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)