Table 3 Visitors’ level of contact with animals
From: A survey of visitors on Swedish livestock farms with reference to the spread of animal diseases
Type of visitor | Type of contact | Total number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Direct contact | In stable | On farm | |||||
n | % | n | % | n | % | ||
Professional visitors | |||||||
Milk truck (driver) | 3 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.2 | 1592 | 99.6 | 1598 |
Temporary employee | 502 | 80.4 | 58 | 9.3 | 64 | 10.3 | 624 |
Animal transporter (live or for slaughter) | 197 | 40.6 | 112 | 23.1 | 176 | 36.3 | 485 |
Feed truck (driver) | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 2.3 | 341 | 97.7 | 349 |
AI-technician | 301 | 88.0 | 20 | 5.8 | 21 | 6.1 | 342 |
Other type of professional visit | 82 | 27.6 | 72 | 24.2 | 143 | 48.1 | 297 |
Repairman | 25 | 8.8 | 97 | 34.0 | 163 | 57.2 | 285 |
Veterinarian | 240 | 85.4 | 29 | 10.3 | 12 | 4.3 | 281 |
Transporter of dead stock | 4 | 4.7 | 4 | 4.7 | 78 | 90.7 | 86 |
Salesman | 1 | 1.2 | 18 | 22.2 | 62 | 76.5 | 81 |
Production advisor | 17 | 34.0 | 8 | 16.0 | 25 | 50.0 | 50 |
Hoof trimmer | 32 | 97.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3.0 | 33 |
Inspector from municipality or county | 8 | 29.6 | 11 | 40.7 | 8 | 29.6 | 27 |
Sheep shearer | 15 | 93.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6.3 | 16 |
Sample collector (control programme) | 7 | 58.3 | 4 | 33.3 | 1 | 8.3 | 12 |
Non-professional visitors | |||||||
Other visits | 151 | 12.1 | 318 | 25.4 | 781 | 62.5 | 1250 |
Neighbours | 103 | 15.4 | 157 | 23.4 | 411 | 61.3 | 671 |
Customers in farm shop | 2 | 2.4 | 4 | 4.9 | 76 | 92.7 | 82 |
Field trip | 21 | 37.5 | 22 | 39.3 | 13 | 23.2 | 56 |
“Stay on a farm” | 7 | 24.1 | 1 | 3.4 | 21 | 72.4 | 29 |