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>TO RFPORT OR NOT TO REPORT: OPINIONS AND ATTITUDES OF DUTCH PIG FARMERS AND VETERINARY PRACTITIONERS REGARDING CLINICAL SITUATIONS POSSIBLY CAUSED BY A NOTIFIABLE PIG DISEASE
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TO RFPORT OR NOT TO REPORT: OPINIONS AND ATTITUDES OF DUTCH PIG FARMERS AND VETERINARY PRACTITIONERS REGARDING CLINICAL SITUATIONS POSSIBLY CAUSED BY A NOTIFIABLE PIG DISEASE
Outbreaks of notifiable animal diseases, such as classical swine fever (CSF), have severe consequences and rapid identification is needed. Delayed reporting of a suspect situation will seriously hamper the eradication after introduction into a free country. CSF-diagnosis based solely on clinical signs is difficult because they are often unfamiliar to farmers and vets and because signs may vary considerably depending on age of the animals and virus strain virulence. Farmers and vets are sometimes reluctant to report early clinical signs due to lack of specificity (signs may be caused by other pig diseases). The purpose of this study was to investigate opinions and attitudes of pig farmers and vets regarding (reluctance to) report clinically suspect situations caused by a notifiable disease.
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