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FACTORS INFLUENCING BIOSECURITY ADOPTION ON LAYING HEN FARMERS [PDF]

Journal of the Indonesian Tropical Animal Agriculture, 2012
The present study was undertaken to identify factors that influences biosecurity adoption on laying hen farmers in Sidrap district, South Sulawesi. This district was choosen because beside it was famous as the center of laying hen farms, it was also as ...
V.S. Lestari, A. Natsir, S.N. Sirajuddin, K. Kasim, H.M. Ali, Saadah, Mawardi   +6 more
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Biosecurity practices and their determining factors in commercial layer chickens in selected regions of Tanzania

BMC Veterinary Research
Introduction Biosecurity measures are crucial for controlling infectious diseases in poultry farms. It involves all measures aiming at preventing disease-causing agents from entering the farm (external biosecurity) and those measures practiced with the ...
Siha Mdemu, Augustine B. Matondo, Jens Peter Christensen, Ahmed E. Amasha, Helena A. Ngowi, Erica Westwood, Sunday O. Ochai, Hezron E. Nonga, Kristina Osbjer, Robinson H. Mdegela   +9 more
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Use of conjoint analysis to weight biosecurity practices on pasture-based dairy farms to develop a novel audit tool—BioscoreDairy

Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Risk assessments are important tools to identify deficits in biosecurity management practices. A major strength of some existing tools is that they facilitate cross-country comparisons.
Siobhan M. O Donovan, Siobhan M. O Donovan, Conor G. McAloon, Conor G. McAloon, Luke O'Grady, Timothy Geraghty, Alison Burrell, Marie-Claire McCarthy, John Donlon, Jamie A. Tratalos, John F. Mee   +10 more
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Evaluation of Internal and External Biosecurity Measures and Their Association with Mycoplasma gallisepticum Infection in Broiler Farms in Khartoum State, Sudan [PDF]

Journal of Applied Veterinary Sciences
The present study was conducted to investigate the internal and external biosecurity levels and their association with Mycoplasma gallisepticum infection in broiler farms in Khartoum State, Sudan. Sixty-six broiler farms were selected. A questionnaire of
Mortada Elhassan, Lamyia M.A., Sanaa Enan, Adil Salman, Elniema Mustafa   +4 more
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The adoption of biosecurity measures and its influencing factors in Bangladeshi layer farms

Discover Sustainability
Developing nations like Bangladesh are particularly vulnerable to poultry diseases, notably Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza. Adopting biosecurity approaches that assist farms in disease control and prevention can decrease the industry-wide ...
Mohammad Jahangir Alam, Ismat Ara Begum, Md. Abdullah Al Mamun, Md. Asif Iqbal, Andrew M. McKenzie   +4 more
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Decision-making in livestock biosecurity practices amidst environmental and social uncertainty: Evidence from an experimental game.

PLoS ONE, 2019
Livestock industries are vulnerable to disease threats, which can cost billions of dollars and have substantial negative social ramifications. Losses are mitigated through increased use of disease-related biosecurity practices, making increased ...
Scott C Merrill, Christopher J Koliba, Susan M Moegenburg, Asim Zia, Jason Parker, Timothy Sellnow, Serge Wiltshire, Gabriela Bucini, Caitlin Danehy, Julia M Smith   +9 more
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Biosecurity measures for the prevention of African swine fever on German pig farms: comparison of farmers’ own appraisals and external veterinary experts’ evaluations

Porcine Health Management
Background Since its first introduction into the German wild boar population in 2020, African swine fever (ASF) has been spreading slowly from the eastern border westwards and has been introduced into eight domestic pig farms thus far.
Leonie Klein, Ursula Gerdes, Sandra Blome, Amely Campe, Elisabeth grosse Beilage   +4 more
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Higher biosecurity level was associated with reduced risk of Danish dairy cattle farms becoming test-positive for Salmonella Dublin in a nested case–control study

Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Salmonella Dublin (S. Dublin) is a cattle-adapted bacterium with enzootic occurrence in cattle populations of many countries. Preventing the spread of S.
Lars Pedersen, Lars Pedersen, Hans Houe, Erik Rattenborg, Liza Rosenbaum Nielsen   +4 more
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Gene Therapy and Biosecurity

Molecular Therapy, 2007
The gene therapy field holds tremendous promise of curing or preventing a myriad of diseases. Gene therapy is by nature translational, and investigators in the field are committed to the betterment of human, animal, and plant health. Indeed, most researchers in the biological sciences would like to see their research results put to beneficent use ...
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Plant biosecurity and One Health: government and industry roles as risk creators and mitigators

One Health Outlook
The One Health concept highlights the interconnectedness of human, animal, and environmental health and places significant importance on plant biosecurity.
John I. Alawneh, Mohammad Mahmudul Hassan, James Camac, Lois Ransom, James Planck, Susan C. Porchun, Michael Reid, Rachel Chay   +7 more
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