NAHMS Sheep 2023 Needs Assessment - Private Sector

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NAHMS Sheep 2023 Needs Assessment - Private Sector

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Thank you in advance for providing input for the National Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS) Sheep 2023 study of the sheep industry. NAHMS conducts nationally representative studies of US animal livestock, equine and aquaculture industries annually and on a rotating basis. In preparation for the upcoming NAHMS Sheep study, we are looking for your input as to the most important health issues facing the US sheep industry. You are in a unique position to know the information needs of the industry and to determine which issue areas should be the focus in the upcoming Sheep 2023 study. Your responses will helps us identify and prioritize study objectives. For more information on NAHMS studies, please visit our website: www.aphis.usda.gov/nahms.


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  1. Indicate your primary involvement with the sheep industry:

(Please select only one.)

    • Producer or farmer

    • Private practice veterinarian

    • Nutritionist

    • University/Extension- outreach, research

    • Federal, State, or Tribal government

    • Researcher (not with University/Extension)

    • Hobby/4-H/Club/Exhibition/Show

    • Other (please specify:________________________)


  1. Indicate your secondary involvement with the sheep industry:

(Please select only one.)

    • Producer or farmer

    • Private practice veterinarian

    • Nutritionist

    • University/Extension- outreach, research

    • Federal, State, or Tribal government

    • Researcher (not with University/Extension)

    • Hobby/4-H/Club/Exhibition/Show

    • Not applicable

    • Other (please specify:________________________)


  1. If you are a producer, what type of sheep do you raise on your operation?

(Please select all that apply.)

    • Sheep for meat

    • Sheep for wool

    • Sheep for seed stock

    • Sheep for milk

    • Sheep for show/hobby (4-H or club lambs)

    • Sheep for other (please specify:________________________)

    • Not applicable (no sheep owned)


  1. Please select the industry below in which you invest the most resources (time, labor, money). (Please select only one. If you selected multiple groups in question 3 above, but invest in

them all equally, select “Other” and specify the industry sectors.)

    • Meat production

    • Wool production

    • Dairy production

    • Show or hobby

    • Seed stock production

    • Other (please specify:________________________)


  1. If you are a sheep producer, what is the maximum number of sheep you had in 2020? __________


  1. In which State do you reside?










  1. Please rank your top three topics that you would like to have as the focus of the NAHMS Sheep 2023 Study. Choose from the list below. Please note there is an “other” option at the bottom of the list if you would like to add a topic.


Topic

1

(highest priority)

2

(middle priority)

3

(lowest priority)

Antimicrobial use/ resistance

Availability of approved pharmaceuticals and vaccines

Biosecurity/disease prevention

Cost of disease and preventative practices

Ewe health/management

Export markets

Food safety

Foreign animal disease

Importation of sheep product

Infectious disease

Lamb health/management

Marketing of meat, fiber, milk

Nutrition/ feed management

Organic meat/milk production

Other (please specify:________________)

Predator control

Quality assurance/residue avoidance

Raw milk production


Reproductive health/management

Traceability/ animal identification

Veterinarians- use and availability

Veterinary feed directive (specify primary concern:___________________________)









  1. For each of the three highest ranked topics identified above, give a specific question or topic to be addressed.


Shape2 Top ranked topic 1

Specific topic:


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Top ranked topic 2

Specific topic:


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Top ranked topic 3

Specific topic:



  1. Please rank your top three topics of focus for disease, disorder, or pathogen issues that you believe present the greatest risk on your operation (or the operation that you work with, if you are not a producer). Choose from the list below. Please note there is an “other” option at the bottom of the list if you would like to add a topic.


Topic

1

(highest priority)

2

(middle priority)

3

(lowest priority)

Abortions

Border disease (hairy shaker disease)

Brucellosis

Cache Valley Fever

Campylobacter

Ovine Progressive Pneumonia- (OPP)

Caseous lymphadenitis (CL)

Q Fever (Coxiella burnetti))

Cystic ovarian disease

Externalparasites

Internal parasites

Johne’s disease (Mycobacterium paratuberculosis))

Lameness/hoof health/foot rot

Mastitis/udder health

Metabolic diseases

Nutritional disorders

Other (please specify:_______________)

Overeating disease (Clostridium perfringens type D)

Pregnancy toxemia


Reproductive disorders

Respiratory Disease

Salmonella

Scours

Scrapie

Soremouth (orf, contagious ecthyma)

Toxoplasmosis (Toxoplasma gondii)

White muscle disease



  1. For each of the three highest ranked disease, disorder, or pathogen topics identified above, give a specific question or topic to be addressed.


Shape5 Top ranked topic 1

Specific topic:



Shape6 Top ranked topic 2

Specific topic:



Shape7 Top ranked topic 3

Specific topic:





















  1. Please rank the top three incentives that you believe would encourage sheep producers to participate in the upcoming Sheep 2023 Study. Choose from the list below. Please note there is an “other” option at the bottom of the list if you would like to add an incentive.


Incentive

1

(highest priority)

2

(middle priority)

3

(lowest priority)

Biosecurity assessment/evaluation

Water quality testing

Feed/forage analysis

Individual animal testing for disease agents (e.g. Johne’s disease, Q fever)

Parasite testing/resistance testing

Soil testing for minerals (including selenium)

Other (please specify:_______________)



  1. Which do you believe represents the greatest risk or burden to your operation’s (or the

industry you work in if you do not own an operation) viability? (Please select one.)

    • Management costs

    • Marketing

    • Disease

    • Foreign imports

    • Import/export of live animals or genetic material

    • Access to veterinarians and/or pharmaceuticals

    • Other (please specify:_______________)


  1. Please provide any other comments you may have regarding the Sheep 2023 Study:


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