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October 16, 2025Veterinary Medicine and ScienceOpen Access

Smallholder Farmer's Knowledge and Practice Towards Farm Biosecurity Measures to Prevent Infectious Diseases in Bahir Dar City, Ethiopia

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BMBirhan Agmas MitikuAGAyele Adugna GedifewTATemsegen Sendekie Ayalew

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Overview

Observational analysis shows good biosecurity knowledge in 40% of smallholder farmers, implying gender and education play key roles.

Key Points

  • About 40% of smallholder farmers demonstrated good knowledge of biosecurity measures, indicating a need for greater awareness.
  • Nearly 50% of the assessed farms achieved good biosecurity practice scores, revealing gaps in implementation across farms.
  • Multivariable analysis identified education, gender, and occupation as significant risk factors influencing biosecurity knowledge and practices.
  • Integrating biosecurity education into farming practices may enhance livestock productivity and economic stability for smallholder farmers.

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Mitiku et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68f147cc724575985c3fd314https://doi.org/10.1002/vms3.70651
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