Analysis On The Current Situation Of Animal Epidemic Prevention System And The Factors Influencing Household's Adoption Of The Epidemic Prevention Techniques

H5N1 epidemic outbreaks in some provinces in the mainland China from January to March 2004 show the weaknesses of China's current animal epidemic prevention system. It is therefore urgent to build an effective animate pidemic prevention.This research systematically analyses the disadvantages and constraints of the current animal epidemic prevention system in China and fanners' household adoption to the epidemic control technicuqes by questionnaires and problem analysis. The author also made relevant recommendations to improve the prevention system according to research findings and conclusions.The conclusions made are as follows:(1) The current epidemic prevention system is not efficient and responsive. Mian reasons for that are:A. Management system is not effective. The current epidemic management system is built in a top-down approach from nation to province, prefecture and country. This system involes almost all governmental levels and it is not good for controlling epidemic diseases.B. There are two many actors for implementing the epidemic control system and regulations. Many line agencies are separately interventing the implementation of the laws and regulation:-, without coordination.C. In the epidemic management service at the grass-root level, a veterinarian plays double roles, i.g. superviser and service provider. The two roles are conflicted.D. Professional personnel in the country is insufficient Epidemic prevention personnel gets lower salarly in the country and township levels. Their basic working conditions and livelihood are not ensured. Graduates from universities are unwilling to work in the countryside, so there are few profession personnel at grassroot service levels.? Epidemic prevention equipment in villages is poor. It is impossible to carry out normal epidemic prevention, quarrantine, chemical examination, new technology popularization, etc.F. The whole epidemic prevention system is operated in poor conditions. Upper level officials designate the lower level officials to provide their prevention services to farmers but don't provide any incentives to them. Therefore, tt is hard to carry out epidemic prevention in the countryside. They have very limited capacity in respone to epidemic animal diseases.(2) The adoption of farmer's households to the epidemic prevention techniques and participating in the epidemic system are affected by many factors.According to the above fidings and conclusions, the authors give some concrete suggestions for strengthening the system and improving epidemic prevention services.