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Economic perspectives on farm biosecurity: stakeholder challenges and livestock species considerations

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Title: Economic perspectives on farm biosecurity: stakeholder challenges and livestock species considerations
Authors: Mehmedi, Blerta, Iatrou, Ana Maria, Yildiz, Ramazan, Lamont , K, Rodrigues da Costa, Maria, De Nardi, Marco, Allepuz, Alberto, Niine, Tarmo, Niemi, Jarkko K., Saegerman, Claude
Source: Mehmedi, B, Iatrou, A M, Yildiz, R, Lamont , K, Rodrigues da Costa, M, De Nardi, M, Allepuz, A, Niine, T, Niemi, J K & Saegerman, C 2025, 'Economic perspectives on farm biosecurity: stakeholder challenges and livestock species considerations', Agriculture (Switzerland), vol. 15, 2288. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture15212288
Publication Year: 2025
Subject Terms: biosecurity, financial motivation, cost-benefit evaluation, risk-based schemes, stakeholder education, /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/zero_hunger, name=SDG 2 - Zero Hunger
Description: Livestock farm biosecurity is crucial for animal health and economic sustainability. This paper synthesises evidence and stakeholder insights on why biosecurity adoption remains uneven across species and production systems, while outlining practical driv-ers to improve uptake. Perceived high costs, labour/time burdens, and uncertain bene-fits suppress private investment, while poorly designed indemnities can create moral hazard. Conversely, targeted subsidies, risk-based insurance, and market standards (e.g. certification and procurement) can incentivise implementation. Knowledge and trust gaps, especially in smallholder and backyard settings, further limit compliance; participatory, and context-specific training led by field veterinarians consistently out-performs top-down messaging. Simple, low-cost “easy wins”, tiered checklists, and de-cision-support tools help embed routines and demonstrate the value of biosecurity. In-tegrating clear cost–benefit evidence, incentive-based tools, and co-designed training can transform biosecurity from a perceived cost into a resilient, profitable practice that delivers public-good benefits for animal health, trade, and One Health across Europe and beyond.
Document Type: article in journal/newspaper
File Description: application/pdf
Language: English
Relation: info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/eissn/2077-0472
DOI: 10.3390/agriculture15212288
Availability: https://pure.sruc.ac.uk/en/publications/20fdbcc6-627b-4371-a8c1-8ba7f7c1f0c9
https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture15212288
https://pure.sruc.ac.uk/ws/files/103365916/agriculture-15-02288-v2.pdf
Rights: info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess ; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Accession Number: edsbas.5A6A5046
Database: BASE
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Abstract:Livestock farm biosecurity is crucial for animal health and economic sustainability. This paper synthesises evidence and stakeholder insights on why biosecurity adoption remains uneven across species and production systems, while outlining practical driv-ers to improve uptake. Perceived high costs, labour/time burdens, and uncertain bene-fits suppress private investment, while poorly designed indemnities can create moral hazard. Conversely, targeted subsidies, risk-based insurance, and market standards (e.g. certification and procurement) can incentivise implementation. Knowledge and trust gaps, especially in smallholder and backyard settings, further limit compliance; participatory, and context-specific training led by field veterinarians consistently out-performs top-down messaging. Simple, low-cost “easy wins”, tiered checklists, and de-cision-support tools help embed routines and demonstrate the value of biosecurity. In-tegrating clear cost–benefit evidence, incentive-based tools, and co-designed training can transform biosecurity from a perceived cost into a resilient, profitable practice that delivers public-good benefits for animal health, trade, and One Health across Europe and beyond.
DOI:10.3390/agriculture15212288