Zoonotic Illness Comprehension among Small-Scale Dairy Producers: An In-depth Analysis
Abstract
The cross-sectional study, which included 534 dairy producers, looked at the prevalence of cow zoonotic diseases, their risk factors along with the consequences these illnesses have for animal and human populations. Many issues linked to these disorders were included in the survey. According to the survey, (45.88%) of farmers are, male 65.54% and female 34.45% among the ages of 26 and 50, 29.96% are uneducated yet dairy production generates their yearly revenue of Rs. 50,000–Rs. 100,000,000. Of the dairy producers, 53% had less than 25 cows and 57% had less than 5 years of experience. Additionally, the survey found that 74% and 77% of dairy producers are knowledgeable about zoonotic illnesses and de-worming. Mouth disease (62.0%), Rabies (77.3%) and foot are the two most common zoonotic illnesses that affect 77% of dairy producers. The percentages of people who know the way to use disinfection, the approach to use it for hand washing and how to clean cattle sheds are 45, 78 and 64%, respectively. The percentages of money spent on illness treatment each year/animal/person are 44% and 48%, respectively and range from Rs. 751 to Rs. 1,000. The path of transmission of zoonotic illnesses is known to (43.07%) of the responders. Information came from the media, veterinarians and doctors for 33, 30 and 19% of the population, respectively. Signs of zoonotic infections in cattle were observed in 42% of dairy farmers. Following an analysis of specific knowledge of zoonotic illnesses using the Garrett ranking system, it was shown that 86.34% of people knew about the diseases and their symptoms. It was shown that dairy farmers had a low to medium level of awareness of various zoonotic illnesses, but they were alert of foot and mouth disease rabies disease. This research can be utilized to create a well-coordinated, successful one-health strategy for zoonotic preventive measures.
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