*Dairy Farmers needed for University Dissertation 5 minute anonymous Questionnaire*

[Sophia101]

I am a final year Agriculture Student at Harper Adams University. For my dissertation/ Professional Research Project i am doing it on 'Prevalence, impact and control of Paratuberculosis (Johne's Disease) in cattle for Dairy Producers.' As part of the research i am doing a questionnaire for Dairy farmers. I need as many responses as possible from all over the UK and abroad. The survey only takes 5 minutes and is completely anonymous. The survey is open from now until mid February and would really appreciate it if Dairy farmers will fill it out please
Many thanks

https://harper-adams.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/prevalence-impact-and-control-of-paratuberculosis-johne

 

[Ballygreenan]

Done.

 

[farmer on a bike]

Done twice for 2 herds. I would suggest culling rate question should be cows per 100 cows not number of cows, I had to put >40 but our culling rate is only 20%.

 

[Chips]

Done , I almost answered culling rate thinking it was a percentage , as a herd below 100 cows it sounds better as No. of cows than a percentage !

 

[organicguy]

Geld made me think?

 

[RastaBoy]

Done

 

[Chips]

Geld made me think?

I had to google it !

 

[beefyfarmer]

done ( I also had to google geld ) I asked my son, who is at Harper too. He hadn't got a clue what it meant either !

 

[student101]

OP If you were at Ciren I`d help only joking.

 

[buffalo_soldier]

Geld must be a northern thing then, quite a common term here.

 

[Boysground]

Done. you missed tb as a reason for culling it's been a large problem here also very closely related to johnes

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[Princess Pooper]

I had to google it !

I only know what it means from previous discussions on here!

 

[organicguy]

Furness Dialect Dictionary - Cattle
www.jpb.co.uk/dialect/interactive/036.htm

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côve (vr) - to calve; côv't - calved; neeakelt (cow) - new calved cow; pick her côfe - to calve prematurely; putty cow - a butting cow; geld cow - barren; giving no

 

[Sophia101]

Done.

thank you

 

[Sophia101]

Geld made me think?

Sorry for the confusion. Geld as in - not in calf/ pregnant!

 

[Sophia101]

thank you everyone!! I really appreciate all of your responses!

 

[Sophia101]

Done twice for 2 herds. I would suggest culling rate question should be cows per 100 cows not number of cows, I had to put >40 but our culling rate is only 20%.

Yes, I was unsure whether to put % or number but the tutor thought number maybe easier for larger herds, but yes i did consider it. Thank you for doing 2 herds though, i really appreciate it.

 

[jade35]

Done. Well done on producing a good questionnaire with a range of options for each question. Although thought provoking it was certainly easier to answer than most questionnaires that are posted on TFF

 

[farmerste]

done, at least you have put some thought into the questions and possible answers, be good to let us know what your findings are when you have completed your dissertation. (ps i also call them geld cows!!)

 

[Sophia101]

Done. Well done on producing a good questionnaire with a range of options for each question. Although thought provoking it was certainly easier to answer than most questionnaires that are posted on TFF

Thank you very much! Its nice to have some good feedback.