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Enticott, G, Maye, Damian 
ORCID: 0000-0002-4459-6630, Ilbery, Brian W, Fisher, Rhiannon and Kirwan, James ORCID: 0000-0002-4626-9940
(2012)
Farmers' confidence in vaccinating badgers against bovine tuberculosis.
Veterinary Record, 170 (8).
p. 204.
doi:10.1136/vr.100079
Abstract
This paper examines UK farmers' levels of confidence in vaccinating badgers against bovine tuberculosis (bTB) and their trust in the Government's ability to deal with bTB. In 2010, a badger vaccine based on the BCG vaccine was licensed following field trials and used as part of the UK Government's Badger Vaccination Deployment Project. A stratified random sample of cattle farmers in five different locations of England was surveyed using a telephone survey to elicit their views of badger vaccination. The survey provided a total of 341 responses with a response rate of 80 per cent. Results suggest that the farmers are cautious about badger vaccination, appearing to be neither overly confident nor unconfident in it. However, the farmers did not reveal high levels of trust in the Government to manage bTB policy or badger vaccination. There were no differences in the levels of confidence or trust between farms that were under bTB restrictions at the time of the survey and those that were not or between farms with historically high levels of bTB. Analysis of principal components suggests that 33 per cent of the farmers accepted badger vaccination, but that acceptance is dependent on the wider social and political environment.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | RISK REGULATION; ANIMAL HEALTH; BIOSECURITY; TRUST |
| Subjects: | G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > G Geography (General) S Agriculture > S Agriculture (General) S Agriculture > SF Animal culture |
| Divisions: | Schools and Research Institutes > Countryside and Community Research Institute |
| Research Priority Areas: | Place, Environment and Community |
| Depositing User: | Anne Pengelly |
| Date Deposited: | 07 Apr 2014 14:58 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Aug 2021 21:27 |
| URI: | https://eprints.glos.ac.uk/id/eprint/443 |
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