Growing Forward 2 - Final Report Project II | Page 22

PHASE A: IDENTIFICATION
OF SIX PRIORITY INITIATIVES
Survey 1 respondents were provided with a list
of all 16 Suggested Actions, and were asked
how effective each Suggested Action would be
in minimizing the development of antibiotic resistance.
Perceived Efficacy of Suggested Actions
Survey 1 respondents were provided with a list of all 16
Suggested Actions, and were asked how effective each Suggested
Action would be in minimizing the development of antibiotic
resistance. Table 4 presents respondent ratings of how effective
they believed each would be, showing the overall rank order
from 1 to 16, with 1 being the highest proportion of respondents
rating as “effective” or “very effective”.
Table 4: Respondent rankings (n = 123) of the perceived level of efficacy of each Suggested Action to minimize the development of antibiotic
resistance, and the overall rank order of Suggested Actions based on perceived level of efficacy.
Rank
Action
Very effective/effective
# (%) Neither effective nor ineffective
# (%) Very ineffective/
ineffective
# (%)
1 Develop/update farm SOPs 106(86) 12(10) 5(4)
2 Develop producer education 99(81) 23(19) 0(0)
3 Identify changes in resistance 97(80) 19(16) 5(4)
4 Voluntary veterinary CE 94(76) 19(15) 10(8)
5 Promote use of farm SOPs 93(76) 20(16) 9(7)
6 Standardize lab data/reporting 92(76) 23(19) 6(5)
7 Research on alternatives to ABX 86(70) 26(21) 10(8)
8 Mandatory producer training 84(68) 30(24) 9(7)
9 Educate stakeholders 81(66) 34(28) 7(6)
10 Research to identify gaps in use of
ABX in practice 79(65) 35(29) 7(6)
11 Evaluate veterinary compliance 79(64) 37(30) 7(6)
12 Research links between ABX and
resistance 74(60) 36(29) 13(11)
13 Surveillance of veterinary use of
ABX 73(59) 35(28) 15(12)
14 On-farm ABX use logs 70(57) 30(25) 22(18)
15 Research on raising animals with-
out ABX 65(53) 43(35) 15(12)
16 Mandatory veterinary CE 61(50) 46(37) 16(13)
College of Veterinarians of Ontario 
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