Knowledge, Attitudes and Behavior of Farmers towards Foot and Mouth Disease Outbreak

Abstract

This study examines the degree of knowledge, attitudes, and behavior of cattle farmers regarding Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD), which is a common health problem in cattle and can cause significant economic losses.The objective of this study was to determine the degree of knowledge of farmers regarding the disease as well as the extent to which farmers practice good attitudes and behaviors regarding the prevention and control of the disease.This study was conducted using observation, survey and interview methods with 101 cattle farmers in Gowa district using purposive sampling.The Likert scale was used with a scale of 1, 2, and 3 for know/always/agree, doubtful/rarely/less agree and don't know/never/disagree.This type of research is descriptive quantitative.Data were analyzed descriptively in the form of averages, frequencies and percentages.The results showed that the level of knowledge was medium category, the attitudes was low category and the behavior of beef cattle farmers about foot and mouth disease was in the high category.It can be concluded that training, guidance and support for cattle farmers to prevent FMD outbreaks were important.

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