A Focused Ethnographic Study of Alberta Cattle Veterinarians’ Decision Making about Diagnostic Laboratory Submissions and Perceptions of Surveillance Programs

Kate Sawford; Ardene Robinson Vollman; Craig Stephen

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0064811

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A Focused Ethnographic Study of Alberta Cattle Veterinarians’ Decision Making about Diagnostic Laboratory Submissions and Perceptions of Surveillance Programs

Kate Sawford ,

* E-mail: kate.sawford@sydney.edu.au

Affiliations Farm Animal & Veterinary Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney, Camden, New South Wales, Australia, Department of Ecosystem and Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Department of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Ardene Robinson Vollman,

Affiliation Department of Community Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Craig Stephen

Affiliation Department of Ecosystem and Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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A Focused Ethnographic Study of Alberta Cattle Veterinarians’ Decision Making about Diagnostic Laboratory Submissions and Perceptions of Surveillance Programs

Kate Sawford,
Ardene Robinson Vollman,
Craig Stephen

Published: May 31, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0064811

About the Authors

Kate Sawford

* E-mail: kate.sawford@sydney.edu.au

Affiliations Farm Animal & Veterinary Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney, Camden, New South Wales, Australia, Department of Ecosystem and Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Department of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Ardene Robinson Vollman

Affiliation Department of Community Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Craig Stephen

Affiliation Department of Ecosystem and Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: KS ARV CS. Performed the experiments: KS. Analyzed the data: KS ARV. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: KS CS. Wrote the paper: KES ARV CS.

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