Lianou Daphne T, Chatziprodromidou Ioanna P, Vasileiou Natalia G C, Michael Charalambia K, Mavrogianni Vasia S, Politis Antonis P, Kordalis Nikos G, Billinis Charalambos, Giannakopoulos Alexios, Papadopoulos Elias, Giannenas Ilias, Ioannidi Katerina S, Katsafadou Angeliki I, Gougoulis Dimitris A, Lacasta Delia, Caroprese Mariangela, Fthenakis George C
Veterinary Faculty, University of Thessaly, 43100 Karditsa, Greece.
Medical School, University of Patras, 26504 Patras, Greece.
Animals (Basel). 2020 Aug 24;10(9):1489. doi: 10.3390/ani10091489.
The objective of this work was to develop, use and present a detailed questionnaire for the evaluation of health management in dairy small ruminants; it includes 442 questions organised in seven sections: general, infrastructure, animals, production characteristics, health management, nutrition, human resources. Consistency of replies was evaluated in 27 farmers, interviewed twice. Inconsistent replies were given by all farmers to 30 different questions (Cronbach's coefficient alpha: 0.987). Then, interviews were performed in 444 farms around Greece. Mean duration of an interview was 63.6 min. Clarifications were requested by 273 farmers to 22 different questions (maximum per farmer: 8). The experience of the investigator, the primary language of farmers and asking clarifications by the farmers affected the duration of the interview. The questionnaire can be used for research work in the field, to record details in the farms under study. In accord with the needs of a particular study, it can be modified, by adding more specific questions or omitting others deemed of less importance. Moreover, it can also be used for routine monitoring purposes, as a useful means to record and maintain details of farms during clinical work. To the best of our knowledge, the questionnaire is the most extensive and detailed one available internationally for dairy small ruminants.
这项工作的目的是开发、使用并展示一份用于评估奶用小型反刍动物健康管理的详细问卷；它包含442个问题，分为七个部分：一般情况、基础设施、动物、生产特性、健康管理、营养、人力资源。对27位农民进行了两次访谈，以评估回答的一致性。所有农民对30个不同问题的回答不一致（克朗巴哈系数α：0.987）。然后，在希腊各地的444个农场进行了访谈。一次访谈的平均时长为63.6分钟。273位农民就22个不同问题要求进行了澄清（每位农民最多8个）。调查人员的经验、农民的主要语言以及农民要求澄清的情况影响了访谈时长。该问卷可用于该领域的研究工作，以记录所研究农场的详细情况。根据特定研究的需要，可以通过添加更具体的问题或省略其他被认为不太重要的问题来进行修改。此外，它还可用于常规监测目的，作为临床工作中记录和维护农场详细情况的有用手段。据我们所知，该问卷是国际上现有针对奶用小型反刍动物最全面、最详细的问卷。
