Table 7. Reasons for annual vaccination (KTR).
| Kanha (KTR) only | Vaccinated last year? | Total participants citing reason for annual vaccination | |
|---|---|---|---|
| “Why do you vaccinate your animals every year?” | yes | no | |
|
“Disease prevention” |
9 | 4 | 11 |
| “Protection only lasts one year” | 15 | 7 | 22 |
| “There is always a risk of disease outbreak / constant illness” | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| “Buying and selling animals / animal movements” | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| “Animals go to the forest and disease risk is always present” | 1 | - | 1 |
| “Keeping animals healthy” | 1 | - | 1 |
| “New diseases” | 1 | - | 1 |
| “Cows have been healthy or the past 2 years so vaccination not required” | - | 1 | 1 |
| “Village outside of buffer zone so no free vaccine available” | - | 1 | 1 |
| “I was not informed” (of vaccine drive) | - | 3 | 3 |
| “I don’t know” | 42 | 51 | 93 |
| Total | 73 | 69 | 142 |
Notes: One participant did not answer the question: “Why do you vaccinate your animals every year?”.
Bold type highlights cumulative totals.