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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.
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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