Improving the communication between farmers and veterinarians to enhance the acceptability of bovine tuberculosis eradication programmes
Ciaravino, Giovanna (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Sanitat i d'Anatomia Animals)
Espluga, Josep 1964- (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Sociologia)
Moragas Fernández, Carlota (Universitat Rovira i Virgili. Departament d'Estudis de Comunicació)
Capdevila, Arantxa (Universitat Rovira i Virgili. Departament d'Estudis de Comunicació)
Freixa, Vanessa (Associació Obrador Xisqueta Montanyanes)
López i Gelats, Feliu (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals)
Vergne, Timothée (École Nationale Vétérinaire de Toulouse)
Allepuz Palau, Alberto (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Sanitat i d'Anatomia Animals)

Data:	2023
Resum:	France and Spain have been fighting against bovine tuberculosis (bTB) for years, even though new outbreaks continue to appear on both sides of the border, generating misconceptions about the disease and social distrust in the eradication programme and competent authorities. The perceived disease risk and the commitment of all interested parties are key factors for the successful implementation of control programmes, as they might influence the acceptability of recommended measures. Effective communication can contribute to increasing knowledge, trust and stakeholders' engagement, thus ensuring the acceptability of the eradication programme. This study was conducted in Catalonia (Spain) and Pyrenees-Atlantiques (France) in the frame of the INNOTUB project (https://innotub. eu/) to characterise the communication on bTB in the trans-Pyrenees region and provide recommendations to improve it. The communication on bTB was characterised by analysing 153 (Spain) and 66 (France) online freely available texts, publishedbetween 2018 and 2020, through Content Analysis and Critical Metaphor Analysis. Moreover, six farmers and four veterinarians were in-depth interviewed in each area to gather information about the communication on bTB. Interviews were made in original languages and analysed using a qualitative thematic approach. A pilot participatory intervention inspired by the Systematic Tool for Behavioural Assumption Validation and Exploration (STAVE) method was used to develop a list of proposals to improve communication and to promote the creation of territorial networks/committees on bTB prevention and control. It included three focus groups with farmers and veterinarians, a meeting with representatives of the regional veterinary services, and a final deliberative workshop. Results highlight the existence of a controversial debate on bTB and a heterogeneous understanding between stakeholders. Institutional and scientific communication mainly focus on bTB detection and control while other aspects are left in the background. On the contrary, farmers extend their communication to a greater variety of topics. The metaphorical framing strongly differed among actors, while veterinary services and researchers "fight" against bTB and "progress" toward the eradication, farmers place themselves in a framework of "sacrifice" and, particularly in Spain, they play a passive role. The proposals developed by the participants to improve the current communication on bTB included: (i) create participatory meeting spaces to share opinions and information; (ii) improve data accessibility (on epidemiological situations); (iii) develop clearer and written protocols and informative visual material; (iv) redesign the training courses (v) increase the stakeholders' participation in the design of protocols.
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Llengua:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Matèria:	Cattle ; Communication ; Press analysis ; Metaphors ; Participatory methods ; SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
Publicat a:	Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Vol. 220 (2023) , p. 106046, ISSN 1873-1716

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DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2023.106046

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