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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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country instituteen_US
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research instituteen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Livestock Research Instituteen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationSwedish University of Agricultural Sciencesen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Greenwichen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationNational Institute of Veterinary Epidemiology and Disease Informatics, Indiaen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationUppsala Universityen_US
cg.contributor.crpAgriculture for Nutrition and Healthen_US
cg.contributor.donorIndian Council of Agricultural Researchen_US
cg.contributor.donorGovernment of Indiaen_US
cg.coverage.countryIndiaen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2INen_US
cg.coverage.regionAsiaen_US
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Asiaen_US
cg.creator.identifierRam Pratim Deka: 0000-0002-8120-224Xen_US
cg.creator.identifierDelia Grace: 0000-0002-0195-9489en_US
cg.creator.identifierJohanna Lindahl: 0000-0002-1175-0398en_US
cg.creator.identifierUlf Magnusson: 0000-0002-7087-6820en_US
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1080/20008686.2020.1769531en_US
cg.isijournalISI Journalen_US
cg.issn2000-8686en_US
cg.issue1en_US
cg.journalInfection Ecology and Epidemiologyen_US
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen_US
cg.subject.ilriANIMAL DISEASESen_US
cg.subject.ilriANIMAL PRODUCTIONen_US
cg.subject.ilriBRUCELLOSISen_US
cg.subject.ilriDAIRYINGen_US
cg.subject.ilriZOONOTIC DISEASESen_US
cg.volume10en_US
dc.contributor.authorDeka, Ram Pratimen_US
dc.contributor.authorMagnusson, Ulfen_US
dc.contributor.authorGrace, Deliaen_US
dc.contributor.authorShome, R.en_US
dc.contributor.authorLindahl, Johanna F.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-06-08T17:11:52Zen_US
dc.date.available2020-06-08T17:11:52Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/108408en_US
dc.titleKnowledge and practices of dairy farmers relating to brucellosis in urban, peri-urban and rural areas of Assam and Bihar, Indiaen_US
dcterms.abstractBackground: 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.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.audienceScientistsen_US
dcterms.available2020-05-31en_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationDeka, R.P., Magnusson, U., Grace, D., Shome, R. and Lindahl, J.F. 2020. Knowledge and practices of dairy farmers relating to brucellosis in urban, peri-urban and rural areas of Assam and Bihar, India. Infection Ecology & Epidemiology 10(1): 1769531.en_US
dcterms.issued2020-01-01en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0en_US
dcterms.publisherInforma UK Limiteden_US
dcterms.subjectbrucellosisen_US
dcterms.subjectdairyingen_US
dcterms.subjectanimal productionen_US
dcterms.subjectzoonosesen_US
dcterms.subjectepidemiologyen_US
dcterms.typeJournal Articleen_US

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