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PHASE A: DISCUSSION
Discussion: Phase A
A summary of the key findings from Phase A, with rankings
highlighted, is shown in Table 10. Survey 1 included 16
Suggested Actions and Survey 2 included 10. The final column
shows the percentage of respondents who agreed or strongly
agree with the Suggested Action being included in the top six
Suggested Actions.
Table 10: Weighted rank scores and rank based on weighted rank scores from Survey 1 and Survey 2, proportion of respondents that rated
Suggested Actions as potentially very effective or effective in Survey 1, ranking based on proportion of respondents that rated Suggested Actions
as potentially very effective or effective in Survey 1 and proportion of respondents that agreed that the Suggested Action should be included in
the top six priority Suggested Actions in Survey 2.
Survey 1
Suggested Action
Weighted
rank
score
E.1*
Rank
based on
weighted
rank
score
Proportion
very
effective/
effective
Survey 2
Rank
based on
proportion
very
effective/
Weighted rank
score E.2** Rank based
on weighted
rank score
E.2 Proportion
strongly
agree/agree
effective
Develop/update farm SOPs 230 1 86 1 1078 1 98
Develop producer education 116 2 81 2 961 2 94
Voluntary veterinary CE 87 3 76 4 769 3 94
Promote use of farm SOPs 83 4 76 5 690 4 89
Mandatory producer training 58 5 68 8 529 5 68
Standardize lab data/reporting 52 6 76 6 404 6 79
Educate stakeholders 52 7 67 9 157 7 Research on alternatives to ABX 49 8 71 7 100 8 On-farm ABX use logs 35 9 57 14 63 9 Identify changes in resistance 30 10 80 3 61 10 Surveillance of veterinary use of ABX 20 11 59 13 Evaluate veterinary compliance 27 12 64 11 Research links between ABX and
resistance 21 13 60 12 Mandatory veterinary CE 17 14 50 16 Research on raising animals without ABX 12 15 53 15 Research to identify gaps in use of ABX
in practice 12 16 65 10
* weighted rank score calculated using Formula E.1
** weighted rank score calculated using Formula E.2
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Setting an Action Agenda for Veterinary Stewardship of Antibiotic Use in Food-Producing Animals in Ontario