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- The study evaluated the implementation, reasons for non-implementation, and perceived effectiveness of biosecurity measures (BMs) in Italian poultry farms by surveying 67 stakeholders (farmers and advisors) across various poultry sectors from April to September 2021.* * Results showed a relatively high level of BM implementation (66.97% for advisors and 81.14% for farmers), with the breeder sector having the highest adherence at 85.71%. However, many respondents cited "not knowing advantages" and "other/specific reasons" as barriers to implementation.* * Perception of effectiveness varied, with only 31.09% of farmers believing that the BMs they did not implement were effective, while 61.02% of
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The level of implementation of biosecurity measures (BMs), the reasons for not implementing BMs and the effectiveness of BMs were assessed according to the perceptions of stakeholders (i.e., farmers and advisors) in Italian poultry farms. For this purpose, data were collected using a questionnaire administered to advisors ( = 37) and farmers ( = 30) of conventional broiler ( = 13) and layer ( = 13), free-range broiler ( = 8) and layer ( = 10), turkey ( = 13), duck ( = 3) and breeder ( = 7) farms between April and September 2021. The frequency of the implementation of BMs was 66.97% and 81.14% according to the answers provided by the advisors and farmers, respectively, with the breeder sector showing the highest level of implementation (85.71%). "Not knowing advantages" (21.49% for advisors) and "other/specific reasons" (21.49% for advisors and 38.32% for farmers) were the most common answers regarding the lack of implementation of BMs for all poultry sectors. Only 31.09% of farmers acknowledged the effectiveness of not-implemented BMs in contrast to 61.02% of advisors, with the layers' stakeholders being the most aware. The findings of this study may be useful for identifying failures in biosecurity and failures to develop intervention strategies to fulfil the biosecurity gaps still present in Italian poultry farms.
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