Table 3.

Frequency table for the preventive practice of zoonotic diseases and food safety among Nepalese livestock farmers.

S.N.	Variable	Responses	Total	%
1.	Do you regularly vaccinate your animals against viral and bacterial diseases?	Yes	220	79%
		No	60	21%
2.	Do you cure your diseased animals with unorthodox ways of healing? (By using mantra or some spells)	Yes	130	46%
		No	150	54%
3.	Do you perform deworming on your animal?	Yes	225	80%
		No	55	20%
4.	How do you dispose of your dead animals?	Burial	246	88%
		Burning	34	12%
		Just drop off along the roadside or in water bodies such as rivers	12	4%
		Feed Other animals	25	9%
		Sell to butchers	8	3%
		Feed myself and my family with it	4	1%
5.	Do you drink raw or unboiled milk?	Yes	52	19%
		No	227	81%
6.	Do you eat undercooked or raw meat?	Yes	32	11%
		No	247	88%
7.	Do you wash your hands after having contact with animals?	Yes	243	87%
		No	37	13%
8.	Do you prefer walking barefoot at home, farm, or garden?	Yes	123	44%
		No	157	56%

In the table above, desirable responses for each practice question are highlighted in bold font and were used to develop the practice scale, as described in section 2.4.2.