Veterinarians’ Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Associated with Bovine Viral Diarrhoea Virus Control and Prevention in South-East Australia
In Australia, the responsibility and associated costs for the control and prevention of Bovine Viral Diarrhoea Virus (BVDV) rest solely with producers. Veterinarians provide producers with farm-specific options for BVDV management and support BVDV control and elimination in their region. We surveyed...
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| author | Claire McMorrow Allan J. Gunn Shahid Khalfan Marta Hernandez-Jover Victoria J. Brookes |
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| description | In Australia, the responsibility and associated costs for the control and prevention of Bovine Viral Diarrhoea Virus (BVDV) rest solely with producers. Veterinarians provide producers with farm-specific options for BVDV management and support BVDV control and elimination in their region. We surveyed veterinarians to determine their knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) associated with BVDV control in south-east Australia. We found that veterinarians’ recommendations do not always align with producers’ control measures. Veterinarians were uncertain about BVDV prevalence and the proportion of producers using BVDV control measures in their regions. Veterinarians generally promoted biosecurity and vaccination, and were concerned about the welfare and additional disease risks associated with persistently infected (PI) cattle. Veterinarians highlighted concerns about disease risks associated with a previously undocumented practice in which producers collect blood from PI cattle to administer to BVDV naïve cattle; termed “vampire vaccination” in this study. A greater understanding of the burden, impact and economics of BVDV is needed to align veterinarians’ and producers’ KAP to improve BVDV management on farms, and more appreciation of veterinarians’ and producers’ values is needed before BVDV control could be implemented at a regional or country level. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-56cc0ba7bec648b7b012b27a3090b80a2023-11-20T13:21:43ZengMDPI AGAnimals2076-26152020-09-01109163010.3390/ani10091630Veterinarians’ Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Associated with Bovine Viral Diarrhoea Virus Control and Prevention in South-East AustraliaClaire McMorrow0Allan J. Gunn1Shahid Khalfan2Marta Hernandez-Jover3Victoria J. Brookes4School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, NSW 2650, AustraliaSchool of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, NSW 2650, AustraliaSchool of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, NSW 2650, AustraliaSchool of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, NSW 2650, AustraliaSchool of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, NSW 2650, AustraliaIn Australia, the responsibility and associated costs for the control and prevention of Bovine Viral Diarrhoea Virus (BVDV) rest solely with producers. Veterinarians provide producers with farm-specific options for BVDV management and support BVDV control and elimination in their region. We surveyed veterinarians to determine their knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) associated with BVDV control in south-east Australia. We found that veterinarians’ recommendations do not always align with producers’ control measures. Veterinarians were uncertain about BVDV prevalence and the proportion of producers using BVDV control measures in their regions. Veterinarians generally promoted biosecurity and vaccination, and were concerned about the welfare and additional disease risks associated with persistently infected (PI) cattle. Veterinarians highlighted concerns about disease risks associated with a previously undocumented practice in which producers collect blood from PI cattle to administer to BVDV naïve cattle; termed “vampire vaccination” in this study. A greater understanding of the burden, impact and economics of BVDV is needed to align veterinarians’ and producers’ KAP to improve BVDV management on farms, and more appreciation of veterinarians’ and producers’ values is needed before BVDV control could be implemented at a regional or country level.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/9/1630bovine viral diarrhoea virusAustraliacontrolpersistently infectedwelfare |
| spellingShingle | Claire McMorrow Allan J. Gunn Shahid Khalfan Marta Hernandez-Jover Victoria J. Brookes Veterinarians’ Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Associated with Bovine Viral Diarrhoea Virus Control and Prevention in South-East Australia Animals bovine viral diarrhoea virus Australia control persistently infected welfare |
| title | Veterinarians’ Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Associated with Bovine Viral Diarrhoea Virus Control and Prevention in South-East Australia |
| title_full | Veterinarians’ Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Associated with Bovine Viral Diarrhoea Virus Control and Prevention in South-East Australia |
| title_fullStr | Veterinarians’ Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Associated with Bovine Viral Diarrhoea Virus Control and Prevention in South-East Australia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Veterinarians’ Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Associated with Bovine Viral Diarrhoea Virus Control and Prevention in South-East Australia |
| title_short | Veterinarians’ Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Associated with Bovine Viral Diarrhoea Virus Control and Prevention in South-East Australia |
| title_sort | veterinarians knowledge attitudes and practices associated with bovine viral diarrhoea virus control and prevention in south east australia |
| topic | bovine viral diarrhoea virus Australia control persistently infected welfare |
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