Journal article
Evaluation of a biological risk management tool on large western United States dairies
Journal of dairy science, Vol.93(9), pp.4096-4104
09/2010
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/104956
PMID: 20723684
Abstract
Critical to changing biosecurity practices on the farm is an individual assessment of those practices contributing to disease transmission. The purpose of this project was to assess, implement, and refine a biological risk management survey for use on large western United States dairy farms. Assessment tools developed by Iowa State University Center for Food Security and Public Health (Ames, IA) were refined using a focus group process and by testing them on 40 dairy herds in California. Each question was evaluated using standard criteria and producer responses. Some survey questions required refinement for clarity and others were considered unnecessary. New questions were added based on a biosecurity literature review, resulting in a new set of questions that can be used by extension educators and food animal veterinarians to help identify disease risk areas and educate dairy producers.
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- Title
- Evaluation of a biological risk management tool on large western United States dairies
- Creators
- D.A Moore - Veterinary Medicine Extension, and Department of Population Health and Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California Davis, 95616D.A Leach - Veterinary Medicine Extension, and Department of Population Health and Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California Davis, 95616D Bickett-Weddle - Center for Food Security and Public Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames 50012K Andersen - University of California Cooperative Extension, ANR, Davis 95616A.R Castillo - University of California Cooperative Extension, ANR, Davis 95616C.A Collar - University of California Cooperative Extension, ANR, Davis 95616G Higginbotham - University of California Cooperative Extension, ANR, Davis 95616N Peterson - University of California Cooperative Extension, ANR, Davis 95616B Reed - University of California Cooperative Extension, ANR, Davis 95616M.L Hartman - Veterinary Medicine Extension, and Department of Population Health and Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California Davis, 95616
- Publication Details
- Journal of dairy science, Vol.93(9), pp.4096-4104
- Academic Unit
- Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Department of
- Publisher
- Elsevier Inc
- Identifiers
- 99900546854701842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article