Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Day Old Chick (DOC) Quarantine Installation Personnels of BBKP Soekarno Hatta Related With Biosecurity.

Abstract

This study was conducted to analyze level of knowledge, attitudes and practices of installation personnels related to biosecurity, correlations among knowledge, attitudes and practices of installation personnels related with biosecurity in animal quarantine installations and level of biosecurity measures in quarantine installation. Measuring the level of knowledge, attitudes, and practices of respondents conducted with interviews using questionnaires and observation. Data analysis to determine associations between these variables using Spearman and Pearson correlation test. This research revealed that knowledge and attitude of manager significantly correlated with low correlation level, knowledge and practice of veterinarian significantly correlated with medium correlation level and worker practice and attitude significantly correlated with medium correlation level. Biosecurity level in quarantine installation determined by manager’s knowledge and practice, veterinarian’s practice and worker’s practice.