Data Sheet 1_Personal biosecurity among livestock producers and veterinarians in Armenia a

Data Sheet 1_Personal biosecurity among livestock producers and veterinarians in Armenia and the Republic of Moldova.docx contains survey data from a cross-sectional study. The dataset, authored by Mafalda Pedro Mil-Homens and last updated in May 2026, includes responses from 387 livestock producers and 113 veterinarians in Armenia and 373 livestock producers and 100 veterinarians in Moldova. It analyzes how education, knowledge, and risk perceptions influence the use of personal protective equipment and other biosecurity practices.

Use Cases

• Analyze the relationship between self-reported knowledge and PPE usage based on survey responses.
• Identify common risky behaviors, such as feeding viscera to pets, based on reported practices.
• Compare biosecurity compliance between livestock producers and veterinarians based on occupational groups.
• Assess the demand for training on zoonotic diseases based on the reported percentage of producers wanting to learn more.
• Model factors influencing hygiene standards in livestock handling based on survey variables.

Strengths

• Includes survey data from 973 total respondents across two countries.
• Explicitly analyzes specific practices like handling abortion materials and carcass disposal.
• Released under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license for reuse.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The dataset is very small at 64.5 KB, indicating limited scope.

Provenance

Source

Mafalda Pedro Mil-Homens

Collection Method

Cross-sectional surveys.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-05 08 14:19:32; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Armenia and the Republic of Moldova