title: Evaluation of the relationship between personality traits, experience, education and biosecurity compliance on poultry farms in Québec, Canada.
abstract: Biosecurity compliance is an issue in all types of animal production. Poor compliance is frequently related to lack of knowledge or comprehension. Human dimensions, such as personality and attitudes were also suggested as being related to compliance. As part of a larger study, personality traits, experience, education and training of employees, visitors and growers were evaluated to assess their relationship with their compliance with biosecurity measures when entering and exiting poultry barns. Biosecurity compliance was evaluated using hidden cameras. One hundred fourteen individuals involved in a total of 2379 visits on 23 poultry farms responded to a personality test. Results demonstrated that several determinants of compliance exist, and some are related to personality, experience and education. Three personality traits were significantly associated with compliance: responsibility, complexity and action-oriented. Such information has important implications for the selection of job applicants or task attribution and to enhance effectiveness of training programs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Sciences, Université de Montréal, Québec, Canada. manon.racicot@umontreal.ca
authors.forename: Manon
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Racicot
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Venne
authors.forename: André
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Durivage
authors.forename: Jean-Pierre
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Vaillancourt
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000822:Animal Husbandry / Q000193:education* / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D000818:Animals; D002645:Chickens; D003140:Communicable Disease Control / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D005260:Female; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010551:Personality; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011792:Quebec; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012621:Seasons; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014422:Turkeys; D014741:Video Recording; D055815:Young Adult