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PHASE A: IDENTIFICATION OF SIX PRIORITY INITIATIVES The data in Table 4 is shown graphically in Figure 4 below. PERCEIVED LEVELS OF EFFICACY 100 60 40 20 Research on Animals Without ABX Logs 0 80 Suggested Actions Very Effective/Effective Neither Effective Nor Ineffective Ineffective/Very Ineffective Figure 4: Percentage of respondents by Suggested Actions showing rankings of perceived level of efficacy. Overall, at least half of all Survey 1 respondents reported that each Suggested Action would be “effective” or “very effective” at minimizing the development of antibiotic resistance. “Develop/update farm SOPs”, “develop producer education”, and “identify changes in resistance” were considered most effective, with 86%, 81% and 80% of respondents rating them as either “effective” or “very effective” at minimizing the development of antibiotic resistance, respectively. 23  Conversely, “mandatory veterinary CE” was viewed as being the least effective, with 13% of respondents reporting it would be “ineffective” or “very ineffective” and only 50% of respondents feeling it would be either “effective” or “very effective”. There were no significant differences between choices, when respondents were stratified and compared by species, age, graduation year, and other demographic characteristics. As a result, all reported findings have been left aggregated as one set of respondents. Setting an Action Agenda for Veterinary Stewardship of Antibiotic Use in Food-Producing Animals in Ontario