knowledge about brucellosis was significantly associated with certain practices that include use of disinfectant while cleaning farms (p < 0.05), animal movement (p < 0.01), introduction of new animals (p < 0.05) and raw milk consumption (p < 0.05). The study did not find any association between knowledge about brucellosis and method of disposal of aborted materials, personal hygiene and quarantine practices. Conclusion More interaction with veterinarians and training on animal management may be an important tool for generating awareness among the farming community for reducing transmission of the disease.
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author	Ram Pratim Deka Ulf Magnusson Delia Grace Rajeswari Shome Johanna F. Lindahl
author_facet	Ram Pratim Deka Ulf Magnusson Delia Grace Rajeswari Shome Johanna F. Lindahl
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title	Knowledge and practices of dairy farmers relating to brucellosis in urban, peri-urban and rural areas of Assam and Bihar, India
title_short	Knowledge and practices of dairy farmers relating to brucellosis in urban, peri-urban and rural areas of Assam and Bihar, India
title_full	Knowledge and practices of dairy farmers relating to brucellosis in urban, peri-urban and rural areas of Assam and Bihar, India
title_fullStr	Knowledge and practices of dairy farmers relating to brucellosis in urban, peri-urban and rural areas of Assam and Bihar, India
title_full_unstemmed	Knowledge and practices of dairy farmers relating to brucellosis in urban, peri-urban and rural areas of Assam and Bihar, India
title_sort	knowledge and practices of dairy farmers relating to brucellosis in urban, peri-urban and rural areas of assam and bihar, india
publisher	Taylor & Francis Group
publishDate	2020
url	https://doaj.org/article/198beb9fe99c4fc38d60c0628a3901b2
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Knowledge and practices of dairy farmers relating to brucellosis in urban, peri-urban and rural areas of Assam and Bihar, India

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