Adoption of on-farm feed safety practices among livestock farmers: Evidence from Saudi Arabia
Compliance with feed safety standards and practices on the farm promotes sustainable livestock production and can positively affect the environment and human health. This study aims to examine farmers' on-farm adoption of feed safety practices and determine the differences in adoption according...
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| description | Compliance with feed safety standards and practices on the farm promotes sustainable livestock production and can positively affect the environment and human health. This study aims to examine farmers' on-farm adoption of feed safety practices and determine the differences in adoption according to the socio-economic characteristics of farmers. An online survey was conducted to collect the study data. The study participants consisted of 442 livestock farmers in Riyadh region, Saudi Arabia. The study findings revealed that farmers highly adopted categories of feed purchasing (77.9 %) and feed mixing and distribution (75.05 %), whereas they were considered as a moderate level adoption regarding feed storing (70.9 %). The cluster analysis results showed two main patterns of adoption— “high adopters” and “moderate adopters”—based on the average level of adoption for 25 feed safety practices examined. The cluster of “high adopters” accounted for 59.9 % of the sample and had higher average adoption in all practices examined. The findings revealed that there are significant differences between the two segments of farmers, corresponding to gender, membership in livestock association, extension contact, raising sheep, and feeding system. This study proposes the regular monitoring of farms to ensure strict adherence to feed safety regulations, with the implementation of awareness and capacity development initiatives pertaining to feed safety concerns. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f50db307df214991bbc08f9f94e7f3622023-12-21T07:34:50ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402023-12-01912e22838Adoption of on-farm feed safety practices among livestock farmers: Evidence from Saudi ArabiaMansour H. Al-Mutairi0Khodran Alzahrani1Abdulaziz Thabet Dabiah2Hazem S. Kassem3Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Community, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2460, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Agricultural Extension and Rural Community, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2460, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Agricultural Extension and Rural Community, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2460, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi ArabiaCorresponding author.; Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Community, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2460, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi ArabiaCompliance with feed safety standards and practices on the farm promotes sustainable livestock production and can positively affect the environment and human health. This study aims to examine farmers' on-farm adoption of feed safety practices and determine the differences in adoption according to the socio-economic characteristics of farmers. An online survey was conducted to collect the study data. The study participants consisted of 442 livestock farmers in Riyadh region, Saudi Arabia. The study findings revealed that farmers highly adopted categories of feed purchasing (77.9 %) and feed mixing and distribution (75.05 %), whereas they were considered as a moderate level adoption regarding feed storing (70.9 %). The cluster analysis results showed two main patterns of adoption— “high adopters” and “moderate adopters”—based on the average level of adoption for 25 feed safety practices examined. The cluster of “high adopters” accounted for 59.9 % of the sample and had higher average adoption in all practices examined. The findings revealed that there are significant differences between the two segments of farmers, corresponding to gender, membership in livestock association, extension contact, raising sheep, and feeding system. This study proposes the regular monitoring of farms to ensure strict adherence to feed safety regulations, with the implementation of awareness and capacity development initiatives pertaining to feed safety concerns.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023100466AdoptionAgricultural extensionAnimal healthAnimal nutritionFeed safetyFarmers |
| spellingShingle | Mansour H. Al-Mutairi Khodran Alzahrani Abdulaziz Thabet Dabiah Hazem S. Kassem Adoption of on-farm feed safety practices among livestock farmers: Evidence from Saudi Arabia Heliyon Adoption Agricultural extension Animal health Animal nutrition Feed safety Farmers |
| title | Adoption of on-farm feed safety practices among livestock farmers: Evidence from Saudi Arabia |
| title_full | Adoption of on-farm feed safety practices among livestock farmers: Evidence from Saudi Arabia |
| title_fullStr | Adoption of on-farm feed safety practices among livestock farmers: Evidence from Saudi Arabia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Adoption of on-farm feed safety practices among livestock farmers: Evidence from Saudi Arabia |
| title_short | Adoption of on-farm feed safety practices among livestock farmers: Evidence from Saudi Arabia |
| title_sort | adoption of on farm feed safety practices among livestock farmers evidence from saudi arabia |
| topic | Adoption Agricultural extension Animal health Animal nutrition Feed safety Farmers |
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