Table 4.

Identification of 18 variables from the European PESTEL analysis of the Mini-FLOTAC and Fill-FLOTAC in 20 European countries involved in the COMBAR WG1.

Dimension		Name of variables	Concept of variable	Keywords	Count how many times it appears in the questionnaire
Political	1	Public policies	Stability of the government	Stable, instable, stability, crisis	10
	2	Awareness policies	If there are awareness policies to use diagnosis before treatment	Regulation, diagnosis, diagnostic methods, anthelmintics, funds, research	13
	3	Anthelmintic strategies	If there is a plan to use anthelmintics	Plan, anthelmintics, parasite control	0
Economic	4	Farming system	Development of farming system	Low, moderate, high	11
	5	Parasitological treatments	Treatments after or without diagnosis	Diagnosis, treatment	7
	6	Network	Interactions among stakeholders, policy makers, small and medium enterprises, Universities and National Public Research Institutes for the development of new diagnostic tools	Stakeholders, policy makers, small and medium enterprises, Universities and National Public Research Institutes	6
	7	Support	If there is support or subsidies to farmers	Farmers, subsidies	5
Social	8	Farmer behavior	If farmers are inclined to change	Farmers, change, innovation, development	7
	9	Diagnosis impact	The importance of diagnosis for farmers	Diagnosis, treatment, animal health	12
	10	Laboratory support	Which laboratories perform parasitological diagnosis?	Laboratories, diagnosis, private, universities	2
Technological	11	Technological Incentives	Are there incentives from national funds?	Incentives, funds, development	7
	12	Innovation	Level of innovation in the farms	Farms, innovation, technologies	13
	13	Competing devices	Are there competitors of the Mini-FLOTAC technique in your country?	Competitors	12
Environmental	14	Eco-friendly device	Attention to use of eco-friendly materials for equipment	Ecology, eco-friendly, environment, green, biodegradable	15
	15	Eco-friendly drugs	Attention to environmental dispersion of drugs	Environment, drugs, dispersion, contamination	2
Legal	16	Veterinary prescription	Regulation of veterinary prescription	Regulation, prescription, treatment	3
	17	Anthelmintic regulation	Regulation for anthelmintics	Treatment, anthelmintics	4
	18	Residues regulation	Laws on residues in milk and meat	Residues, milk, meat	11