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- Arthi Amalraj (UGent) , Hilde Van Meirhaeghe, Anne-Christine Lefort, Nathalie Rousset, Justine Grillet, Annick Spaans, Aitor Devesa, Sandra Sevilla-Navarro, Giuditta Tilli, Alessandra Piccirillo, Artur Zbikowski, Laszlo Kovacs, Maria Kovacs-Weber, Ilias Chantziaras (UGent) and Jeroen Dewulf (UGent)
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- Poultry producers' attitudes towards biosecurity practices were assessed by using the ADKAR (R) (Awareness, Desire, Knowledge, Ability, and Reinforcement) behavioral change model. Conventional poultry producers (n = 155) from different production types including broilers (n = 35), layers (n = 22), breeders (n = 24), turkeys (n = 19), ducks (n = 23), free-range broilers (n = 11), free-range layers (n = 11), and hatcheries (n = 10) from seven European countries were scored for each ADKAR element (1 = total absence to 5 = perfect fulfilment). Each country performed selected interventions (e.g., coaching, participatory meetings, etc.) to improve biosecurity compliance. After the interventions, significant change was observed in three of the four attitude elements. The overall mean scores (x<overline> +/- SD) obtained during the initial assessment (n = 130) were 4.2 +/- 0.6 for Awareness, 4.1 +/- 0.7 for Desire, 3.8 +/- 0.8 for Knowledge, and 4.0 +/- 0.7 for Ability, whereas after intervention, the scores were A = 4.3 +/- 0.6, D = 4.2 +/- 0.7, K = 4.1 +/- 0.7, and Ab = 4.1 +/- 0.7. The Reinforcement component was only evaluated after the change and obtained a score of 3.7 +/- 0.7 on average. Identifying the elements influencing poultry producers and their behavior related to farm management decisions was useful in guiding our educational interventions to effectively change their behavior.
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- ADKAR (R) model, biosecurity, education, Europe, poultry, AVIAN INFLUENZA, RISK-FACTORS, FARMERS ATTITUDES, CHICKEN FARMS, BROILER FARMS, DAIRY FARMERS, PERCEPTIONS, MANAGEMENT, DISEASE, BIOCHECK.UGENT
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Please use this url to cite or link to this publication: http://hdl.handle.net/1854/LU-01J2BXEFV82VNMMY5CMX10FPH0
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- Amalraj, Arthi, et al. “Factors Affecting Poultry Producers’ Attitudes towards Biosecurity.” ANIMALS, edited by Velmurugu Ravindran, vol. 14, no. 11, MDPI, 2024, doi:10.3390/ani14111603.
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- Amalraj, A., Van Meirhaeghe, H., Lefort, A.-C., Rousset, N., Grillet, J., Spaans, A., … Dewulf, J. (2024). Factors affecting poultry producers’ attitudes towards biosecurity. ANIMALS, 14(11). https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14111603
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- Amalraj, Arthi, Hilde Van Meirhaeghe, Anne-Christine Lefort, Nathalie Rousset, Justine Grillet, Annick Spaans, Aitor Devesa, et al. 2024. “Factors Affecting Poultry Producers’ Attitudes towards Biosecurity.” Edited by Velmurugu Ravindran. ANIMALS 14 (11). https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14111603.
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- Amalraj, Arthi, Hilde Van Meirhaeghe, Anne-Christine Lefort, Nathalie Rousset, Justine Grillet, Annick Spaans, Aitor Devesa, Sandra Sevilla-Navarro, Giuditta Tilli, Alessandra Piccirillo, Artur Zbikowski, Laszlo Kovacs, Maria Kovacs-Weber, Ilias Chantziaras, and Jeroen Dewulf. 2024. “Factors Affecting Poultry Producers’ Attitudes towards Biosecurity.” Ed by. Velmurugu Ravindran. ANIMALS 14 (11). doi:10.3390/ani14111603.
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- 1.Amalraj A, Van Meirhaeghe H, Lefort A-C, Rousset N, Grillet J, Spaans A, et al. Factors affecting poultry producers’ attitudes towards biosecurity. Ravindran V, editor. ANIMALS. 2024;14(11).
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