Better understand antimicrobialstewardship practices on new york dairy farms

This will includeidentifying gaps in knowledge among dairy producers, as well asstructural and psycho-social barriers to on-farm behavior change. The activities to be performed will be executed in six stages:1. Build foundational KNOWLEDGE2. Develop overall framework for assessments and farm RECRUITMENT3. Conduct assessments and create BENCHMARKS4. Support on-farm CHANGE5. Reassess farms and synthesize RESULTS6. Develop final report and new york-specific recommendationsthe deliverable from this agreement will be a final report thatconcludes with specific recommendations for new york state. The reportwill comprehensively recap the activities undertaken and the knowledgegained. IT will include an assessment of current preventative measuresfor common diseases in dairy cattle, an assessment of case definitionsused at participating farms, an assessment of the usefulness of socialcomparison (benchmarking) to drive behavior change, barriers that mayimpede behavior change, and a review of strategies for overcomingidentified barriers to change. The intended beneficiaries are dairy producers in the state of new york, though the results will likely be applicable to dairy producers beyondnew york as well. This project will be conducted using a collaborative approach, includingsubcontracts with evidn, cornell university (cooperative extension, animal science, and veterinary medicine), quality milk productionservices, and perry veterinary clinic. Evidn will provide behavioral andsocial science expertise. Cornell university will provide cooperativeextension educators who will help select participating farms and providethe primary on-farm contact for the project. Quality milk productionservices will conduct on-farm assessments. Perry veterinary clinic willprovide guidance to the project from a veterinary practitionerperspective.