Risk Attitudes Affect Livestock Biosecurity Decisions With Ramifications for Disease Control in a Simulated Production System

Risk Attitudes Affect Livestock Biosecurity Decisions With Ramifications for Disease Control in a Simulated Production System

Hog producers' operational decisions can be informed by an awareness of risks associated with emergent and endemic diseases. Outbreaks of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv) have been re-occurring every year since the first onset in 2013 with substantial losses across the hog production supp...

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Main Authors: Gabriela Bucini, Scott C. Merrill, Eric Clark, Susan M. Moegenburg, Asim Zia, Christopher J. Koliba, Serge Wiltshire, Luke Trinity, Julia M. Smith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Subjects:
agent-based models
disease transmission
biosecurity
risk attitude
human behavior
porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv)
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fvets.2019.00196/full

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