Statement | Numbers of individual’s agreement | ||
Swine producers (N = 92) | Poultry producers (N = 162) | Total (N = 254) | |
Proper management (including good biosecurity) are more important than ATBs to protect animals from diseases. | 91 (99) | 151 (93) | 242 (95) |
Using vaccines to prevent the diseases is contributed to prevent/reduce the use of ATBs. | 83 (90) | 143 (88) | 226 (89) |
Veterinarian’s advice is necessary before using ATBs. | 90 (98) | 150 (93) | 240 (94) |
Proper using dosage and duration of ATBs is important. | 79 (86) | 138 (85) | 217 (85) |
Giving ATBs to animals that are not sick will prevent them from becoming sick.* | 75 (82) | 102 (63) | 177 (70) |
Giving ATBs to animals that are not sick can help them grow bigger, faster, fatter, boost egg production/size.* | 59 (64) | 79 (49) | 138 (54) |
After using ATBs on an animal, you should wait sometime before you sell or consume the products from it, such as meat/eggs/milk. | 71 (77) | 83 (51) | 154 (61) |
Improper/over antibiotic uses can cause adverse effect on animals. | 68 (74) | 114 (70) | 182 (72) |
Improper/over antibiotic uses can cause adverse effect on human health (yourself, your family, your workers and your consumers). | 42 (46) | 77 (48) | 119 (47) |
Improper/over antibiotic uses can cause adverse effect on environment. | 23 (25) | 32 (20) | 55 (22) |
Rate of mean corrected responses | (73) | (65) | (68) |