Improving the communication between farmers and veterinarians to enhance the acceptability of bovine tuberculosis eradication programmes
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2023ISSN
1873-1716
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France and Spain have been fighting against bovine tuberculosis (bTB) for years, even though new outbreaks
continue to appear on both sides of the border, generating misconceptions about the disease and social distrust in
the eradication programme and competent authorities. The perceived disease risk and the commitment of all
interested parties are key factors for the successful implementation of control programmes, as they might influence
the acceptability of recommended measures. Effective communication can contribute to increasing
knowledge, trust and stakeholders’ engagement, thus ensuring the acceptability of the eradication programme.
This study was conducted in Catalonia (Spain) and Pyrenees-Atlantiques (France) in the frame of the INNOTUB
project (https://innotub.eu/) to characterise the communication on bTB in the trans-Pyrenees region and provide
recommendations to improve it. The communication on bTB was characterised by analysing 153 (Spain) and 66
(France) online freely available texts, published between 2018 and 2020, through Content Analysis and Critical
Metaphor Analysis. Moreover, six farmers and four veterinarians were in-depth interviewed in each area to
gather information about the communication on bTB. Interviews were made in original languages and analysed
using a qualitative thematic approach. A pilot participatory intervention inspired by the Systematic Tool for
Behavioural Assumption Validation and Exploration (STAVE) method was used to develop a list of proposals to
improve communication and to promote the creation of territorial networks/committees on bTB prevention and
control. It included three focus groups with farmers and veterinarians, a meeting with representatives of the
regional veterinary services, and a final deliberative workshop. Results highlight the existence of a controversial
debate on bTB and a heterogeneous understanding between stakeholders. Institutional and scientific communication
mainly focus on bTB detection and control while other aspects are left in the background. On the
contrary, farmers extend their communication to a greater variety of topics. The metaphorical framing strongly
differed among actors, while veterinary services and researchers “fight” against bTB and “progress” toward the
eradication, farmers place themselves in a framework of “sacrifice” and, particularly in Spain, they play a passive
role. The proposals developed by the participants to improve the current communication on bTB included: (i)
create participatory meeting spaces to share opinions and information; (ii) improve data accessibility (on
epidemiological situations); (iii) develop clearer and written protocols and informative visual material; (iv)
redesign the training courses (v) increase the stakeholders’ participation in the design of protocols.
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Anglès
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63 - Agricultura. Silvicultura. Zootècnia. Caça. Pesca
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Elsevier
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Ciaravino, G., Espluga, J., Moragas-Fernández, C., Capdevila, A., Freixa, V., López-i-Gelats, F., Vergne, T., Allepuz, A. (2023) Improving the communication between farmers and veterinarians to enhance the acceptability of bovine tuberculosis eradication programmes. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 220, num: 106046. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2023.106046
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