Table 1.

Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents.

S. No.	Profile characteristics	Total number of participants (N = 165)
		Frequency	Percentage (%)
1.	Sex (N = 165)
	Male	141	85.45
	Female	24	14.54
2.	Educational status (N = 165)
	Diploma	4	2.42
	Under graduation in veterinary sciences	62	37.57
	Under graduation in medicine and surgery	5	3.03
	Post-graduation in veterinary sciences	76	46.06
	Post-graduation in medicine and surgery	7	4.24
	Doctoral degree	11	6.66
	Median –Post-graduate in veterinary sciences Minimum – Diploma holder Maximum – Doctoral degree in veterinary sciences Inter quartile Range – Under graduate in veterinary sciences
3.	Occupational status (N = 165)
	Internship	10	6.06
	Livestock Development Officer (LDO)	47	28.48
	Assistant professors/Microbiologist/Pathologist/Epidemiologist/Veterinary Assistant Surgeon	25	15.15
	Veterinary Surgeon/Veterinary Medical Officer/ Veterinary Officer	9	5.45
	Assistant Director	44	26.66
	Deputy Director	26	15.75
	Joint Director	4	2.42
	Median –Assistant Director Minimum –Internship Maximum – Joint Director Interquartile Range –Asst. Professor/ Microbiologist/ Pathologist/ Epidemiologist/ VAS
4.	Length of service (N = 165)
	Less than 5 years	31	18.78
	6 to10 years	33	20
	11 to15 years	29	17.57
	16 to 20 years	19	11.51
	21to 25 years	28	16.96
	25 to30 years	14	8.48
	More than 35 years	11	6.66
	Median – 14 years Minimum – 1 year Maximum – 34 years Interquartile Range − 15 years
	Morethan30 years	11	6.66