Poultry farmer response to disease outbreaks in smallholder farming systems
Alexis Delabouglise, Nguyen Thi Le Thanh, Huynh Thi Ai Xuyen, Benjamin Nguyen-Van-Yen, Phung Ngoc Tuyet, Ha Minh Lam, Maciej F. Boni
A cohort study of fifty three small-scale poultry farms in southern Vietnam reveals that when outbreaks occur with symptoms similar to highly pathogenic avian influenza, farmers respond by sending their chickens to market early, potentially exacerbating the effects of the outbreak.
eLife · Aug 25, 2020Peer-reviewedSystems Biology