Smallholder livestock farmers' knowledge, attitudes, practices and perceptions towards vaccinations: the case of five provinces in South Africa
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2017
TITLE AUTHOR(S): A.Habiyaremye, M.Maziya, Z.Mdlulwa, P.Chaminuka
KEYWORDS: FARMERS, IMMUNIZATION, KNOWLEDGE LEVEL, LIVESTOCK
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 10756
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/13581
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/13581
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Abstract
The main aim of this study was to investigate smallholder farmers' knowledge, attitudes, practices and perceptions (KAPP) towards primary animal healthcare, especially the use of animal vaccine for disease prevention.-
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