| Danish dairy farmers' perceptions and attitudes related to calf-management in situations of high versus no calf mortality. | |
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PMID: 19303152 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Calf mortality has remained at a high (risk approximately 7%) in Denmark, despite much knowledge disseminated to farmers. We conducted a qualitative interview to explore calf managers' perception of their own management and working situation, and how this related to calf mortality problems in their herds. Twenty-eight calf managers from herds with either no (NO) or high (HI; 17-31%) calf mortality in 2004 were included in the study. We used our judgement to create a model of the inter-relationships among the attitudes that seemed most different between the two groups of farmers. 'Flexible time,' (for activities such as management of crisis or unexpected events) was crucial; it allowed the farmer to intervene immediately at first sign of a crisis. Our interpretation suggests that focus on the farmers time planning and structure of everyday activities is, therefore, a key to understanding and solving problems related to calf disease and mortality. An important distinction between the groups was whether the calf manager had a basic belief that calf mortality is a permanent crisis that has to be expected to be present on a dairy farm. Previous experience in solving disease and mortality problems in calves had a strong positive influence on this belief. We suggest that the issues of empowerment and flexible time management be explored further to assist dairy-calf raisers. |
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Authors:
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Mette Vaarst; Jan Tind Sørensen |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2009-03-19 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Preventive veterinary medicine Volume: 89 ISSN: 1873-1716 ISO Abbreviation: Prev. Vet. Med. Publication Date: 2009 May |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-04-06 Completed Date: 2009-07-22 Revised Date: 2009-10-26 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8217463 Medline TA: Prev Vet Med Country: Netherlands |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 128-33 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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University of Aarhus, Institute for Animal Health, Welfare and Nutrition, P.O. Box 50, Tjele DK-8830, Denmark. Mette.Vaarst@agrsci.dk |
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Animal Husbandry
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methods* Animals Animals, Newborn / growth & development Cattle Cattle Diseases / mortality* Dairying / methods* Denmark Female Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice* Interviews as Topic Male Pregnancy Risk Factors |
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