Irish dairy farmers' engagement with animal health surveillance services: Factors influencing sample submission.

摘要: A high-quality animal health surveillance service is required to inform policy and decision-making in food-animal disease control, substantiate claims regarding national status for the early detection of exotic or emerging diseases. In Ireland, Department Agriculture, Food Marine provides partially subsidized testing farm samples postmortem examinations Irish agriculture sector (farmers) at 6 regional veterinary laboratories (RVL) throughout country. Diagnoses data from these submissions are recorded reported monthly annually enable monitoring surveillance. a passive model, both practitioner farmer play vital role sample submission by determining which cases sent laboratory diagnostic testing. This paper identified factors influencing dairy farmers' decisions submit carcasses RVL. Behavioral determinants where professionals concerned has been studied previously; however, limited work among farmers. study conducted qualitative analyses farmers relevant an RVL examine herd-level characteristics that submitted The biographical narrative interpretive method was used interview 5 case-study who were classified nonsubmitters, medium, high submitters based on proportion on-farm mortalities 2016. obtained interviews supplemented triangulated through focus groups. thematically analyzed described qualitatively. addition, quantitative analysis undertaken. Data herds within catchment area central extracted, multivariable logistic regression model constructed relationship between those none submitted. Results show farmer's primary influence laboratory. Similarly, type incident, logistical issues with transporting laboratory, peers, presence alternative private laboratories, fear government involvement key group data. Herd size as factor submission. herd increased levels expansion positively correlated odds submission, whereas distance negatively associated These results identify main use services health, signaling how may be made more attractive makers potentially wider cohort users.