Table 9.
Information sources for antimicrobial drugs used to treat preweaned calves on California dairies.
| Percent | SE | N | 95% Confidence limits | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower | Upper | ||||
| Previous experience | 66.2 | 5.91 | 65 | 53.55 | 76.81 |
| Product label | 27.7 | 5.59 | 65 | 17.98 | 40.09 |
| Sales representative | 32.3 | 5.85 | 65 | 21.86 | 44.88 |
| Websites | 1.5 | 1.54 | 65 | 0.2 | 10.62 |
| Promotional materials | 9.2 | 3.62 | 65 | 4.11 | 19.42 |
| FARAD (Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank) | 0 | – | – | – | – |
| Cooperative extension | 0 | – | – | – | – |
| Veterinarian | 84.6 | 4.51 | 65 | 73.35 | 91.66 |
| Other producers | 16.9 | 4.69 | 65 | 9.47 | 28.39 |
| Magazines and Journals | 12.3 | 4.1 | 65 | 6.16 | 23.09 |
| Local/national meetings | 3.1 | 2.16 | 65 | 0.74 | 11.88 |
| Othera | 12.3 | 4.1 | 65 | 6.16 | 23.09 |
The respondents were reportedly reliant on the veterinarian and previous experience with a drug as sources of information on AMD used to treat calves. The respondents typically relied on more than one information source. N, number of respondents who answered the questions.
a
Do not use antibiotics.