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PHASE B: STAKEHOLDER
CONSULTATION
The percentages of respondents who “strongly agreed or
agreed” that the tactics associated with the Priority Initiatives
were realistic ranged from 52% (mandatory producer training) to
81% (voluntary veterinary CE) with a median of 73%.
The percentages of respondents who “strongly agreed or
agreed” that the tactics associated with the Priority Initiatives
were complete ranged from 55% (mandatory producer training)
to 71% (voluntary veterinary CE) with a median of 66%.
The percentages of respondents who “strongly agreed or
agreed” that the tactics associated with the Priority Initiatives
were relevant ranged from 71% (mandatory producer training)
to 81% (standardize lab reporting/data) to with a median of 75%.
The percentages of respondents who “strongly agreed or
agreed” that the tactics associated with the Priority Initiatives
would make a positive change to the use of antibiotics in food-
producing animals ranged from 55% (mandatory producer
training) to 72% (develop/update farm SOPs) with a median of
66%.
Reporting the responses of veterinarians and non-veterinarians
separately, Table 19 and Figure 15 show the level of agreement
that the “draft tactics are realistic”.
Table 19: Level of agreement for “the draft tactics are realistic”, showing veterinarians (“vets”) and non-veterinarians (“other”) separately.
Strongly agree/agree
Neither agree nor disagree
Disagree/strongly disagree
Vets
#(%*) Other
#(%*) Vets
#(%*) Other
#(%*) Vets
#(%*) Other
#(%*)
Voluntary veterinary CE 32(80%) 14(82%) 3(8%) 2(12%) 5(13%) 1(6%)
Develop/update farm SOPs 27(68%) 16(89%) 6(15%) 1(6%) 7(18%) 1(6%)
Promote use of farm SOPs 25(63%) 16(89%) 10(25%) 2(11%) 5(13%) 0(0%)
Develop producer education 28(70%) 15(94%) 6(15%) 1(6%) 6(15%) 0(0%)
Mandatory producer training 23(58%) 9(56%) 11(28%) 7(44%) 6(15%) 0(0%)
Standardize lab data/reporting 32(80%) 10(67%) 5(13%) 5(33%) 3(8%) 0(0%)
Priority Initiative
* total may not equal 100 due to rounding
THE “DRAFT TACTICS ARE REALISTIC”
100
80
60
40
20
0
Voluntary
Veterinary CE
Develop/Update
Farm SOPs
College of Veterinarians of Ontario 
Promote Use
of Farm SOPs
Develop Producer Mandatory Producer
Education
Education
Priority Initiatives
Standardize Lab
Data/Reporting
Veterinarians
Other
Figure 15:
Percentage of
respondents
that strongly
agree or agree
that “the
draft tactics
are realistic”,
showing
veterinarians
and non-
veterinarians
(“other”)
separately.
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