Biosecurity; Internet; World Café; communication; review; webpage; Veterinary (all)
Abstract :
[en] Although many websites provide biosecurity information, there is no structured guidance on what constitutes an effective biosecurity website. This study aimed to understand what is a good biosecurity website for farmers and veterinarians, and to what extent different websites meet the proposed good features. The study included three steps: i) A World Café activity was conducted to identify the features of a "good" biosecurity website. ii) A sample of biosecurity websites was identified through an online survey and generative artificial intelligence and then screened by researchers. iii) The main improvement needs of biosecurity websites were detected by comparing the screened websites with the features of a "good" biosecurity website. Based on the World Café, the features of a good biosecurity website targeted to farmers were ease of use, cost-free access, availability in local languages and content including, for example, biosecurity lessons with media, examples of farm practices, biosecurity guidelines, self-evaluation tests of person's knowledge and farm's biosecurity level, and news about disease outbreaks and regulations. A good website for veterinarians should contain more detailed protocols, guidelines and tools than a website for farmers, and resources for creating biosecurity plans and enhancing veterinarian-farmer communication. The depth and breadth of information available on the screened websites varied. Most websites had a limited number of "good" features present. The comparison step suggested that the greatest improvement potential among the websites was in adding information on how to communicate about biosecurity, biosecurity's costs and benefits, self-evaluation tests, and videos and illustrations about biosecurity measures.
Disciplines :
Veterinary medicine & animal health
Author, co-author :
Yildiz, Ramazan; Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, Burdur, Türkiye. Electronic address: ramazanyildiz@mehmetakif.edu.tr
Batikas, Georgios; Laboratory of Animal Production and Environmental Protection, School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124, Greece. Electronic address: batikas@vet.auth.gr
Iatrou, Anna Maria; Department of Agriculture, University of Western Macedonia, 53100 Florina, Greece. Electronic address: aff01897@uowm.gr
Allepuz, Alberto; Department of Animal Health and Anatomy, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain. Electronic address: Alberto.Allepuz@uab.cat
Mehmedi, Blerta; Faculty of Agriculture and Veterinary, University of Prishtina, 10000 Kosova, Kosovo. Electronic address: blerta.mehmedi@uni-pr.edu
Gecaj, Rreze M; Faculty of Agriculture and Veterinary, University of Prishtina, 10000 Kosova, Kosovo. Electronic address: rreze.gecaj@uni-pr.edu
De Nardi, Marco; Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences (DIMEVET), Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, 40064 Ozzano dell'Emilia (BO), Italy. Electronic address: marco.denardi@unibo.it
Toppari, Ina; Animal Health ETT r.a., P.O.Box 221, FI-60101 Seinäjoki, Finland. Electronic address: ina.toppari@ett.fi
Wielick, Constance ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Fundamental and Applied Research for Animals and Health (FARAH) > FARAH: Santé publique vétérinaire
Saegerman, Claude ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des maladies infectieuses et parasitaires (DMI) > Epidémiologie et analyse des risques appliqués aux sciences vétérinaires
Filippitzi, Maria-Eleni; Animal Production, Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece. Electronic address: mefilippi@vet.auth.gr
Niine, Tarmo; Estonian University of Life Sciences, Institute of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Chair of Veterinary Biomedicine and Food Hygiene, Tartu, Estonia. Electronic address: tarmo.niine@emu.ee
Niemi, Jarkko K; Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), Kampusranta 9, FI-60320 Seinäjoki, Finland,. Electronic address: jarkko.niemi@luke.fi
European Commission European Cooperation in Science and Technology
Funding text :
This publication is based on work from COST action CA20103 , \u201CBiosecurity enhanced through training evaluation and raising awareness (BETTER),\u201D supported by European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST). COST action is funded by the European Union . The authors thank the participants of World Caf\u00E9 activities and persons who contributed to the testing and development of the survey or answered to the survey.
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