TABLE 3:

​Mean score of importance given by the responses from different types of practitioners and from practitioners from seven different countries to the information sources on a scale of 0–4 (0 – not important; 4 - most important)

Factor	All responses mean (95% CI)	CA practitioners	FP animal practitioners	E practitioners	Belgium	Czech Republic	France	Germany	Spain	Sweden	UK
Training/­literature	2.97 (2.93 to 3.01)	3.05	2.78	3.08	2.93	2.83	2.97	3.30	2.96	2.65	2.93
Experience	2.75 (2.71 to 2.79)	2.67	2.85	3.00	2.63	2.89	2.56	3.00	2.78	2.63	2.99
Label/leaflet	2.66 (2.61 to 2.70)	2.65	2.81	2.32	2.67	2.83	2.80	3.06	2.76	1.68	2.75
Antibiogram	2.60 (2.55 to 2.64)	2.65	2.49	2.50	2.63	2.60	2.58	3.04	2.55	2.67	2.15
University	2.43 (2.38 to 2.47)	2.43	2.33	2.72	2.60	1.89	2.35	2.31	2.35	2.60	2.59
SPC*	2.37 (2.32 to 2.41)	2.42	2.45	1.81	2.35	2.74	2.44	2.37	2.44	2.18	2.10
Colleagues	2.22 (2.17 to 2.25)	2.10	2.28	2.76	1.96	2.37	1.82	2.48	2.31	2.58	2.63
Guidelines	2.06 (2.01 to 2.10)	2.07	2.08	1.94	1.63	1.77	1.83	2.03	1.76	3.24	1.91
Commercial Info	1.89 (1.84 to 1.92)	1.89	1.94	1.72	2.23	1.86	1.83	1.73	1.90	1.78	1.83
Official reports	1.69 (1.64 to 1.73)	1.72	1.65	1.65	1.93	2.20	1.42	1.58	1.63	2.31	1.33

*This is a document which is required within the European Union before any medicinal product is authorised for marketing and is approved by regulators, and which forms the basis of information for health professionals to know how to use the specific product safely and effectively

CA, Companion animal; E, Equine; FP, Food producing; SPC, Summary of product characteristics