Table 5 Zoonotic disease prevention measures practiced by farmers raising different livestock species (N = 613)
Prevention measures | Preventive measures for zoonotic disease transmitted from: | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Cattle (%) | Small ruminant (%) | Poultry (%) | |
Bury dead animal | 18.6 (15.7–21.9) | 0.2 (0.02–1.2) | 6.9 (5.1–9.2) |
Not eating the carcass of infected animal | 45.7 (41.8–49.7) | 3.1 (2.0–4.8) | 7.0 (5.2–9.3) |
Hand hygiene | 10.9 (8.7–13.7) | 16.8 (14.0–20.0) | 15.2 (12.5–18.2) |
Treating sick animal | 16.8 (14.0–20.0) | 15.7 (13.0–18.8) | 7.8 (5.9–10.3) |
Quarantine the sick animal | 21.7 (18.6–25.2) | 3.1 (2.0–4.8) | 3.1 (2.0–4.8) |