Richens I F, Hobson-West P, Brennan M L, Hood Z, Kaler J, Green M, Wright N, Wapenaar W
School of Veterinary Medicine and Science, The University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Sutton Bonington, College Road, Leicestershire, LE12 5RD, UK.
Independent Scholar, Nottingham, UK.
Vet Rec. 2016 Oct 22;179(16):410. doi: 10.1136/vr.103822. Epub 2016 Sep 14.
The use of vaccines in the cattle industry is widespread; however, there is limited published guidance for use by decision-makers such as farmers and vets. To best support vets in advising dairy farmers on the optimisation of vaccination strategies, it is important to understand how and why vets make decisions about recommending the vaccination of cattle. The objective of this study was to explore in-depth farm animal vets' motivators and barriers to the implementation of vaccination strategies on British dairy farms. Semistructured interviews were conducted with 15 vets. Results indicated that vets have a positive attitude towards the use of vaccination and have few barriers to advising its implementation. Vets appear to group farmers into three 'character types'. This characterisation influences the vet-farmer relationship and how the vet communicates with the farmer. Vets required evidence of disease or a risk of disease as a motivator to advise vaccination. However, this seemed to be sometimes overruled by a risk-averse attitude; resulting in vaccination being advised 'just in case'. Crucially, the need for resources to support and build on the vet-farmer relationship is highlighted as an area requiring further exploration in order to optimise vaccination strategies on farm.
疫苗在养牛业中的使用非常广泛；然而，针对农民和兽医等决策者的已发表使用指南却很有限。为了更好地支持兽医为奶农提供有关优化疫苗接种策略的建议，了解兽医如何以及为何做出关于推荐牛只接种疫苗的决策非常重要。本研究的目的是深入探讨农场动物兽医在英国奶牛场实施疫苗接种策略的动机和障碍。对15名兽医进行了半结构化访谈。结果表明，兽医对疫苗接种的使用持积极态度，并且在建议实施疫苗接种方面几乎没有障碍。兽医似乎将农民分为三种“性格类型”。这种分类影响了兽医与农民的关系以及兽医与农民的沟通方式。兽医需要疾病证据或疾病风险作为建议接种疫苗的动机。然而，这有时似乎会被规避风险的态度所否决；导致建议接种疫苗“以防万一”。至关重要的是，为了优化农场的疫苗接种策略，需要进一步探索的一个领域是强调支持和建立兽医与农民关系所需的资源。
