Foot and mouth disease ready? How co-creation of and participation in knowledge development and sharing cantransform relationships between livestock producers and other animal health stakeholders — an Australian case study

    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Manyweathers, Jennifer (author), Maru, Yiheyis (author), Hayes, Lynne (author), Loechel, Barton (author), Kelly, Jennifer (author), Felton, Simone (author), El Hassan, Marwan (author), Kruger, Heleen (author), Woodgate, Rob (author), and Hernandez-Jover, Marta (author)
    Format:
    Journal Article
    Publication Date:
    2022-03-28
    URL:
    https://jcom.sissa.it/archive/21/02/JCOM_2102_2022_A03.pdf
    Published:
    Italy: Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati (SISSA)
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 205 Document Number: D12742
    Journal Title:
    Journal of Science Communication
    Journal Title Details:
    V. 21, I. 2
    Subject Term:
    agricultural policies, communication networks, communication theory, livestock, public attitudes, risk communication, scientific communication, theory, disease control, stakeholders, Australia (Oceania), foot and mouth disease, industrial agriculture, livestock management, farmer participatory research, and agricultural innovation systems framework
    Notes:
    18pgs, Building a strong and trustworthy communication network to report unusual signs of disease will facilitate Australia’s response to a foot and mouth disease (FMD) outbreak. In a four-year study, the FMD Ready Farmer-led surveillance project adopted the Agricultural Innovation Systems (AIS) framework, modelling transformation of how knowledge is co-created, valued, and communicated. The FMD Ready project has highlighted the need for multiple stakeholders’ voices to be heard, and the importance of regulatory bodies to listen. Relationships take time and need to be valued as a necessary tool in a participatory, innovative approach to animal health and disease management.

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