Biosecurity is essential to prevent the introduction and spread of pathogens and to preserve the health of farmed animals. While there is a consensus about the importance of biosecurity, the implementation of additional/reinforced measures by farmers in compliance with recommendations is often not consistent.
SAFOSO is involved in a project that aims to provide policy makers and educators with a deeper understanding of how to use social sciences to design targeted biosecurity promotion campaigns. This project is a collaboration with Institute for Infectious Animal Diseases(IIAD), a member of the Texas A&M University System and Texas A&M AgriLife Research.
SAFOSO is mainly assisting IIAD in the development of a social network analysis of the US poultry sector and in the investigation of the relevant socio-psychological factors that may determine the adoption of biosecurity measures.
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