NAHMS Feedlot Cattle Health, Antimicrobial Use and Stewardship

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NAHMS Feedlot Cattle Health, Antimicrobial Use and Stewardship Study
Needs Assessment Survey
Thank you in advance for providing input for the USDA’s next National Animal Health Monitoring
System (NAHMS) Feedlot Cattle Health, Antimicrobial Use and Stewardship study. Your opinion
will be used to set the study objectives and help us effectively meet the needs of the cattle
industry, its allied groups, and other NAHMS stakeholders. This survey should take about 5-10
minutes to complete. There is a section at the end where you can add general comments.
Please complete by _____.
1. In which State do you reside?
a. Drop down menu
2. Indicate your primary involvement with the beef industry: (Check only one)
a. Beef producer
b. Veterinary practitioner/consultant
c. Nutritionist
d. Slaughter/packing industry
e. University/extension
f. Federal or State government
g. Allied industry (pharmaceutical company, etc.)
h. Other (please specify)
i. Write in
If “a” (beef producer) then continue, otherwise skip to question 6.
3. If you are a beef producer, what is the predominant nature of your beef operation? (Check
only one)
a. Feedlot owner/manager
b. Cow-calf producer
c. Stocker/backgrounder owner/manager
d. Other (please specify)
i. Write in

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4. If you are a beef producer, do you raise cattle to be marketed under any of the following
specialized programs? (Check all that apply)
e. USDA Certified Organic
f. Raised without antibiotics (never given antibiotics)
g. Raised without medically important antibiotics
h. Grass fed
i. Never fed beta-agonists
j. Age- and source-verified
k. Breed-influenced (e.g., Certified Angus Beef)
l. Non-hormone treated
m. Other (please specify)
i. Write In
5. How many cattle do you have on your operation today? _______________ Head
6. If you agree to participate in the NAHMS study, by what method would you prefer to have
the questionnaire administered? (Check only one)
n. Web-based online questionnaire
o. Mail-in questionnaire
p. Telephone interview
q. In-person interview
r. Other (please specify)
i. Write in
7. Please rank your top concerns pertaining to feedlot management issues related to animal
health: (Rank 1-10, with 1 being the most important.)
Rank (1-10)
Biosecurity/disease prevention
General cattle health (e.g. respiratory, digestive)
Cattle welfare
Costs of disease/preventive practices
Employee training
Food safety
Preconditioning
Quality assurance/residue avoidance
Vaccines and vaccination management
Other (specify _____________________)
8. For each of your top three concerns related to feedlot management in question 7, give a
specific question or topic to be addressed:
a. Rank 1: Open ended response
b. Rank 2: Open ended response
c. Rank 3: Open ended response
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9. Please rank your top concerns related to antimicrobial use on feedlots (Rank 1-10, with 1
being the most important):
Rank (1-10)
Antimicrobial resistance
Antimicrobial use in feed
Antimicrobial use in water
Injectable/bolus antimicrobial use (individual
treatments)
Dose
Duration of treatment
Percent of animals treated
Reason for use (prevention, control, treatment, or
growth promotion)
Indication for use (e.g., respiratory disease, digestive
disease)
Other (specify _____________________)
10. For each of the top three concerns related to antimicrobial use in question 9, give a
specific question or topic to be addressed:
a. Rank 1: Open ended response
b. Rank 2: Open ended response
c. Rank 3: Open ended response
11. Please rank your top concerns related to antimicrobial stewardship on feedlots (Rank 110, with 1 being the most important):
Rank (1-10)

Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD)

Veterinary Client Patient Relationship (VCPR)
Veterinarians – use and availability
Record keeping

Employee training
Regulatory changes restricting access to
antimicrobials or limiting duration of use
Source of antimicrobials
Market/consumer pressure to reduce or eliminate
antimicrobial use
Availability of approved and effective antimicrobials
to treat specific diseases in cattle (e.g., foot rot, pink
eye)
Other (specify _____________________)

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12. For each of the top three concerns related to antimicrobial stewardship in question 11,
give a specific question or topic to be addressed:
d. Rank 1: Open ended response
e. Rank 2: Open ended response
f. Rank 3: Open ended response
13. Which of the following incentives could encourage beef producers to participate in future
antimicrobial use and resistance studies? (Rank 1-10, with 1 being the most important)
Biosecurity assessment
Testing biological samples for disease agents (such as
fecal testing for foodborne pathogens)
Testing biological samples for antimicrobial resistance
Feed analysis
Water quality testing

Rank (1-10)

Animal welfare assessment
Personalized reports sent to producers
Training or materials on judicious antimicrobial use
Financial incentive ($20 gift card)
Other (specify _____________________)
14. What additional questions or topics do you want to see addressed in this study?
g. Write in
15. How can future NAHMS studies be improved?
h. Write in
THANK YOU FOR YOUR INPUT!
Visit the following website for more information about the NAHMS program:
https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/animalhealth/monitoring-andsurveillance/nahms/

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