A case study on the opinion of smallholder cattle farmers regarding biosecurity policy in Bone Regency, South Sulawesi Province


V S Lestari, - and D P Rahardja, - and S N Sirajuddin, - (2022) A case study on the opinion of smallholder cattle farmers regarding biosecurity policy in Bone Regency, South Sulawesi Province. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science.

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Biosecurity is a measure used by cattle farmers in the prevention of infectious diseases transmission to provide healthy meat to consumers while remaining eco-friendly. Therefore, this study aims at determining the opinions ofsmallholder cattle farmersregarding biosecurity policies in Bone Regency. This study was conducted in 2021, with a total of 115 beef cattle farmers selected through purposive sampling. The primary and secondary data sources were obtained by observation and in-depth interviews using a questionnaire. Also, the data were processed using the SPSS software version 23 and analyzed descriptively. The results show that biosecurity is essential (79.13%) and should be implemented to improve animal health (47.83%). In addition, 85.22% of beef cattle farmers agreed to apply biosecurity with the aid of proper guidance while 93.04% were willing to join the animal health service.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: S Agriculture > SF Animal culture
Depositing User: - Andi Anna
Date Deposited: 06 Apr 2022 02:08
Last Modified: 06 Apr 2022 02:08
URI: http://repository.unhas.ac.id:443/id/eprint/15235

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