PMID: 9537105Apr 16, 1998Paper

Introduction of BHV1 on dairy farms. Risk assessment by cattle farmers and veterinarians

Tijdschrift Voor Diergeneeskunde
G van SchaikG Benedictus

Abstract

A study is being carried out at Wageningen Agricultural University together with, among others, the Animal Health Service to determine the possibilities and economic consequences of a more closed farming system for (Dutch) dairy farms. Three identical workshops, held in the evening, were organized as part of the study. The opinion of farmers and their veterinarians on the importance of risk factors for the introduction of diseases on a farm was determined, using Bovine Herpes Virus type 1 (BHV1) as an example. In total, 27 farmers and 13 veterinarians participated in the workshops and completed a computerized questionnaire that was based on Adapted Conjoint Analysis (ACA). The results of the farmers and veterinarians were compared. Both farmers and veterinarians seemed well aware of the risk of direct animal contacts for introduction of BHV1. Farmers thought visitors to be of more risk than veterinarians. By making use of information obtained from the ACA workshops, it will be possible to improve the advice given to different groups in the dairy sector.

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