Form QID 153784 QID 153784 Feral Swine Survey - 2017

FERAL SWINE SURVEY – 2017
	OMB No. 0535-0256 Approval Expires: 6/30/2018 Project Code: 931 QID: 153784 SMetaKey: 3784

		United States Department of Agriculture
		NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE

	USDA/NASS National Operations Division 9700 Page Avenue, Suite 400 St. Louis, MO 63132-1547 Phone: 1-800-424-7828 Fax: 1-855-415-3687 Email: [email protected]
	Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Please make corrections to name, address and ZIP Code, if necessary.

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SECTION 1 – GENERAL

1. On June 1, 2017, how many acres did your operation:
	Acres
a. Own?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	100
b. Rent or Lease from others or use Rent Free? (Exclude land used on an animal unit month (AUM) basis, BLM and Forest Service land.). . . . . +	101
c. Rent to others?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -	102
2. Calculate item 1a + 1b - 1c. Then the total acres operated on June 1, 2017 was. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . =	103

3. In what state and county is the majority of your operation located?
					OFFICE USE
					60
	State		County
					55

4. During the last three years, have wild pigs been present in the county reported in item 3? For the purposes of this study, wild pigs refer to all species of feral swine, feral hogs, and wild boar.
106	1 Yes	3 No	2 Don’t Know

5. During the last three years, have wild pigs been present on your operation?
107	1 Yes	3 No	2 Don’t Know

SECTION 2 – LIVESTOCK
1. In 2016, were any livestock raised on your operation?
108	1 Yes – Continue 3 No – SKIP to Section 3

2. On December 31, 2016, how many of the following types of livestock were on your operation?	None	Head
a. Beef cows (Include beef heifers that had calved. Exclude heifers that had not calved, steers, calves and bulls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		351
b. Milk cows kept for production of milk. Include dry milk cows and milk heifers that had calved.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		352
c. Other cattle and calves. Include heifers that had not calved, steers, calves and bulls.. . . .		303
d. Domestic Hogs and Pigs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		110
e. Sheep and Lambs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		111
f. Goats and Kids. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		112
g. Poultry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		113
h. Horses, Ponies, and Mules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		114
i. Other (Specify: 1003 _________________________________________________________)		115

3. For 2016, report up to two livestock raised with the highest value of production.

	Highest Value of Production Livestock		Second Highest Value of Production Livestock
a. In 2016, which livestock on your operation produced the highest value of production? Report for up to two livestock.	122		123
b. How many total head of this livestock were raised?	124	_ _ _ head	125	_ _ _ head
c. How many total head of this livestock were sold?	126	_ _ _ head	127	_ _ _ head
(i) In 2016, what was the average price received ( or expected to be received) per head for this livestock sold?	128 $	_ _ _ /head	129 $	_ _ _ /head
(ii) Were these livestock certified as organic?	130	1 Yes 3 No	131	1 Yes 3 No
(iii) Were anti-biotics used on these livestock? (If Yes, continue. If NO, SKIP to item c (iv)).	132	1 Yes 3 No	133	1 Yes 3 No
(a) Were anti-biotics used on these livestock specifically to prevent livestock losses due to wild pigs?	286	1 Yes 3 No	287	1 Yes 3 No
(iv) Were steroids used on these livestock? (If Yes, continue. If No, SKIP to item d.)	134	1 Yes 3 No	135	1 Yes 3 No
(a) Were steroids used on these livestock specifically to prevent livestock losses due to wild pigs?	288	1 Yes 3 No	289	1 Yes 3 No
d. In 2016, to the best of your knowledge, were wild pigs ever present in areas where these livestock are kept? (If Yes, continue. If No or Don’t Know, SKIP to Item 4.)	136	1 Yes 2 Don’t Know 3 No	137	1 Yes 2 Don’t Know 3 No
(i) In 2016, to the best of your knowledge, how often were wild pigs present in areas where these livestock are kept?	138	1 Daily 2 Weekly 3 About once a month 4 Less than once a month	139	1 Daily 2 Weekly 3 About once a month 4 Less than once a month
e. In 2016, was there evidence that wild pigs entered or gained access to these livestock’s feed, grain, or hay?	140	1 Yes 2 Don’t Know 3 No	141	1 Yes 2 Don’t Know 3 No
f. In 2016, was there evidence that wild pigs had gained access to any discarded remains of this livestock?	142	1 Yes 3 No	143	1 Yes 3 No
g. In 2016, was there evidence that wild pigs had wallowed in water sources used by these livestock?	290	1 Yes 3 No	291	1 Yes 3 No
h. In 2016, could you attribute deaths of these livestock on your operation to predation by wild pigs? (If Yes, continue. If No, SKIP to item i.)	292	1 Yes 3 No	293	1 Yes 3 No
(i) In 2016, how many head of these livestock were lost to wild pig predation?	144	_ _ _ head	145	_ _ _ head
(ii) What was the total market value of these livestock that were lost to wild pig predation?	146 $		147 $
i. In 2016, could you attribute deaths of these livestock on your operation to disease from wild pigs? (If Yes. Continue. If No, SKIP to item j.)	294	1 Yes 3 No	295	1 Yes 3 No
(i) In 2016, how many head of these livestock were lost to disease from wild pigs?	296	_ _ _ head	297	_ _ _ head
(ii) What was the total market value these livestock that were lost to disease from wild pigs?	298 $		299 $
j. In 2016, did you seek veterinary services for these livestock due to the presence of or contact with wild pigs? (If Yes, continue. If No, SKIP to item k.)	300	1 Yes 3 No	301	1 Yes 3 No
(i) What was the total cost of veterinary services used for these livestock due to the presence of or contact with wild pigs?	305 $		306 $
k. In 2016, did you use any medical treatments on these livestock due to the presence of or contact with wild pigs? (If Yes, continue. If No, SKIP to item l.)	307	1 Yes 3 No	308	1 Yes 3 No
(i) What was the total cost of the medical treatments used for these livestock due to the presence of or contact with wild pigs?	309 $		310 $
l. In 2016, could you attribute any deaths of these livestock on your operation to other/unknown causes of wild pigs? (If Yes, continue. If No, SKIP to item 4.)	311	1 Yes 3 No	312	1 Yes 3 No
(i) In 2016, how many head of these livestock were lost to wild pigs due to other/unknown causes?	313	_ _ _ head	314	_ _ _ head
(ii) What was the total market value of these livestock that were lost to other/unknown causes of wild pigs??	315 $		316 $

4. In 2016 , could you attribute any of the following livestock diseases on your operation to the presence of wild pigs?
a. Swine Brucellosis (Brucella Suis). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		116	1 Yes	3 No
b. Pseudorabies (Aujeszky’s disease). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		117	1 Yes	3 No
c. Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		118	1 Yes	3 No
d. Swine Influenza virus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		119	1 Yes	3 No
e. Other (Specify: 1004	_________________________________________)	120	1 Yes	3 No

5. How concerned are you about the potential spread of diseases from wild pigs to livestock? Check one only
121	1□ Not concerned 2□ Slightly concerned	3□ Moderately concerned 4□ Very concerned

6. In 2016, did you have sown pasture on your operation?
321	1 Yes – Continue 3 No – SKIP to Item 7

	Acres
a. In 2016, how many acres of sown pasture were on your operation?	322

b. In 2016, could you attribute damage on sown pastures to wild pigs?
323	1 Yes – Continue 3 No – SKIP to Item 7

	Percent
c. What portion of sown pasture acreage was damaged by wild pigs in 2016? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	324

7. In 2016, did you have unsown pasture on your operation?
360	1 Yes – Continue 3 No – SKIP to Section 3

	Acres
a. How many acres of unsown pasture were on your operation in 2016?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	361

b. In 2016, could you attribute damage on unsown pasture to wild pigs?
362	1 Yes – Continue 3 No – SKIP to Section 3

	Percent
c. What portion of unsown pasture acreage was damaged by wild pigs in 2016?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	363

SECTION 3 – CROPS
1. In 2016, were any crops (including trees/orchards) on your operation?
158	1 Yes – Continue 3 No – SKIP to Section 4

	Crops
2. For 2016, report up to two crops harvested with the highest value of production.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	159
	160

3. In 2016, to the best of your knowledge, were wild pigs ever present in fields of these crops?
161	1 Yes – Continue	3 No – SKIP to Item 5	2 Don’t Know – SKIP to Item 5

4. In 2016, to the best of your knowledge, how often were wild pigs present in fields of these crops?
162	1 Daily 2 Weekly		3 About once a month 4 Less than once a month
5. In 2016, was there evidence that wild pigs caused damage to fields of these crops?
163	1 Yes – Continue	3 No – SKIP to Section 4		2 Don’t Know – SKIP to Section 4

	None	Dollars
6. In 2016, how much income was lost due to wild pig damage to these crops?. . . . . . . . . . . . .		164

SECTION 4 – PROPERTY

1. In 2016, did wild pigs damage any property on your operation?
165	1□ Yes – Continue	3□ No – SKIP to Section 5	2□ Don’t Know – SKIP to Section 5

2. On your operation in 2016, which of the following types of property damage occurred due to wild pigs, what was the approximate totalcost of the damage, and how severe was it?
Damage Type	Did damage occur?		Cost of damage (or estimate of repair)		How much damage occurred? Check one per row
					Mild Damage		Moderate Damage	Somewhat Severe Damage	Very Severe Damage	Unsure
a. Damage to buildings	166	1□ Yes 3□ No	167		168	1□	2□	3□	4□	5□
			$
b. Damage to fencing	169	1□ Yes 3□ No	170		171	1□	2□	3□	4□	5□
			$
c. Damage to livestock waterers, water pumps, and/or irrigation equipment	172	1□ Yes 3□ No	173		174	1□	2□	3□	4□	5□
			$
d. Damage to vehicles (including tractors, farm equipment)	175	1□ Yes 3□ No	176		177	1□	2□	3□	4□	5□
			$
e. Damage to roads	181	1□ Yes 3□ No	182		183	1□	2□	3□	4□	5□
			$
f. Damage to livestock feed, grain, or hay	184	1□ Yes 3□ No	185		186	1□	2□	3□	4□	5□
			$
g. Fecal contamination of water	195	1□ Yes 3□ No			196	1□	2□	3□	4□	5□
h. Other damage to terraces, stream banks, or ponds	325	1□ Yes 3□ No			326	1□	2□	3□	4□	5□
i. Loss of wildlife habitat	189	1□ Yes 3□ No			190	1□	2□	3□	4□	5□
j. Field topsoil erosion	191	1□ Yes 3□ No			192	1□	2□	3□	4□	5□
k. Fecal contamination of crops	197	1□ Yes 3□ No			198	1□	2□	3□	4□	5□
l. Other	199	1□ Yes 3□ No	200		201	1□	2□	3□	4□	5□
(Specify: 1007_____________)			$

SECTION 5 – CONTROL

1. In 2016, were any control methods used on your operation in order to reduce or prevent damage from wild pigs?
202	1□ Yes – Continue	3□ No – SKIP to Item 3

2. On your operation In 2016, which of the following control methods were used in order to reduce or prevent damage from wild pigs, what were their approximate total costs, and how effective were they?

Control Method

Used on operation in 2016?

Cost (Include labor) (Dollars)

How effective was the control method? Check one per row

Not Effective

Slightly Effective

Moderately Effective

Very Effective

a. Shooting wild pigs on sight

203

1□ Yes 3□ No

204

205

1□

2□

3□

4□

$

b. Hunting wild pigs with dogs

206

1□ Yes 3□ No

207

208

1□

2□

3□

4□

$

c. Hunting wild pigs without dogs

209

1□ Yes 3□ No

210

211

1□

2□

3□

4□

$

d. Aerial hunting

212

1□ Yes 3□ No

213

214

1□

2□

3□

4□

$

e. Trapping and removing wild pigs

215

1□ Yes 3□ No

216

217

1□

2□

3□

4□

$

f. Repellents for wild pigs

218

1□ Yes 3□ No

219

220

1□

2□

3□

4□

$

g. Other

221

1□ Yes 3□ No

222

223

1□

2□

3□

4□

(Specify 1008__________________)

$

3. Do you use electric fencing on your operation?

224

1□ Yes – Continue

3□ No – SKIP to Item 4

a. Approximately how much did it cost to install this electric fencing?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	Dollars
	225

b. At the time of installation, how many years was the expected useful life of this electric fencing?. .	Years
	226

c. In 2016, did you use this electric fencing primarily to reduce damage by wild pigs?
327	1□ Yes	3□ No

4. In 2014, did you use non-electric fencing on your operation specifically to reduce damage by wild pigs?
227	1□ Yes – Continue	3□ No – SKIP to Item 5

a. How much did it cost to install this non-electric fencing?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	Dollars
	228

b. At the time of installation, how many years was the expected useful life of this non-electric fencing?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	Years
	229

c. In 2016, did you use this non-electric fencing primarily to reduce damage by wild pigs?
328	1□ Yes	3□ No

SECTION 5 – CONTROL

5. In 2016, how many wild pigs were killed on your operation?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	None	Head
	□	230

6. In 2016, how many live wild pigs were removed from your operation?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	None	Head
	□	231

[If Item 6 is zero, go to Item 7; otherwise continue]

a. Of the (Item 6) live wild pigs removed from your operation in 2016, were any sold?
232	1□ Yes – Continue	3□ No – SKIP to Item 7

b. What was the average price per head you received for the live wild pigs removed from your operation in 2016?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	Dollars/Head
	233
	$

7. In 2016, did you seek help from a county, state, or federal agency because of the damage due to wild pigs on your operation?
234	1□ Yes	3□ No	4□ Not Applicable – No damage by wild pigs

8. In 2016, did you take any measures specifically aimed at reducing contact between wild pigs and domestic livestock?
329	1□ Yes – Continue	3□ No – SKIP to Section 6

	Dollars
a. In 2016, approximately how much did you spend to install and/or maintain measures specifically aimed at reducing contact between wild pigs and domestic livestock?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	330
	$

SECTION 6 – HUNTING

1. Do you hunt recreationally?
331	1□ Yes	3□ No
2. Which animals do you think have experienced a decline in population on this operation in the last three years that you attribute to wild pigs? Check all that apply
332	1□ Deer 2□ Upland Birds 3□ Waterfowl 4□ Turkeys 5□ Other 6□ None of these 7□ Don’t know
3. In 2016, did you or anyone else hunt on your operation?
235	1□ Yes – Continue	3□ No – SKIP to Section 7	2□ Don’t Know – SKIP to Section 7

4. Please answer the following items regarding hunting of wildlife on your operation in 2016. Check all that apply

Hunting

None

Wild Pigs

Deer

Upland Birds

Waterfowl

Turkeys

Other

a. Which animals did you or your immediate family hunt on your operation in 2016?

□

236

□

237

□

238

□

299

□

240

□

241

□

b. Which animals did anyone other than your immediate family hunt on your operation in 2016 without paying?

□

242

□

243

□

244

□

245

□

246

□

247

□

c. Which animals did anyone pay to be allowed to hunt on your operation in 2016? (Exclude guide or outfitting services)

□

248

□

249

□

250

□

251

□

252

□

253

□

d. For which animals did you provide a guide or outfitting service to paying hunters on your operation in 2016?

□

254

□

255

□

256

□

257

□

258

□

259

□

5. During 2016, what was your net income from:	None
		Dollars
a. Wild pig hunting on your operation?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	□	265
b. All hunting activities on your operation?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	□	266

SECTION 7 – DEMOGRAPHICS

1. What was your age on December 31, 2016?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	Years
	267

2. What is your gender?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	278	1□ Male	3□ Female

3. In 2016, did you spend most of your work time on the farm or ranch, or outside the farm or ranch?	279	1□ On the farm or ranch	2□ Outside the farm or ranch

4. Do you make the majority of the day to day decisions about farming/ranching for this operation?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	280	1□ Yes - Continue	3□ No – SKIP to Item 6

	Year
	(YYYY)
5. In what year did you begin to make day-to-day decisions for a farm or ranch operation?. . . . . . . . . . .	283

6. Are you a hired manager for this operation?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

281

1□ Yes

3□ No

7. Do you currently live on this operation?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

282

1□ Yes

3□ No

8. In 2016, what was your total household income before taxes? Check one only
284	1□ Less than $1,000 2□ $1,000 to $2,499 3□ $2,500 to $4,999 4□ $5,000 to $9,999 5□ $10,000 to $24,999 6□ $25,000 to $49,999	7□ $50,000 to $99,999 8□ $100,000 to $249,999 9□ $250,000 to $499,999 10□ $500,000 to $999,999 11□ $1,000,000 or more

9. In 2016, what percent of your total household income came from farming and/or ranching? Check one only
285	1□ None 2□ 1% to 25% 3□ 26% to 50%	4□ 51% to 75% 5□ 76% to 99% 6□ 100%

SECTION 8 – CONCLUSION

Respondent Name:

9911

Phone: ( ) _____________

9910 MM DD YY Date: __ __ __ __ __ __

Thank you for your time. Please return this questionnaire in the enclosed envelope.

OFFICE USE ONLY

Response

Respondent

Mode

Enum.

Eval.

Change

Office Use for POID

1-Comp 2-R 3-Inac 4-Office Hold 5-R – Est 6-Inac – Est 7-Off Hold – Est

9901

1-Op/Mgr 2-Sp 3-Acct/Bkpr 4-Partner 9-Oth

9902

1-Mail 2-Tel 3-Face-to-Face 4-CATI 5-Web 6-e-mail 7-Fax 8-CAPI 19-Other

9903

9998

9900

9985

9989  __ __ __ - __ __ __ - __ __ __

R. Unit

Optional Use

9921

9907

9908

9906

9916

S/E Name