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
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Livestock Research Instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationSwedish University of Agricultural Sciencesen
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Greenwichen
cg.contributor.affiliationNational Institute of Veterinary Epidemiology and Disease Informatics, Indiaen
cg.contributor.affiliationUppsala Universityen
cg.contributor.crpAgriculture for Nutrition and Health
cg.contributor.donorIndian Council of Agricultural Researchen
cg.contributor.donorGovernment of Indiaen
cg.coverage.countryIndia
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2IN
cg.coverage.regionAsia
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Asia
cg.creator.identifierRam Pratim Deka: 0000-0002-8120-224X
cg.creator.identifierDelia Grace: 0000-0002-0195-9489
cg.creator.identifierJohanna Lindahl: 0000-0002-1175-0398
cg.creator.identifierUlf Magnusson: 0000-0002-7087-6820
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1080/20008686.2020.1769531en
cg.isijournalISI Journalen
cg.issn2000-8686en
cg.issue1en
cg.journalInfection Ecology and Epidemiologyen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.subject.ilriANIMAL DISEASESen
cg.subject.ilriANIMAL PRODUCTIONen
cg.subject.ilriBRUCELLOSISen
cg.subject.ilriDAIRYINGen
cg.subject.ilriZOONOTIC DISEASESen
cg.volume10en
dc.contributor.authorDeka, Ram Pratimen
dc.contributor.authorMagnusson, Ulfen
dc.contributor.authorGrace, Deliaen
dc.contributor.authorShome, R.en
dc.contributor.authorLindahl, Johanna F.en
dc.date.accessioned2020-06-08T17:11:52Zen
dc.date.available2020-06-08T17:11:52Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/108408
dc.titleKnowledge and practices of dairy farmers relating to brucellosis in urban, peri-urban and rural areas of Assam and Bihar, Indiaen
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
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audienceScientistsen
dcterms.available2020-05-31
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
dcterms.issued2020-01-01
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0
dcterms.publisherInforma UK Limiteden
dcterms.subjectbrucellosisen
dcterms.subjectdairyingen
dcterms.subjectanimal productionen
dcterms.subjectzoonosesen
dcterms.subjectepidemiologyen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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