Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of practicing veterinarians in Mongolia. Questionnaires were partially or fully completed by 297 veterinarians. Where incomplete data were recorded, the denominator used in the percentage calculation is indicated in parentheses after the variable name.

Variable Categories	N	%
Gender (n = 296)
Male	149	50.3
Female	147	49.7
Year of graduation (n = 281)
1970–1985	39	13.9
1986–2001	58	20.6
2002–2018	184	65.5
Average number of total consultations seen per day
≤ 2	99	33.3
3–5	120	40.4
6–10	45	15.2
> 10	33	11.1
Average number of canine consultations seen per day
≤ 2	232	78.1
3–5	46	15.5
6–10	11	3.7
> 10	8	2.7
Species usually encountered in practice
Cats	41	13.8
Cattle/Yaks	219	73.7
Camels	63	21.2
Dogs	140	47.1
Horses/Donkeys/Mules	166	55.9
Pigs	45	15.2
Poultry	19	6.4
Sheep/Goats	248	83.5
Type of practice
Companion animal practice	14	4.7
Mixed animal practice	130	43.8
Livestock practice	153	51.5
Number of resources utilised in the last 12 months to source information on canine vector-borne diseases (CVBD)
≤ 2 resources	249	83.8
3–5 resources	37	12.5
> 6 resources	11	3.7
Self-rated knowledge of CVBD (n = 290)
Poor	28	9.6
Satisfactory	178	61.4
Good	84	29.0