Table 2 The frequency (%) and the median intention (Q1;Q3) 1 score of answers to demographic questions, for the herd health programme in which the veterinarian initiates medical treatment (ModuleVet) and the herd health programme in which the farmer may initiate medical treatment (Module2)
Question | Answer | ModuleVet | Module2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Freq (%) | Median intention (Q1;Q3) | Freq (%) | Median intention (Q1;Q3) | ||
Gender of the respondent | Male | 240 (95.6) | 0.5 (0.29;0.63) | 356 (92.7) | 0.63 (0.38;0.75) |
Female | 11 (4.4) | 0.5 (0.25;0.63) | 28 (7.3) | 0.63 (0.44;0.88) | |
Age2 | ≤40 | 62 (25.0) | 0.38 (0.25;0.63) | 163 (42.7) | 0.63 (0.38;0.75) |
>40-≤45 | 31 (12.5) | 0.38 (0.13;0.63) | 80 (20.9) | 0.63 (0.38;0.88) | |
>45-≤50 | 60 (24.2) | 0.5 (0.33;0.63) | 56 (14.7) | 0.63 (0.38;0.63) | |
> 50 | 95 (38.3) | 0.5 (0.38;0.75) | 83 (21.7) | 0.63 (0.38;0.75) | |
Herd size1 | >15-≤100 | 113 (45.9) | 0.5 (0.25;0.75) | 24 (6.4) | 0.56 (0.31;0.69) |
>100-≤150 | 74 (30.1) | 0.46 (0.25;0.5) | 98 (26.0) | 0.63 (0.38;0.75) | |
>150-≤200 | 31 (12.6) | 0.38 (0.13;0.63) | 100 (26.5) | 0.63 (0.38;0.75) | |
>200 | 28 (11.4) | 0.5 (0.13;0.63) | 155 (41.1) | 0.63 (0.38;0.75) | |
Percentage of the household income that comes from the dairy business | <25% | 10 (4.1) | 0.56 (0.5;0.63) | 28 (7.5) | 0.56 (0.31;0.75) |
25% | 6 (2.5) | 0.68 (0.5;0.88) | 9 (2.4) | 0.63 (0.5;0.75) | |
50% | 45 (18.5) | 0.37 (0.25;0.63) | 51 (13.6) | 0.63 (0.38;0.75) | |
75% | 91 (37.8) | 0.5 (0.25;0.63) | 137 (36.5) | 0.5 (0.38;0.71) | |
100% | 91 (37.5) | 0.5 (0.25;0.75) | 150 (40.0) | 0.63 (0.5;0.75) | |
Type of milking system | Pipeline milking | 77 (30.7) | 0.5 (0.25;0.75) | 12 (3.4) | 0.63 (0.38;0.75) |
Robot | 59 (23.5) | 0.38 (0.25;0.5) | 115 (29.7) | 0.5 (0.38;0.71) | |
Milking parlour | 104 (41.4) | 0.46 (0.19;0.63) | 204 (52.7) | 0.63 (0.38;0.75) | |
Milking carrousel | 7 (2.8) | 0.5 (0.25;0.63) | 41 (10.6) | 0.63 (0.5;0.88) | |
Other | 4 (1.6) | 0.38 (0.06;0.68) | 14 (3.6) | 0.44 (0.13;0.63 | |
Stall type | Tie stall | 69 (27.4) | 0.5 (0.38;0.75) | 11 (2.9) | 0.63 (0.38;0.88) |
Free stall with deep bedding | 16 (6.4) | 0.5 (0.13;0.56) | 24 (6.2) | 0.56 (0.25:0.63) | |
Free stall with cubicles | 158 (63.0) | 0.38 (0.25;0.63) | 345 (89.4) | 0. 3 (0.38;0.75) | |
Combination tie stall/free stall | 8 (3.2) | 0.56 (0.38;0.69) | 6 (1.6) | 0.63 (0.63;0.63) | |
How often a milk sample is taken by the farmer and sent for analysis without first consulting a veterinarian | Never | 157 (62.6) | 0.5 (0.25;0.63) | 85 (22.0) | 0.63 (0.38;0.75) |
Sometimes | 57 (22.7) | 0.5 (0.25;0.63) | 158 (40.1) | 0.63 (0.38;0.75) | |
Fairly often | 18 (7.2) | 0.5 (0.38;0.75) | 57 (14.6) | 0.5 (0.38;0.75) | |
Very frequently | 10 (4.0) | 0.44 (0.38;0.63) | 52 (13.3) | 0.63 (0.38;0.63) | |
Always | 9 (3.6) | 0.38 (0.25;0.5) | 37 (9.5) | 0.63 (0.38;0.75) | |
Herd type | Conventional | 215 (86.0) | 0.5 (0.25;0.63) | 391 (100) | 0.63 (0.38;0.75) |
Organic | 35 (14.0) | 0.25 (0.0;0.5) | 0 (0) | - | |
The farmer’s own classification of clinical mastitis incidence in the herd the last year | Very high | 3 (1.2) | 0.5 (0.25;0.88) | 22 (5.7) | 0.63 (0.5,0.88) |
High | 35 (13.9) | 0.5 (0.25;0.63) | 70 (18.0) | 0.63 (0.38,0.75) | |
Medium | 108 (43.0) | 0.5 (0.38;0.63) | 200 (51.7) | 0.63 (0.38,0.75) | |
Low | 77 (30.7) | 0.38 (0.13;0.63) | 86 (22.4) | 0.63 (0.29,0.75) | |
Very low | 28 (11.2) | 0.38 (0.0;0.63) | 9 (2.3) | 0.63 (0.13,0.63) | |
Any non-family employees working with the dairy cows | Yes | 126 (49.8) | 0.5 (0.25;0.63) | 323 (82.9) | 0.63 (0.38;0.75) |
No | 125 (50.2) | 0.5 (0.25;0.63) | 66 (17.1) | 0.63 (0.38;0.75) | |