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Table 1 Studies of Herd Related Issues that have Applied Biological, Economic and Managerial Perspectives

From: When counting cattle is not enough: multiple perspectives in agricultural and veterinary research

Study

Main perspective

Subject

Method

Hansen, Hegrenes, Larsen, Sehested, & Stokstad, 2005

Biological Economic

Financial impact of technical herd performance indicators

Mathematical and statistical modelling

Kristensen, Østergaard, Krogh, & Enevoldsen, 2007

Biological Economic

Financial impact of technical herd performance indicators

Mathematical modelling

Kristensen & Enevoldsen, 2008

Managerial

Farmers’ goals, beliefs attitudes and behaviour

Interviews and survey

Kristensen, Nielsen, Jensen, Vaarst, & Enevoldsen, 2008

Biological Managerial

Risk for metritis. Veterinarians perceptions and decision making

Interviews combined with quantitative analysis of herd data

Jansen, van den Borne, Renes, van Schaik, Lam, & Leeuwis, 2009

Biological Managerial

Farmers’ attitudes and behaviour

Survey

Lastein, Vaarst, & Enevoldsen, 2009

Managerial

Veterinarians’ perceptions and decision making

Field observations and interviews

Vaarst & Tind Sørensen, 2009

Biological Managerial

Dairy farmers’ perceptions and attitudes related to calf management

Semi-structured interviews

Van Asseldonk, Renes, Lam, & Hogeveen, 2010

Managerial

Farmers’ perceptions, intentions, actions and decision makings

Interviews