Parameters | Description | Responses |
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General farm information | Herd size | large or small |
Fattening farm (only pig farms) | yes or no | |
Belong to a company group (only pig farms) | yes or no | |
People movement | Farmer visited other livestock farms | yes or no |
Farm staff commuted from outside | yes or no | |
Veterinarians visited the farm | yes or no | |
Agricultural technicians visited the farm | yes or no | |
Staff of livestock related companies (such as drug companies) visited the farm | yes or no | |
Other livestock farmers visited the farm | yes or no | |
Other people (such as relative and town hall staff) visited the farm | yes or no | |
Vehicle movement | Feed transport vehicles visited the farm | yes or no |
Farmer transported feed by own vehicle | yes or no | |
Carcass transport vehicles visited the farm | yes or no | |
Bedding transport vehicles visited the farm | yes or no | |
Farm management | Farm equipment (such as tractors and roll balers) were shared with other farms | yes or no |
Manure was removed from the farm | yes or no | |
Farm location | Barn has physical barriers (such as a private house and clump of trees) | yes or no |
A forest surrounds the farm | yes or no | |
Housing is located outside the farm | yes or no | |
Barns bordered by a road | yes or no |