Table 1.
Breakdown of farm characteristics for farmer participants.
| Farm | Farm enterprises | Herd size | Farm size (acres) | bTB status Oct 2012a | bTB status April 2014a |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beef farm, area 1 | Beef | 19 | 108 | Free | Free |
| Dairy farm, area 1 | Dairy and beef | 240 | 250 | Free | Restricted |
| Beef and sheep farm, area 1 | Suckler beef and sheep | 16 | 140 | Free | Free |
| Dairy and sheep farm, area 1 | Dairy and sheep | 200 | 350 | Free | Restricted |
| Dairy farm a, area 2 | Dairy only | 325 | 140 | Restricted | Restricted |
| Dairy farm b, area 2 | Dairy only | 100 | 225 | Free | Free |
| Dairy farm c, area 2 | Dairy only | 160 | 350 | Restricted | Free |
| Dairy farm d, area 2 | Dairy only | 220 | 200 | Restricted | Free |
| Dairy and beef farm, area 2 | Dairy and beef | 300 | 400 | Restricted | Free |
| Beef farm, area 3 | Suckler beef | 61 | 138 | Restricted | Restricted |
| Beef and sheep farm, area 3 | Suckler beef and sheep | 160 | tbc | Restricted | Free |
| Dairy farm, area 3 | Dairy and beef | 486 | 400 | Restricted | Free |
| Beef and sheep farm, area 4 | Suckler beef and sheep | 60 | 277 | Restricted | Free |
| Dairy and beef farm, area 4 | Dairy, beef and sheep | 600 | 500 | Restricted | Free |
| Beef and arable farm, area 4 | Beef and arable | 160 | 500 | Free | Free |
| Dairy farm, area 4 | Dairy only | 120 | 250 | Restricted | Free |
a
Refers to bTB status of each farm at the start and end of the longitudinal interviews. Farms with bTB are restricted; farms without are free.