Swine Owner Survey on Transboundary Animal Disease Prevention
Amy Barkley, Livestock Specialist
Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock and Field Crops Program
The University of Vermont is inviting livestock farmers to a national-level survey on transboundary animal disease prevention, to gather behavioral attitudes that drive the adoption of biosecurity at the farm level.
The livestock industry is vulnerable to threats of an infectious outbreak of diseases, such as the foot-and-mouth disease and the African swine fever. These diseases are of a national and international threat to animal farming and have dire economic consequences. Decision making and human behavior at the farm level are at the heart of disease prevention, management and control.
The survey takes around 15 minutes to complete and to compensate for your time on a successful completion of the survey, you will be entered into a draw for a chance to win a $20 Amazon gift card.
Your participation is important!
Follow this link to the Survey: https://qualtrics.uvm.edu/jfe/form/SV_6ExXkJNwOii9jYG
If you have any questions please contact Richmond Baye:
Richmond Silvanus Baye
PhD Candidate | Research Assistant
SDPEG | CDAE | University of Vermont
Email: richmond.baye@uvm.edu
Phone: 802-310-7434
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