NAHMS-268 Feedlot 2011 VS Second Visit

State/Operation #: _________________ DRAFT

Animal and Plant Health

Inspection Service

Veterinary Services

Feedlot 2011

National Animal Health Monitoring System

2150 Centre Ave Bldg B

Fort Collins, CO 80526

Form Approved

OMB Number 0579-0079

Expires 6/30/2013

VS Second Visit

(October 3–December 9, 2011)

State FIPS:	Operation #:	Interviewer:	Date:
2 digits	4 digits	Initials	(mm/dd/yy)

Arrival time at operation: ___________

Be sure the VMO or AHT has the information to complete Question 1 below before the Initial VS visit.

Unless specified, the time period for this questionnaire refers to the 1-year period of July 1, 2010, through June 30, 2011.

In general my questions deal with cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market. Their ration would include grain, silage, hay, or protein supplements.

1. They would include cattle you are feeding for others.

2. They would exclude

a. Any of your cattle being custom fed in feedlots being operated by others.

b. Cattle being “backgrounded only” for sale as feeders, for later placement on feed in

another feedlot, or to be returned to pasture.

c. Any cattle and calves placed in your feedlot(s) for purposes other than the U.S. slaughter

market (e.g., animals to be used for breeding stock).

According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB control number for this information collection is 0579-xxxx. The time required to complete this information collection is estimated to average 1.0 hours per response, including the time to review instructions, search existing data resources, gather the data needed, and complete and review the information collected.

NAHMS-268

MAR 2011

Section 1—Therapeutic Treatment

The following questions ask about therapeutic treatments for cattle that show signs of illness.

1. What percentage of the cattle received the following classes of

injectable antimicrobials as part of an initial treatment course for

respiratory disease such as shipping fever?

Cattle less Cattle

than 700 lb 700 lb or more

when placed when placed

a. Tilmicosin (e.g., Micotil®) _____ % _____ %

b. Florfenicol (e.g., Nuflor®) _____ % _____ %

c. Tetracyclines (e.g., Oxy-Tet100™, LA200®,

Biomycin®) _____ % _____ %

d. Cephalosporins (e.g., Naxcel®, Excenel®, Excede®) _____ % _____ %

e. Penicillins (e.g., PenG, Aquacillin™) _____ % _____ %

f. Amoxicillin (e.g., Amoxi-Inject®) _____ % _____ %

g. Macrolides (e.g., Gallimycin®, Tylan®200)

[exclude Micotil®] _____ % _____ %

h. Tulathromycin (Draxxin®) _____ % _____ %

i. Fluoroquinolones (e.g., Baytril®, A180®) _____ % _____ %

j. Other (specify: ________________________________) _____ % _____ %

For the next two questions, a “retreat” is an animal that failed to respond to the initial course of treatment for respiratory disease and required a second course of treatment. A “repull” is an animal that responded favorably to the initial course of treatment for respiratory disease, was returned to a pen, and was then repulled at a later date for additional treatment for respiratory disease.

2. Does your choice of antimicrobial typically change for the treatment of

retreats and repulls compared to the antimicrobial used for their initial

treatments of respiratory disease?

Use treatment

Change Use same other than No retreats

antimicrobial antimicrobial antimicrobial or repulls

a. Retreats ₁ ₂ ₃ ₄

b. Repulls ₁ ₂ ₃ ₄

3. What percentage of the cattle received the following classes of

injectable antimicrobials as part of an retreats of respiratory

disease course such as shipping fever?

Cattle less Cattle

than 700 lb 700 lb or more

when placed when placed

a. Tilmicosin (e.g., Micotil®) _____ % _____ %

b. Florfenicol (e.g., Nuflor®) _____ % _____ %

c. Tetracyclines (e.g., Oxy-Tet100™, LA200®,

Biomycin®) _____ % _____ %

d. Cephalosporins (e.g., Naxcel®, Excenel®, Excede®) _____ % _____ %

e. Penicillins (e.g., PenG, Aquacillin™) _____ % _____ %

f. Amoxicillin (e.g., Amoxi-Inject®) _____ % _____ %

g. Macrolides (e.g., Gallimycin®, Tylan®200)

[exclude Micotil®] _____ % _____ %

h. Tulathromycin (Draxxin®) _____ % _____ %

i. Fluoroquinolones (e.g., Baytril®, A180®) _____ % _____ %

j. Other (specify: ________________________________) _____ % _____ %

Questions 4 through 7 should be answered for both cattle classes.

Cattle less Cattle

than 700 lb 700 lb or more

when placed when placed

4. Of those cattle and calves placed on feed, what percentage

were treated at least once for respiratory disease

(shipping fever): _____ % _____ %

[If Question 4 both = 0%, SKIP to Question 8.]

5. Of the cattle and calves in Question 4, what percentage:

a. Responded? _____ % _____ %

b. Died? _____ % _____ %

c. Were considered chronics and were realized? _____ % _____ %

d. Were treated again (retreats)? _____ % _____ %

[If Question 5d both = 0%, SKIP to Question 8.]

6. Of the cattle and calves in Question 5d, what percentage:

a. Responded? _____ % _____ %

b. Died? _____ % _____ %

c. Were considered chronics and were realized? _____ % _____ %

d. Were treated again (retreats)? _____ % _____ %

[If Question 6d both = 0%, SKIP to Question 8.]

7. Of the cattle and calves in Question 6d, what percentage:

a. Responded? _____ % _____ %

b. Died? _____ % _____ %

c. Were considered chronics and were realized? _____ % _____ %

8. To what extent do the following items influence your

selection of injectable antimicrobials for treatment

of disease?

Strongly Somewhat Little or

influence influence no influence

a. Veterinarian recommendations ₁ ₂ ₃

b. Other producers’ recommendations ₁ ₂ ₃

c. Lab test results ₁ ₂ ₃

d. Drug company advertisement or

representative’s recommendation ₁ ₂ ₃

e. Personal experience (past response rates) ₁ ₂ ₃

f. Cost of antimicrobial ₁ ₂ ₃

g. Approved route by which antimicrobial

is to be given ₁ ₂ ₃

h. Duration of action of antimicrobials

(e.g., the need to give only once) ₁ ₂ ₃

i. Drug withdrawal time ₁ ₂ ₃

j. Other (specify: _____________________) ₁ ₂ ₃

9. Which of the following best describes the level of specific

training provided to your employees for any of the

following areas related to injectable antimicrobial usage?

[The training may have been conducted by qualified

feedlot personnel, a veterinarian, a drug

company representative, etc.]

Specific

Specific training

training without No

with written written training

guidelines guidelines done

a. Disease diagnosis ₁ ₂ ₃

b. Appropriate antimicrobial selection

for specific disease ₁ ₂ ₃

c. Label use of antimicrobial agents ₁ ₂ ₃

d. Drug residue avoidance ₁ ₂ ₃

e. Other (specify: ____________________) ₁ ₂ ₃

Section 2—Antimicrobial Use in Feed and Water

1. What percentage of cattle that were less than 700 pounds when placed on feed during

the period July 1, 2010, through June 30, 2011, received antimicrobials in the feed and/or

water as a health or production management tool? [Do not include coccidiostats and

ionophores. If any cattle received the antimicrobials, include the average number of days the

antimicrobial was included in the feed and/or water for a typical pen of cattle less than

700 pounds when placed.]

Percent cattle

less than 700 lb Average number

when placed that of days the cattle

received received the

antimicrobials antimicrobials

in feed or water in feed or water

a. Bacitracin (BMD®, Fortracin® Alloac®) _____ % _____ days

b. Chlortetracycline (Aureomycin®100, CTC) _____ % _____ days

c. Chlortetracycline/sulfamethazine

(Aureomycin®700, MoorMan’s®, Beef

Cattle Boost) _____ % _____ days

d. Neomycin (Blosol®, Neomix®325) _____ % _____ days

e. Oxytetracycline (OTC, Terramycin®, TM50) _____ % _____ days

f. Sulfamethazine/sulfadimethoxine

(Albon®, Sulmet®) _____ % _____ days

g. Tetracycline (Tetrasure™, T-Vet®) _____ % _____ days

h. Tylosin (Tylan®) _____ % _____ days

i. Virginiamycin (V Max®) _____ % _____ days

j. Other (specify: _______________________) _____ % _____ days

2. What percentage of cattle that were 700 pounds or more when placed on feed during

the period July 1, 2010, through June 30, 2011, received antimicrobials in the feed

and/or water as a health or production management tool?

Percent cattle

700 lb or more Average number

when placed that of days the cattle

received received the

antimicrobials antimicrobials

in feed or water in feed or water

a. Bacitracin (BMD®, Fortracin® Alloac®) _____ % _____ days

b. Chlortetracycline (Aureomycin®100, CTC) _____ % _____ days

c. Chlortetracycline/sulfamethazine

(Aureomycin®700, MoorMan’s®, Beef

Cattle Boost) _____ % _____ days

d. Neomycin (Blosol®, Neomix®325) _____ % _____ days

e. Oxytetracycline (OTC, Terramycin®, TM50) _____ % _____ days

f. Sulfamethazine/sulfadimethoxine

(Albon®, Sulmet®) _____ % _____ days

g. Tetracycline (Tetrasure™, T-Vet®) _____ % _____ days

h. Tylosin (Tylan®) _____ % _____ days

i. Virginiamycin (V Max®) _____ % _____ days

j. Other (specify: _______________________) _____ % _____ days

Section 3—General Information

1. Of the cattle placed on feed during the period July 1, 2010, through June 30, 2011,

what percentage were given the following parasiticides (dewormers and/or

insecticides) as a treatment or preventive for internal or external parasites?

[If Producer is unsure of the category of parasiticide used, use the table

or product names.]

a. Avermectins (e.g., Ivomec®, Eprinex®, Dectomax®) _____ %

b. Clorsulon (e.g., Curatrem®) _____ %

c. Avermectin/Clorsulon combination (Ivomec® Plus) _____ %

d. Levamisole (e.g., Totalon®, Tramisol®, Prohibit™) ­­­­­ _____ %

e. Permethrins (e.g., Permectrin™, CyLence™, Ectiban®) _____ %

f. Organophosphates (Co-Ral®, Spotton, Tiguvon, Warbex) _____ %

2. Did you use any of the following methods to control flies on this

feedlot during the year ending June 30, 2011?

a. Manure removal ₁ Yes ₃ No

b. Biological control (predatory insects) ₁ Yes ₃ No

c. Ear tags containing insecticides ₁ Yes ₃ No

d. Environmental sprays ₁ Yes ₃ No

e. Pour-ons, dusting powder, or animal sprays ₁ Yes ₃ No

f. Feed additives that kill larva (e.g., phenothiozine, runnel, Co-Ral®) ₁ Yes ₃ No

g. Sticky tape or other fly traps ₁ Yes ₃ No

h. Granular fly bait (e.g., Golden Malrin®) ₁ Yes ₃ No

i. Other (specify: _______________________________________) ₁ Yes ₃ No

3. Do you use computer databases to store production and/or

animal health-related information? ₁ Yes ₃ No

[If Question 3 = NO, SKIP to Question 5.]

4. How important to this feedlot are these computer

databases for:

Very Somewhat Not

important important important

a. Comparing your feedlot to other feedlots? ₁ ₂ ₃

b. Comparing current information to historical

information for this feedlot? ₁ ₂ ₃

c. Tracking withdrawal times? ₁ ₂ ₃

d. Tracking production? ₁ ₂ ₃

e. Tracking economic records? ₁ ₂ ₃

Office Use Only

State FIPS:__________ Operation #:_________ Interviewer:___________ Date: ___________

2-digits 4-digits Initials (mm/dd/yy)

1. Total time for interview (include time to discuss the program and complete the

questionnaire). If more than one data collector present, enter the combined time _____ min VITIME

2. Total travel time (round trip). If more than one data collector present,

enter the combined time. _____ min VTTIME

3. Data collector(s): [Enter the number for each category.]

____ Federal VMO ____ Federal AHT ____ State personnel ____ Other (specify) VVMO/VAHT/VST/VOTH

4. Enter response code 99 if questionnaire is completed or enter

one code of 00-07 that best describes the reason why the owner

is not participating _____ code VRCO

99 = Survey completed

00 = Inaccessible after five contact attempts

01 = Poor time of year or no time

02 = Does not want anyone on operation

03 = Bad experience with government veterinarians

04 = Does not want to do another survey or divulge

information

05 = Told NASS they did not want to be contacted

06 = Ineligible (no beef cows)

07 = Other reason (explain below)

5. Producer data quality ₁ Good to Excellent ₂ OK ₃ Poor VPDQ

6. Which of the following best describes the respondent’s position

with this operation? _____ code VCONS

1 = Owner

2 = Manager

3 = Family member (other than owner or manager)

4 = Other hired employee

5 = Other (specify: _______________________________)VPOSOTH

7. How often did the producer consult written (e.g., ledger, pocket diary, calendar) or computerized records to answer questions for which records might have been helpful in giving accurate and complete information?

₁ Never

₂ Occasionally (one to three times)

₃ Frequently (four or more times) _____ code VPOS

Comments regarding this questionnaire or operation:

VMO or AHT Signature:___________________________________________________

TO BE COMPLETED BY THE COORDINATOR:

Field data quality ₁ Good to Excellent ₂ OK ₃ Poor VFDQ

Feedlot 2011 VS Second Visit Questionnaire 9