NAHMS 284 NAHMS Dairy 2014 Needs Assessment Survey

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Your Opinion Needed Now for Dairy 2014 Study

Thank you in advance for providing input for the National Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS) study of the U.S. Dairy Industry in 2014. To most effectively meet the needs of the dairy industry and its allied groups we are requesting your input to assist us in establishing the study’s objectives. Please return this survey in the envelope provided or fax to: 970.491.1889.

Please return as soon as possible!

1. Indicate your primary involvement with the dairy industry: (Check one.)

___ Dairy Producer (______# milking cows)

___ Veterinary practitioner / consultant

___ Nutritionist

___ University / extension

___ Federal or State government

___ Allied Industry (Pharmaceutical company, etc.)

___ Other (specify__________________)

For each of the following sections, choose three items you would like to see the Dairy 2014 study focus on, with ”1” being your top choice, “2” your second, and “3” your third.

2. Management Issues for specific focus in Dairy 2014 study: (Rank your top three.)

___Animal identification

___Animal welfare

___Antimicrobial use / resistance

___Biosecurity / disease prevention

___Calf health / management

___Contract / custom heifer rearing

___Costs of disease / biosecurity

___Cow comfort

___Cow longevity

___Employee training

___Food safety

___Foreign animal diseases

___Heifer management

___Herd Expansion

___Infectious disease diagnosis / treatment

___Manure management

___Nutrition / feed management

___Odor management / air quality

___Organic milk production

___Quality assurance / residue avoidance

___Reproductive health

___Stillbirths

___Udder health

___Water quality

___Other (specify____________________)

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3. (OPTIONAL) For each of the top three management issues chosen in Question 2, list two specific areas of interest:

Example:

Issue #1: Udder health Specific areas of interest: a: Mycoplasma mastitis

b: Milking system evaluations

Specific areas of interest for top three issues:

Issue #1

a: __________________________________

b: __________________________________

Issue #2

a: __________________________________

b: __________________________________

Issue #3

a: __________________________________

b: __________________________________

4. Diseases, disorders, or pathogens for specific focus: (Rank your top three.)

___Bovine leukosis virus (BLV, EBL)

___Bovine viral diarrhea (BVD)

___Brucellosis

___Campylobacter

___Calf diarrheal diseases

___Clostridium perfringens Type A

___Other Clostridium organisms

___Cryptosporidiosis

___Cystic ovarian disease

___E. coli (as a foodborne pathogen)

___External / internal parasites

___Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR)

___Lameness / hoof health

___Leptospirosis

___Mycoplasma

___Mycobacterium paratuberculosis (Johne’s disease)

___Neospora

___Respiratory disease

___Salmonella

___Staph aureus

___Tuberculosis

___Other (specify______________________)

5. (OPTIONAL) For each of the top three diseases, disorders, or pathogens chosen in Question 4, list two specific areas of interest:

Example:

Disease#1: BVD Specific areas of interest: a: Percentage of infected herd

b: Herd screening options

Specific areas of interest for top three diseases:

Disease #1

a: __________________________________

b: __________________________________

Disease #2

a: __________________________________

b: __________________________________

Disease #3

a: __________________________________

b: __________________________________

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6. Incentives offered to participating producers: (Rank your top three.)

___ Animal welfare audit

___ Feed analysis

___ Individual animal testing for disease agents (BVD, Johne’s, etc)

___ Soil or manure testing for nitrogen and phosphorus

___ Testing for selected disease agents (environmental and bulk milk testing)

___ Water quality testing

___ Other ______________________________________________________

7. Other Comments:

THANK YOU FOR YOUR INPUT!

Visit the following website for more information about the NAHMS program:

http://nahms.aphis.usda.gov

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