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Best practice versus farm practice : perspectives of lecturers and students at agricultural colleges in England on management of lameness in sheep
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Clifton, Rachel, Reeves, Michelle, Kaler, Jasmeet and Green, Laura E. (2020) Best practice versus farm practice : perspectives of lecturers and students at agricultural colleges in England on management of lameness in sheep. Journal of Rural Studies, 74 . pp. 67-75. doi:10.1016/j.jrurstud.2019.11.014 ISSN 0743-0167.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2019.11.014
Abstract
We use the concepts of trust and knowledge to explore translation of scientific evidence about treatment of ovine footrot to students studying at agricultural colleges. We explore the role of different forms of trust (companion, competence and commitment) in facilitating relationships between students and informants. We also investigate how students acquire knowledge, and how this influences their practices for treating footrot. We find that despite being taught evidence-based practice (antibiotic treatment and no foot trimming) at college, most students would still use traditional farm practice (foot trimming) to treat footrot. Students develop tacit knowledge of traditional practices from farmers whilst working on sheep farms and these farmers have a strong influence on students' practices; students have high levels of companion trust for “known farmers". College lecturers who demonstrate competence gain students' trust, but where this does not occur there is a failure in communication between lecturer and student. Students acquire explicit classroom knowledge of evidence-based practice at college because there is limited practical experiential learning. This explicit knowledge is typically insufficient to change behaviour, unless students trust their lecturer. Our findings indicate that farming experience dominates over classroom experience and so college education alone will not ensure uptake of evidence-based practice.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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| Subjects: | S Agriculture > S Agriculture (General) S Agriculture > SF Animal culture |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Life Sciences (2010- ) | ||||||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Agricultural students , Footrot in sheep , Sheep -- Diseases -- Treatment, Lameness in sheep -- Prevention | ||||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Rural Studies | ||||||||
| Publisher: | Pergamon | ||||||||
| ISSN: | 0743-0167 | ||||||||
| Official Date: | February 2020 | ||||||||
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| Volume: | 74 | ||||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 67-75 | ||||||||
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2019.11.014 | ||||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||||
| Date of first compliant deposit: | 29 November 2019 | ||||||||
| Date of first compliant Open Access: | 26 November 2021 | ||||||||
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