作者: Nickala Best , Ramón Menéndez , Grant Rawlin , Robert Suter , Brendan Rodoni
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摘要: In Australia, there has been a perceived stigma surrounding the disease of footrot in sheep for many years. There is documented confusion from producers around clinical footrot, and anecdotally, knowledge what tools are available diagnosis management footrot. When discussing embarrassment denial often encountered due to image having The can be debilitating, both on sheep’s welfare producer’s wellbeing, as it very difficult manage eradicate. Gaining an understanding producer perceptions will help ensure any future actions control in-line with those identified by producers. A combination web-based, manually distributed surveys 45 was conducted. This included closed- open-ended questions, multi check box, Likert scales. Responses were quantified descriptive statistics thematic analysis conducted short answers. results this survey indicate satisfaction diagnostics low, while treatment methods high. also poor general disease, distrust peers when comes correct disease. research addresses gap about producers’ attitudes providing recommendations such simplifying diagnostic message changing wording used encourage culture trust diagnosing managing