QRMAH      

QRMAH (pronounced 'Karma') - a network for Qualitative Research Methods for Animal Health

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  What are the aims of QRMAH?

      Raise the profile of qualitative methods in animal health research

      Champion good practice in qualitative methods in animal health research

      Provide a focal point for dissemination of information and news

  Contact: Rob Christley - robc@liv.ac.uk
We welcome suggestions for content for this site, news about courses and other events and information about relevant publications

News & Events

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***NEW*** WORKSHOP - Introduction to qualitative research methods for animal health

Dates: 23-25 June 2015
Venue: Foresight Centre, University of Liverpool, UK

For more information and to register, please see: www.liv.ac.uk/infection-and-global-health/Qualitative-research-course/

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Why social scientists are so important to One Health
Professor Robyn Alders (University of Sydney)
Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists Science Week 2014 Epidemiology Chapter Conference Proceedings

Professor Robyn Alders discusses why social scientists are central to One Health. Her abstract is available here.
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QRMAH network - update - August 2014

The network now has over 160 "members" and 75 people have completed the survey. We are using the information from the survey to develop plans for training and networking events for the coming year... watch this space for more information.
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"Qualitative methods for Veterinary Epidemiology"
Rob Christley & Liz Perkins (University of Liverpool)
Held at SVEPM 2014 in Dublin

This workshop, attended by 30 participants, provided an introduction to qualitative research methods as they apply to veterinary epidemiology. The differences between qualitative and quantitative approaches were discussed, highlighting the key features of qualitative research (and considering what qualitative research is not!). Participants had the opportunity to formulate and compare research questions suitable for research using qualitative and quantitative methods.
Subsequently, discussion turned to issues related to analysis of qualitative data, focusing on Grounded Theory. Participants were able to try their hand at qualitative analysis through analysis of a pack of liquorice all sorts!!

Slides from the workshop are available here
If you know of events that may be of interest to network members, please let us know!

Reading list

QRMAH on Mendeley

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The QRMAH group on Mendeley lets you view the reading list online. If you use Mendeley on your computer you can join the group, and then you can search for papers by keywords or share papers that interest you by adding relevant papers to the list.
You can download Mendeley for your computer here

Guidelines for reviewing qualitative research

Livestock

  • Alarcon, P., Wieland, B., Mateus, A. L. P., & Dewberry, C. (2013). Pig farmers’ perceptions, attitudes, influences and management of information in the decision-making process for disease control. Preventive Veterinary Medicine. doi:10.1016/j.prevetmed.2013.08.004

  • Anneberg, I., Vaarst, M., & Sørensen, J. T. (2012). The experience of animal welfare inspections as perceived by Danish livestock farmers: A qualitative research approach. Livestock Science, 147(1-3), 49–58. doi:10.1016/j.livsci.2012.03.018

  • Bagnol, B. (2001). The Social Impact of Newcastle Disease Control. In R. G. Alders & P. Spradbrow (Eds.), Planning Workshop on Newcastle Disease Control. Proceedings of an International Workshop (pp. 69–75). Maputo, Mozambique, 6-9 March 2000. ACIAR PRoceedings No. 103. Retrieved from http://aciar.gov.au/files/node/2131/pr103chapter16.pdf

  • Burke, J., & Roderick, S. (2006). Examination of the impact and effectiveness of herd health and welfare assessment in improving animal welfare on organic dairy farms , using qualitative interviews . In Joint Organic Conference. Odense, Denmark. Retrieved from http://orgprints.org/7559/

  • Burton, R. J. F., Peoples, S., & Cooper, M. H. (2012). Building “cowshed cultures”: A cultural perspective on the promotion of stockmanship and animal welfare on dairy farms. Journal of Rural Studies, 28(2), 174–187. doi:10.1016/j.jrurstud.2011.12.003

  • Convery, I., Bailey, C., Mort, M., & Baxter, J. (2005). Death in the wrong place? Emotional geographies of the UK 2001 foot and mouth disease epidemic. Journal of Rural Studies, 21(1), 99–109. doi:10.1016/j.jrurstud.2004.10.003

  • Delgado, A. H., Norby, B., Dean, W. R., McIntosh, W. A., & Scott, H. M. (2012). Utilizing qualitative methods in survey design: examining Texas cattle producers’ intent to participate in foot-and-mouth disease detection and control. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 103(2-3), 120–35. doi:10.1016/j.prevetmed.2011.09.012

  • Derks, M., van Woudenbergh, B., Boender, M., Kremer, W., van Werven, T., & Hogeveen, H. (2013). Veterinarian awareness of farmer goals and attitudes to herd health management in The Netherlands. Veterinary Journal (London, England : 1997), 198(1), 224–8. doi:10.1016/j.tvjl.2013.07.018

  • Enticott, G. (2012). The local universality of veterinary expertise and the geography of animal disease. Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, 37(1), 75–88. doi:10.1111/j.1475-5661.2011.00452.x

  • Harper, G. C., & Makatouni, A. (2002). Consumer perception of organic food production and farm animal welfare. British Food Journal, 104(3/4/5), 287–299. doi:10.1108/00070700210425723

  • Hektoen, L. (2004). Investigations of the motivation underlying Norwegian dairy farmers’ use of homoeopathy. Veterinary Record, 155, 701–707.

  • Hernández-Jover, M., Gilmour, J., Schembri, N., Sysak, T., Holyoake, P. K., Beilin, R., & Toribio, J. L. M. L. (2012). Use of stakeholder analysis to inform risk communication and extension strategies for improved biosecurity amongst small-scale pig producers. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 104(3-4), 258–70. doi:10.1016/j.prevetmed.2011.12.006

  • Jansen, J., Steuten, C. D. M., Renes, R. J., Aarts, N., & Lam, T. J. G. M. (2010). Debunking the myth of the hard-to-reach farmer: effective communication on udder health. Journal of Dairy Science, 93(3), 1296–306. doi:10.3168/jds.2009-2794

  • Kaler, J., & Green, L. E. (2013). Sheep farmer opinions on the current and future role of veterinarians in flock health management on sheep farms: a qualitative study. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 112(3-4), 370–7. doi:10.1016/j.prevetmed.2013.09.009

  • Lastein, D. B., Vaarst, M., & Enevoldsen, C. (2009). Veterinary decision making in relation to metritis--a qualitative approach to understand the background for variation and bias in veterinary medical records. Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica, 51, 36. doi:10.1186/1751-0147-51-36

  • Meek, A. H., Martin, S. W., Mcmillan, I., Blackburn, D. J., & Grieve, D. G. (1982). The influence of socio-psychological aspects of managers on disease occurence & productivity in dairy herds. In 3rd International Symposium on Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics (pp. 266–273).

  • Mort, M., Convery, I., Baxter, J., & Bailey, C. (2005). Psychosocial effects of the 2001 UK foot and mouth disease epidemic in a rural population: qualitative diary based study. BMJ (Clinical Research Ed.), 331(7527), 1234. doi:10.1136/bmj.38603.375856.68

  • Nahar, N., Uddin, M., Gurley, E. S., Khan, M. S. U., Hossain, M. J., Sultana, R., & Luby, S. P. (2012). Pig illnesses and epidemics: a qualitative study on perceptions and practices of pig raisers in Bangladesh. Veterinaria Italiana, 48(2), 157–65. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22718332

  • Sawford, K., Vollman, A. R., & Stephen, C. (2013). A focused ethnographic study of Alberta cattle veterinarians’ decision making about diagnostic laboratory submissions and perceptions of surveillance programs. PloS One, 8(5), e64811. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0064811

  • Vaarst, M., Paarup-Laursen, B., Houe, H., Fossing, C., & Andersen, H. J. (2002). Farmers’ choice of medical treatment of mastitis in Danish dairy herds based on qualitative research interviews. Journal of Dairy Science, 85(4), 992–1001. doi:10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(02)74159-3

    • Horses

  • Birke, L., Hockenhull, J., & Creighton, E. (2010). The Horse’s Tale: Narratives of Caring for/about Horses. Society & Animals, 18(4), 331–347. doi:10.1163/156853010X524307

  • Buckley, P., Dunn, T., & More, S. J. (2004). Owners’ perceptions of the health and performance of Pony Club horses in Australia. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 63(1-2), 121–33. doi:10.1016/j.prevetmed.2004.01.013

  • Cassidy, R. (2002). The Sport of Kings: Kinship, Class and Thoroughbred Breeding in Newmarket. New York: Cambridge University Press.

  • Christley, R. M., & Perkins, E. (2010). Researching hard to reach areas of knowledge: qualitative research in veterinary science. Equine Veterinary Journal, 42(4), 285–6. doi:10.1111/j.2042-3306.2010.00074.x

  • Helgadóttir, G., & Sigurðardóttir, I. (2008). Horse‐based Tourism: Community, Quality and Disinterest in Economic Value. Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism, 8(2), 105–121. doi:10.1080/15022250802088149

  • Litva, A., Robinson, C. S., & Archer, D. C. (2010). General Articles Exploring lay perceptions of the causes of crib-biting / windsucking behaviour in horses, 42, 288–293. doi:10.1111/j.0425-1640.2009.00025.x

    • General

  • Baum, F. (1995). Researching public health: behind the qualitative-quantitative methodological debate. Social Science & Medicine (1982), 40(4), 459–68. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7725120

  • Braun, V., & Clarke, V. (2006). Using thematic analysis in psychology. Qualitative Research in Psychology, 3(2), 77–101. doi:10.1191/1478088706qp063oa

  • Bryman, A. (2000). Quantity and Quality in Social Research. London: Routledge.

  • Christley, R. M., & Perkins, E. (2010). Researching hard to reach areas of knowledge: qualitative research in veterinary science. Equine Veterinary Journal, 42(4), 285–6. doi:10.1111/j.2042-3306.2010.00074.x

  • Glaser, B., & Strauss, A. (1967). The discovery of grounded theory. New York: Aldin de Gruyter.

  • Hammersley, M., & Atkinson, P. (1983). Ethnography: Principles and practice. London: Tavistock.

  • Lee, R. (1993). Doing resaerch on sensitive topics. London: SAGE Publications, Ltd.

  • Mason, J. (1996). Qualitative researching. London: SAGE Publications, Ltd.

  • Roberts, H. (1986). Doing feminist research. London: Routledge.

  • Shipman, M. (1988). Limitations of social research. Harlow: Longman.

  • Silverman, D. (1985). Qualitative methodology and sociology. London: Gower.

  • Silverman, D. (1993). Interpreting qualitative data: Methods for analysing talk, text and interaction. London: SAGE Publications, Ltd.

  • Silverman, D. (1997). Theory, Method and Practice. London: SAGE Publications, Ltd.

  • Strauss, A., & Corbin, J. (1990). Basic qualitative research. Grounded theory; procedures and techniques. London: SAGE Publications, Ltd.

  • Wolcott, H. F. (1999). Ethnography: A way of seeing. London: SAGE Publications, Ltd.

    • Science & Policy

  • Austin, Z., Alcock, R. E., Christley, R. M., Haygarth, P. M., Heathwaite, a. L., Latham, S. M., … Wynne, B. (2012). Policy, practice and decision making for zoonotic disease management: Water and Cryptosporidium. Environment International, 40, 70–78. doi:10.1016/j.envint.2011.11.006

  • Christley, R. M., Mort, M., Wynne, B., Wastling, J. M., Heathwaite, a L., Pickup, R., … Latham, S. M. (2013). “Wrong, but useful”: negotiating uncertainty in infectious disease modelling. PloS One, 8(10), e76277. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0076277

  • Delgado, A. H., Norby, B., Dean, W. R., McIntosh, W. A., & Scott, H. M. (2012). Utilizing qualitative methods in survey design: examining Texas cattle producers’ intent to participate in foot-and-mouth disease detection and control. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 103(2-3), 120–35. doi:10.1016/j.prevetmed.2011.09.012

  • Fish, R., Austin, Z., Christley, R., Haygarth, P. M., Heathwaite, L. a, Latham, S., … Wynne, B. (2011). Uncertainties in the governance of animal disease: an interdisciplinary framework for analysis. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological Sciences, 366(1573), 2023–34. doi:10.1098/rstb.2010.0400

  • Leach, M., & Scoones, I. (2013). The social and political lives of zoonotic disease models: Narratives, science and policy. Social Science & Medicine (1982), 88, 10–7. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.03.017

  • McGahey, D. J. (2011). Livestock mobility and animal health policy in southern Africa: the impact of veterinary cordon fences on pastoralists. Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice, 1(1), 14. doi:10.1186/2041-7136-1-14

  • Moore, L. L., Murphrey, T. P., & Degenhart, S. H. (2012). Characteristics of Innovations: Lessons Learned From a Statewide Mandatory Implementation of the Animal Health Network. Journal of Extension, 50(6). Retrieved from http://www.joe.org/joe/2012december/a4.php?pdf=1

    • Zoonoses

  • Austin, Z., Alcock, R. E., Christley, R. M., Haygarth, P. M., Heathwaite, a. L., Latham, S. M., … Wynne, B. (2012). Policy, practice and decision making for zoonotic disease management: Water and Cryptosporidium. Environment International, 40, 70–78. doi:10.1016/j.envint.2011.11.006

  • Jerolmack, C. (2013). Who’s worried about turkeys? How “organisational silos” impede zoonotic disease surveillance. Sociology of Health & Illness, 35(2), 200–12. doi:10.1111/j.1467-9566.2012.01501.x

  • Sahoo, K. C. (2008). Antibiotic use, environment and antibiotic resistance: A qualitative study among human and veterinary health care professionals in Orissa, India . Univesity of Halmstad.

  • Scotch, M., Mattocks, K., Rabinowitz, P., & Brandt, C. (2013). A Qualitative Study of State-level Zoonotic disease surveillance in New England. Zoonoses Public Health, 58(2). doi:10.1111/j.1863-2378.2009.01319.x.A

    • Companion animals

  • Adams, C.L., Bonnett, B.N., & Meek, A.H. (1999). Owner response to companion animal death: development of a theory and practical implications. The Canadian Jeterinary Journal, 40(1), 33–9

  • Morris, P. (2012). Blue Juice: Euthanasia in veterinary medicine. U.S.: Temple University Press