Table 7. Logistic regression analysis for farmer attitudes about management and farmer self-reported management behaviour (n = 32).
Management behaviour | Attitude Variable | β coefficient | Standard error | P-value | Odds ratio | 95% C.I for odds ratio | |
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Lower | Upper | ||||||
Condition scoring ewes | Attitude | 0.86 | 0.39 | 0.03 | 2.37 | 1.12 | 5.04 |
Ultrasound pregnancy diagnosis | Attitude | 1.16 | 0.5 | 0.02 | 3.19 | 1.21 | 8.41 |
Mortality records | SN | 1.13 | 0.44 | 0.01 | 3.04 | 1.28 | 7.24 |
Egg count before deworming | Attitude | 1.06 | 0.4 | 0.01 | 2.88 | 1.31 | 6.29 |
Provision of shelter at winter | SN | 2.13 | 0.98 | 0.03 | 8.41 | 1.24 | 57.29 |
Manage according to nutritional needs | PBC | -1.35 | 0.55 | 0.01 | 0.26 | 0.09 | 0.76 |
The variable ‘Attitude’ refers to attitudes towards the behaviour, ‘SN’ refers to subjective norms and ‘PBC’ refers to perceived behavioural control. Example of questions concerning attitudes towards the behaviour: How important is it to (e.g. condition score ewes)? Example of questions concerning subjective norms: How important does your trusted advisor believe it is to (e.g. body condition score ewes)? Example of questions regarding perceived behavioural control: How difficult is it for you to (e.g. body condition score ewes)?