From: Describing the experience of livestock producers from Ohio, USA with ticks and associated diseases
Cluster | Lives on farm | Role on farma | Sole employmentb | Experience (years) | Median acres cultivated (range) | Most common land type | ||||
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1 (n = 15) Aware yet incautious | Yes No | 73.3 26.7 | O E | 46.7 53.3 | FT PT N | 73.3 26.7 0 | < 5 5–15 > 15 | 40.0 53.3 6.7 | 50c (5–2000) | Lawn or short pasture |
2 (n = 21) Aware & cautious | Yes No NA | 71.4 19.1 9.5 | O E NA | 76.2 19.0 4.8 | FT PT N NA | 52.4 23.8 19.0 4.8 | < 5 5–15 > 15 NA | 19.0 47.6 28.6 4.8 | 109d (20–5000) | Row crops & prairie/field |
3 (n = 12) Unaware & incautious | Yes No | 58.0 42.0 | O E | 33.3 66.7 | FT PT NA | 41.7 33.3 25.0 | < 5 5–15 > 15 | 33.3 50.0 16.7 | 67.5 (1–200) | Lawn or short pasture |