Overcoming human barriers to uptake of condition scoring in the beef industry
SRUC - Scotland’s Rural College, UK
The SRUC is seeking for a PhD candidate for a multidiciplinary project. The project aims to explore the perceptions, skills, and motivations of farmers and vets regarding condition scoring, identifying barriers to its adoption and discrepancies with industry standards. It will also assess farmers' willingness to invest in preventing leanness and develop an intervention to enhance awareness, knowledge, skills, and adoption of condition scoring practices.
Application deadline: January 31st 2025
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