TABLE 4:

Questionnaire responses regarding the usage of vaccines by cattle farmers in the UK

	Respondent type
	Total*% (n)	Dairy % (n)	Beef % (n)
Do you exclude animals from vaccination?
Yes	33 (64/195)	34 (36/106)	31 (22/72)
Which animals are excluded from vaccination?
Sick/injured animals	21 (14/66)	19 (7/37)	18 (4/22)
Pregnant animals	6 (4/66)	3 (1/37)	9 (2/22)
Lactating animals	2 (1/66)	3 (1/37)	0 (0/22)
Animals to be reared for beef	29 (19/66)	30 (11/37)	27 (6/22)
Animals to be sold in the next 12 months	32 (21/66)	38 (14/37)	32 (7/22)
Other	29 (19/66)	22 (8/37)	45 (10/22)
What is the youngest age at which animals first receive this vaccine?
Vaccinating earlier than recommended age†	14 (16/116)	9 (6/69)	15 (6/39)
What route of administration did you use?‡
Recommended route†	73 (128/175)	77 (69/90)	73 (49/67)
If using an intramuscular or subcutaneous route, which injection site did you use?
Recommended site†	69 (57/82)	67 (28/42)	70 (26/37)
What instructions did you follow?
On the bottle/box/label	61 (119/195)	58 (61/105)	61 (44/72)
On the datasheet	33 (64/195)	31 (33/105)	40 (29/72)
I did what I have done previously and did not need Instructions	23 (45/195)	24 (25/105)	21 (15/72)
Vaccine supplier	16 (31/195)	15 (16/105)	18 (13/72)
Who supplied the vaccine?§
Veterinary practice	93 (174/187)	95 (96/101)	89 (64/72)
Agricultural merchant	8 (15/187)	7 (7/101)	10 (7/72)
Internet company	1 (2/187)	1 (1/101)	1 (1/72)
Person administering vaccine§
Senior position on farm	42 (68/161)	42 (36/85)	42 (25/60)
Worker	61 (98/161)	65 (55/85)	57 (34/60)
Veterinarian	6 (10/161)	0 (0/85)	15 (9/60)

*Includes dairy, beef, mixed and unallocated respondents

†Recommendations taken from product datasheet (NOAH 2010)

‡Intramuscular, subcutaneous, intranasal or oral

§Data derived from open questions with responses grouped using thematic analysis methods