@article{Toma:183049, recid = {183049}, author = {Toma, Luiza and Barnes, Andrew Peter and Sutherland, Lee-Ann and Mathews, Keith and Stott, Alistair}, title = {Determinants of farmers’ uptake of animal health and welfare technologies under the common agricultural policy}, address = {2014-08}, number = {727-2016-50292}, pages = {6}, year = {2014}, abstract = {This study analyses the impact of a priori identified determinants of adoption of innovative animal health and welfare technologies by Scottish livestock farmers. The analysis uses a dataset of 1,764 observations for livestock farmers collected through a large scale survey of Scottish agricultural holdings, and structural equation modelling to test influences on technology adoption intentions and behaviour. Having made changes to business; perceived effects of technology and information on business; being recipient of a single farm payment; age; economic characteristics; access to/perceived usefulness of information; and perceived difficulty to change have significant influence on both technology adoption behaviour and intentions.}, url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/183049}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.183049}, }