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Data on a synthetic farm population of the German federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia.

ABSTRACT: Farm-scale and agent-based models draw typically on detailed and preferably spatially explicit single farm data. Data protection standards however restrict or exclude their access, as for example in Germany. We provide data on a synthetic farm population of the German federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia, mainly based on the German Farm Structure Survey 2016 and plot specific crop data from 2019/2020. The population is derived from farm typology at administrative unit level to which the observed plots are allocated afterwards. The data contains 25,858 farms and covers 1.3 million ha of agricultural land, provided at plot scale in a geospatial vector and at farm scale in tabular format. For each plot, the managing farm (including the estimated farm's location), the number of livestock, the cultivated crop, as well as the corresponding administration units are indicated. Furthermore, spatial data such as yield information, soil characteristics, as well as monitoring data on environmental status are attached. The provided data allows for diverse analysis on the farm population in the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia with farm, agent-based or different bio-physical models. Furthermore, it can serve as a test data set for models which require detailed and spatially explicit farm data.

SUBMITTER: Pahmeyer C

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8076686 | biostudies-literature |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Project description:BackgroundDue to the risk of spreading epizootic diseases through rodents, pest control is mandatory in pig farming in European countries. However, there is limited research focused on rodent control practices, usage of anticoagulant rodenticides, and the acceptance of Pest Control Operators (PCOs) in pig farming in Germany. Therefore, the present study aims to investigate current control practices in pig holdings and to analyze the potential of a financial support on the implementation of professional pest control.ResultsData were collected from monitoring records of PCOs and personal interviews with farmers and PCOs. 33 of 47 farmers, who were offered the possibility to outsource rodent control to PCOs supported by financial contribution of the North Rhine-Westphalian Animal Disease Fund (TSK) for a period of 2 years, joined the project.Despite the widespread opinion that the professional would not be beneficial - the authors figured out that farmers could financially benefit in time saved and by improved rodent control measures from the work of the PCOs. Costs of pest control measures per operation on average did not differ significantly between costs incurred by employment of PCOs (1.310 € per year) and calculated costs that arise by farmers themselves (1.217 € per year).All PCOs used Difenacoum and Brodifacoum against pest infestations. In doing so, the infestation with rodents was reduced and most of the participating farmers assessed the project as successful and employ the PCOs permanently. However, mapping the farm locations to resistance areas of the Rodenticide Resistance Action Committee (RRAC) shows that Brodifacoum was frequently used in areas which are marked as areas that are at low risk or rather have no risk for resistance. The environmental risks, however, are increased in these areas.ConclusionThe instrument of temporal start-up financing professional pest control allows ensuring the continuous engagement of PCOs after the project period. This could possibly lead to long-term effects on the individual farm hygiene and on disease prevention. Nevertheless, important research questions with regard to the application of anticoagulant rodenticides of farmers and PCOs in livestock farming and with regard to risk mitigation measures were generated, meriting further investigation.

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Data on a synthetic farm population of the German federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia.

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