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dc.contributor.author | Matope, Gift | - |
dc.contributor.author | Mosalagae, Diphetogo | - |
dc.contributor.author | Pfukenyi, Davies Mubika | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2012-03-13T07:36:20Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2012-03-13T07:36:20Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2011 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Mosalagae, D., Pfukenyi, D.M., Matope, G., 2011. Milk producers’ awareness of milk-borne zoonoses in selected smallholder and commercial dairy farms of Zimbabwe. Tropical Animal Health and Production, 43:733-739. | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 0049-4747 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10646/675 | - |
dc.description | Pre-print to the Original article in SpringerLink: http://www.springerlink.com/ | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | A cross-sectional questionnaire-based study was conducted to assess milk producers’ awareness of milk-borne zoonoses in selected smallholder and commercial dairy farms of Zimbabwe. The questionnaire was designed to obtain information on dairy breeds, milk production, dairy farmers’ knowledge and awareness of zoonoses with particular emphasis on milk-borne zoonoses and farmers’ behavioural practices that may lead to increased risk of milk-borne zoonoses transmission. A total of 119 dairy farmers were interviewed and 41.5% were aware of milk-borne zoonoses with a significantly (P<0.01) higher percentage of commercial dairy farmers (65.0%) being aware compared to smallholder dairy farmers (36.7%). The behavioural practices of dairy farmers observed to increase the risk of milk-borne zoonoses transmission were; consumption of raw milk (68.1%), sale of raw milk to the local public (25.2%), lack of cooling facilities by smallholder farmers (98%), and no routine testing (84.9%) and medical check-ups (89.1%) for milk-borne zoonoses. General hygienic and disease control practices need to be integrated in the milk production process particularly at the smallholder level. Awareness, teaching and training programs for smallholder dairy farmers can improve disease control in animals and reduce the public health risk of milk-borne zoonoses. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | SpingerLink (http://www.springerlink.com) | en_US |
dc.subject | Milk-borne zoonoses | en_US |
dc.subject | Milk producers | en_US |
dc.subject | Zimbabwe | en_US |
dc.title | Milk producers’ awareness of milk-borne zoonoses in selected smallholder and commercial dairy farms of Zimbabwe | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
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