ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Vet. Sci.
Sec. Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics
Volume 12 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fvets.2025.1534046
This article is part of the Research TopicBiosecurity of Infectious Diseases in Veterinary MedicineView all 10 articles
The Impact of Legislative Regulation on Animal Epidemic Prevention and Control Input: Evidence from 13 Main Provinces of Pig Production in China
Provisionally accepted
Wei Liu
Jianping Tao*- College of Economics and Management, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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The issue of animal epidemic prevention and control has been paid more attention. Regulating and incentivizing farmers' animal epidemic prevention and control behavior is vital to safeguard national biosecurity. Based on the balanced panel data of 13 provinces with advantageous pig breeding in China from 2006 to 2022, the study uses the feasible generalized least squares method (FGLS) to evaluate the impact of legislative regulation on pig farmers' animal epidemic prevention and control input. The results find that legislative regulation plays a significant role in increasing animal epidemic prevention and control input, with the greatest effect on medium-scale farmers and no effect on large-scale farmers. The input-enhancing effect varies in laws and regulations of different legal hierarchies, with descending order: local administrative rules, central-level administrative regulations and divisional regulations, and local regulations. Heterogeneity analysis indicates that the input-enhancing effect of legislative regulation is only pronounced in regions with higher law enforcement on animal epidemic prevention and control. Overall, this study has important theoretical value and practical reference significance for improving China's animal epidemic prevention and control policies and promoting the high-quality development of animal husbandry. Keywords: legislative regulation; laws and regulations on pig epidemic prevention and control; animal epidemic prevention and control input; pig farmer; legal hierarchy; law enforcement practice ① Animal Epidemic Prevention Law of the People's Republic of China,
Keywords: Legislative regulation, laws and regulations on pig epidemic prevention and control, animal epidemic prevention and control input, Pig farmer, Legal hierarchy, Law enforcement practice
Received: 13 Feb 2025; Accepted: 28 May 2025.
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* Correspondence: Jianping Tao, College of Economics and Management, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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