影响北爱尔兰采用羊防治措施的意图的行为因素
Adewale Henry Adenuga1, Paul Crawford2, Aurelie Aubry3
1Economics Research Branch, Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute, Belfast BT9 5PX, UK.
Animals : an open access journal from MDPI
|March 28, 2024
概括
绵羊是北爱尔兰农民的一个重要问题. 农民的态度,感知控制和教育影响他们的意图采取控制措施对这种虫感染.
科学领域:
- 兽医寄生虫学 兽医寄生虫学
- 农业经济学 农业经济学
- 行为科学 行为科学
背景情况:
- 羊,由Psoroptes ovis虫引起,是北爱尔兰的特有病,造成了相当大的经济和福利问题.
- 在历史上,有限的研究在北爱尔兰农业环境中解决了羊控制策略.
- 本研究研究了影响农民采用有效的羊防治措施的心理和行为决定因素.
研究的目的:
- 确定影响农民实施羊皮控制的意图的关键心理和行为因素.
- 提供基于证据的建议,以促进绵羊养殖者的行为变化,以改善疾病管理.
- 为促进一种更可持续的方法来管理北爱尔兰特有绵羊.
主要方法:
- 对来自北爱尔兰126个绵羊养殖场的数据进行定量分析.
- 一个扩展的计划行为理论框架的应用.
- 使用有序逻辑回归进行统计建模.
主要成果:
- 绵羊仍然是北爱尔兰农民的一个重大问题.
- 农民的态度,感知到的行为控制,情绪影响,企业发展小组 (BDG) 成员资格和高等教育水平是采取控制措施的意图的重要预测因素.
- 这些发现突出了可以针对的具体因素,以鼓励采用羊管理策略.
结论:
- 了解农民的心理和行为因素对于有效的羊控制至关重要.
- 促进积极态度和感知控制的干预措施,以及有针对性的教育和群体参与,可以加强对控制措施的采用.
- 这项研究为开发可持续策略提供了基础,以减轻羊在NI羊群中的影响.
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