Table 3 Knowledge and Practices of the buffalo keepers of Delhi, India
S.N. | Risk Factors | Yes % | No % | Sometimes % | Don’t Know % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Drink raw milk | 38 | 59 | 3 | 0 |
2 | Milk the animal | 60 | 35 | 5 | 0 |
3 | Sleeping in Animal Sheds | 79 | 11 | 10 | 0 |
4 | Assisting Animal Birth | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5 | History of abortion in [3rd trimester] on farm | 21 | 79 | 0 | 0 |
6 | Disposed aborted fetus with naked hands | 24 | 76 | 0 | 0 |
7 | Incidence of retained placenta | 20 | 70 | 10 | 0 |
8 | Disposed placenta with naked hands | 27 | 73 | 0 | 0 |
9 | Applying raw milk on cracked lips | 22 | 71 | 7 | 0 |
10 | Vaccination of animals | 37 | 35 | 15 | 13 |
11 | Isolation of sick animals | 32 | 68 | 0 | 0 |
12 | Can you acquire disease from your cattle | 37 | 38 | 25 | 0 |
13 | Applied Intrauterine medication with naked hands after abortion | 45 | 50 | 5 | 0 |
14 | Use of disinfectant to clean cattle shed | 13 | 85 | 2 | 0 |
15 | Blood test before buying the animal | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
16 | Do you rear goat and sheep with Buffalo and cow? | 0 | 98 | 2 | 0 |
17 | Have you heard of Brucellosis? | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 |