Institute for Risk Management in Agriculture and Agricultural Economics Research Institute, Wageningen University and Research Centre, PO Box 8130, 6706 KN Wageningen, The Netherlands.
Vet Rec. 2010 Feb 27;166(9):263-7. doi: 10.1136/vr.b4713.
A survey of dairy farmers assessed whether they were aware of the potential production and economic benefits of adopting and implementing efficient practices to control somatic cell count (SCC), and whether providing them with additional information on projected economic losses on a regular basis might motivate them to implement enhanced control programmes. In-depth interviews revealed that the majority of the dairy farmers perceived cow-specific and herd-specific projected losses due to elevated SCCs, as not very relevant to them. Farmers considered that SCC was already monitored regularly at individual cow level, which provided them with adequate information to support decision-making. The farmers justified their actions with regard to SCC control in terms of their intention to manage the problem, and their belief in whether their efforts would be successful. Actions were rationalised in a specific context comprising the intertwined notions of intentions and efficacy beliefs.
一项针对奶农的调查评估了他们是否意识到采用和实施控制体细胞计数 (SCC) 的有效措施的潜在生产和经济效益，以及定期向他们提供有关预计经济损失的额外信息是否可能促使他们实施强化控制计划。深入访谈显示，大多数奶农认为由于 SCC 升高而导致的牛个体和牛群特定的预计损失与他们关系不大。农民们认为 SCC 已经在个体牛水平上定期监测，这为他们提供了足够的信息来支持决策。农民们以管理问题的意图以及对其努力是否会成功的信念为理由，为其 SCC 控制措施进行了辩护。这些行动是在一个具体的背景下合理化的，该背景包含意图和效能信念的交织概念。
