Research Article

Drivers of Antimicrobial Use Practices among Tennessee Dairy Cattle Producers

Table 4

Questionnaire respondents views on a series of statements related to AMR.

Number of participants (percentage)

Extremely familiarVery familiarModerately familiarSlightly familiarNot familiar at all.

How familiar are you with the subject of antibiotic resistance? (n = 43)1 (2.3)12 (27.9)21 (48.8)6 (14)3 (7)

Very concernedModerately concernedNot concerned Did not rate their degree of concern about AMR due to their unfamiliarity with the meaning of AMR.

How do you rate your degree of concern about AMR infections in cattle production? (n = 44)4 (9.1)27 (61.4)10 (22.7)3 (6.8)

Strongly agreedAgreedNeither disagreed nor agreedDisagreedStrongly disagreed.

Some antibiotics you use on your cattle have become ineffective (there is resistance to antibiotics used in cattle) (n =40)1 (2.5)17 (42.5)16 (40)5 (12.5)1 (2.5)

Antibiotic drugs work less effectively than in the past (n = 40)1 (2.5)10 (25)20 (50)7 (17.5)2 (5)