Social Network Analysis of Cattle Movement in Sukhothai Province, Thailand: A Study to Improve Control Measurements
Joint Authors
Noopataya, Supot
Thongratsakul, Sukanya
Poolkhet, Chaithep
Source
Veterinary Medicine International
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-12-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The aim of this study is to analyse the pattern of cattle movement in Sukhothai province, Thailand.
A validated questionnaire was applied to 308 respondents related to cattle farming using one-step snowball sampling.
The results showed that most of the nodes are farmers who move their animals in the province.
The average normalized degree centrality and normalized closeness centrality were low (<0.01 and 0.04, resp.).
We found that traders are the nodes with a high value of centrality.
This corresponds with the cutpoint analysis results that traders are outstanding.
In conclusion, the relevant authorities should focus on the nodes such as traders for controlling disease.
However, a measure to detect disease in the early stages needs to be implemented.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Noopataya, Supot& Thongratsakul, Sukanya& Poolkhet, Chaithep. 2015. Social Network Analysis of Cattle Movement in Sukhothai Province, Thailand: A Study to Improve Control Measurements. Veterinary Medicine International،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Noopataya, Supot…[et al.]. Social Network Analysis of Cattle Movement in Sukhothai Province, Thailand: A Study to Improve Control Measurements. Veterinary Medicine International No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-6.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Noopataya, Supot& Thongratsakul, Sukanya& Poolkhet, Chaithep. Social Network Analysis of Cattle Movement in Sukhothai Province, Thailand: A Study to Improve Control Measurements. Veterinary Medicine International. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1079385
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1079385