Analysis of Farmers' Knowledge and Attitudes Toward Foot and Mouth Disease in Langkat Regency

Ruth Dameria Haloho (Program Studi Peternakan Fakultas Peternakan dan Perikanan, Universitas Sulawesi Barat)
Suci Andanawari (Politeknik Pembangunan Pertanian Yogyakarta Magelang)
Adli Putra Ermanda (Fakultas Saintek, Universitas Quality Berastagi, Kabupaten Karo – Sumatera Utara)
Irma Susanti (Program Studi Peternakan Fakultas Peternakan dan Perikanan, Universitas Sulawesi Barat)
Nita Adillah Pratiwi (Program Studi Peternakan Fakultas Peternakan dan Perikanan, Universitas Sulawesi Barat)
Fauzul Azhimah (Fakultas Saintek, Universitas Quality Berastagi, Kabupaten Karo – Sumatera Utara)
Kiagus Muhammad Zain Basriwijaya (Program Studi Agribisnis Fakultas Pertanian Universitas Samudra)
Dinar Anindyasari (Program Studi Ilmu Peternakan Fakultas Peternakan Universitas Mulawarman)

Journal of Tropical Animal Science and Technology
Vol. 7 No. 3 (2025): Journal of Tropical Animal Science and Technology

The entry of FMD (Foot and Mouth Disease) into Indonesia occurs due to the import of meat from countries that are not yet free from the FMD outbreak. Increasing the knowledge of farmers is a way to address foot-and-mouth disease. This study aims to determine the level of education and attitudes of farmers towards foot-and-mouth disease. The research method is a survey study. The respondents are beef cattle farmers. Data analysis used quantitative descriptive analysis with a Likert scale. The research results show that The farmers are in their productive age, with most having completed senior high school education and having more than 18 years of livestock farming experience. The level of knowledge among farmers falls into the good category, meaning they are knowledgeable, and the farmers' attitude towards foot-and-mouth disease is agreeable in handling the disease.