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Step by step toward reduction in antibiotics in French dairy cattle farms : a typology of trajectories of change based on learnings and advice

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Since 2011, French public policy has been encouraging a reduction in the use of antibiotics in animal farming. In this context, breeders have conducted initiatives for the reduction of antibiotics in their farms. The aim of this paper is to describe their trajectories and the management changes performed to achieve this goal. Our aim is to highlight the roles of private and public advisors in achieving a reduction in antibiotics. This study was based on semi -structured interviews conducted in spring 2015 with 14 French dairy cattle farmers, their veterinarians and advisors. We employed the concept of the “trajectory of change” to examine the comparison of the technical, economic, social and organisational determinants for the reduction in antibiotics. We built a model of demedicalisation trajectories inspired by a dynamic model developed by management sciences. Our hypothesis was that not only farmers’ motivations and trigger events were critical to achieving a reduction in antibiotic use, but also farmers’ requests for specific advisors. We identified three trajectories of change that include: the duration of the trajectory, the levels of antibiotic reduction, the learning processes, and the specific advisors. We identified three levels of transition: (i) direct with out learning, (ii) direct with learning, and (iii) step by step with learning and compared these results with the conceptual work of Hill and MacRae, “Efficiency, Substitution, redesign”. Stakeholders involved in providing advice on practice changes may then build on the degree of transition of the farmer to ensure greater efficiency in their interactions.

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hal-02799005 , version 1 (05-06-2020)

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Florence Beaugrand, Nathalie Bareille, Justine Defois, Nicolas Fortané, Brigitte Frappat, et al.. Step by step toward reduction in antibiotics in French dairy cattle farms : a typology of trajectories of change based on learnings and advice. 12. European IFSA Symposium, Harper Adams University, Jul 2016, Newport, United Kingdom. 2016. ⟨hal-02799005⟩
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