Farmers’ Preferences and Attitudes Toward Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) Vaccination in Vietnam
13/12/18 10:02AM
H. Zhang, H. Kono and S. Kubota. Poster paper prepared for presentation at the EAAE 2014 Congress ‘Agri-Food and Rural Innovations for Healthier Societies’ August 26 to 29 - 2014 Ljubljana Slovenia, 2014.
Abstract: Vietnam is a major pork producing country in
Asia, but the pig farmers’ livelihood is threatened by Porcine Reproductive and
Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS). Although vaccination is the most practical method
of choice for PRRS control, the vaccination percentage is very low. To help
inform PRRS vaccine development and policy, our research employed the choice
experiment (CE) method to assess pig farmers’ attitudes toward and willingness
to pay (WTP) for a PRRS vaccine. The results showed a high positive WTP value
for the PRRS vaccination program in Vietnam. This study provides insight into
the possibility of increasing the PRRS vaccination percentage.
Free full text http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/bitstream/183038/2/EAAEfile.pdf.