Psychological control of farm biosecurity

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Biosecurity in agricuture and food is a major issue but there is few knowledge on the behaviour and actions of farmers on biosecurity. Mankad reviewed attitudes concerning biosecurity risk, the influence of social incentives and social norms on individual behaviour, and consideration of emotional and cognitive biases in assessing risk. He found that human adoption of and adherence to biosecurity practices is influenced by psychosocial factors.

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