PHASE B: STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION
The survey was provided to over 700 individuals and groups.
Results Response Rates and Demographics
The survey was provided to over 700 individuals and groups. The first email was opened by 47 % of recipients, and the second( reminder) email was opened by 38 % of recipients. A total of 58 responses were received, for an 8 % response rate.
In response to the question,“ What is your affiliation with food-producing animals?”, 42 respondents indicated they were veterinarians. Of these, 25 were in private practice, 7 were in the pharmaceutical industry, 4 were in academia, 4 were with the federal government, and 2 were with the provincial government. One of the private practitioners was also a producer, so was counted in both groups.
A total of 11 non-veterinarians responded. Of these, 5 worked with the feed industry / nutrition, 3 worked with a producer commodity group, 2 worked with the provincial government, and 1 was a primary producer. One producer respondent also worked with a producer commodity group and with the provincial government, so was counted in all three groups, bringing the number in the producer commodity group to 4, and the provincial government non-veterinarian to 3. The distribution of affiliation of respondents is shown in Table 16 below.
Table 16: Respondents’ Affiliation with the food-producing animal industry Affiliation Number * Veterinarians
Private veterinary practitioner 25 Pharmaceutical industry 7 Academia 4 Federal government 4 Provincial government veterinarian 2 Producer veterinarian 1
Non-veterinarians
Total Veterinarians 43
Feed industry / nutrition 5 Producer Commodity Group 4 Provincial Government non-veterinarian 3 Producer 1
Total Non-veterinarians 13
* Some respondents are counted more than once if they were affiliated with more than one category
43 Setting an Action Agenda for Veterinary Stewardship of Antibiotic Use in Food-Producing Animals in Ontario