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Table 1 Statements included in the constructs related to farmers’ attitudes to antimicrobial use and to the influence of veterinarians

From: Antimicrobial use in Swedish farrow-to-finish pig herds is related to farmer characteristics

Construct

Statements

No of answers per score of each statement: 1 (do not agree at al), 6 (fully agree)

  

1

2

3

4

5

6

Perceived risks

AB are associated with risks for the pigs

11

18

13

10

5

2

 

AB use in pig farming reduces the effectiveness of ABs in human medicine

5

12

14

11

8

9

 

AB are used far too much in pig production

10

15

11

13

5

5

Perceived benefits

AB can be easily and quickly applied

3

5

13

7

15

15

 

AB are very cost efficient

3

3

16

10

17

10

 

The effect of AB in pigs is very fast

0

0

13

18

14

14

 

The animals recover quickly due to AB

0

1

8

16

21

13

 

AB highly reduce the number of deaths among pigs

2

11

8

13

15

10

Perceived need of AM

Keeping a large number of pigs is only possible with the intensive use of AB

19

23

6

8

2

1

 

Disease incidents caused by the conditions of intensive pig farming can only be cured by AB

23

11

9

8

6

2

Contribution from veterinarians

My veterinarian informs me about the risks of antibiotic use

1

2

3

4

15

33

 

My veterinarian informs me about how AB work

0

1

4

5

20

28

 

My veterinarian informs me about the impact of alternative strategies and how to use them

1

1

9

11

16

21

  1. AB antibiotic