Nordic dairy farmers' threshold for contacting a veterinarian and consequences for disease recording: Mild clinical mastitis as an example

Espetvedt, Mari; Lind, Ann-Kristina; Wolff, Cecilia; Rintakoski, S.; Virtala, Anna-Maija; Lindberg, Ann

doi:10.1016/j.prevetmed.2012.07.014

Research article - Peer-reviewed, 2013

Nordic dairy farmers' threshold for contacting a veterinarian and consequences for disease recording: Mild clinical mastitis as an example

Espetvedt, Mari; Lind, Ann-Kristina; Wolff, Cecilia; Rintakoski, S.; Virtala, Anna-Maija; Lindberg, Ann

Abstract

The varying behavioural intention partly explain the differences in completeness of disease data in the Nordic countries: if farmers have different thresholds for contacting a veterinarian the registered incidence of clinical mastitis will be affected. Knowledge about the importance of attitudes and specific drivers may be useful in any communication about mastitis management in the Nordic countries. (c) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Keywords

Theory of Planned Behaviour; Dairy farming; Mastitis; Disease recording; Attitudes

Published in

Preventive Veterinary Medicine
2013, volume: 108, number: 2-3, pages: 114-124
Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV

Authors' information

Espetvedt, Mari

Lind, Ann-Kristina

Wolff, Cecilia

Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Clinical Sciences

Rintakoski, S.

Virtala, Anna-Maija

University of Helsinki

Lindberg, Ann

National Veterinary Institute (SVA)

UKÄ Subject classification

Other Veterinary Science

Publication Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2012.07.014

URI (permanent link to this page)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/41024