Farmer Survey

The Animal Health team was stood up earlier this year at the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) to provide expertise and support to sector bodies, veterinarians and farmers to improve management of animal health issues present in New Zealand.

Vision:

To improve the health of Aotearoa New Zealand animals by reducing the impact of animal diseases.

We are conducting a short survey to understand farmers’ concerns and needs regarding animal health issues and would greatly appreciate your participation. Responses will help ensure our team is providing useful advice and practical programmes to farmers to tackle animal health issues present in New Zealand. Your response is voluntary and will be kept confidential to the Animal Health team. We will not attribute results to you individually, or report or share any results internally or with any other agencies in a way that will allow you or your business to be identified.

Any contact information collected will be stored in-confidence and managed as per the Privacy Act 2020.

For any questions or to request a copy of any information provided you can contact the Animal Health team at endemic@mpi.govt.nz or the Manager Colin O’Connor at 029 943 1020. More information on How MPI manages your privacy and security can be found on our website.

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* 1. What type(s) of farming do you do?

Dairy

Beef

Sheep

Deer

Mixed or other (please specify)

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* 2. What diseases/conditions are you most concerned about on your farm?

Brucellosis

Bovine viral diarrhoea

Calf scours

Campylobacter

Cryptosporidiosis

Drench resistance

External parasites (e.g. fly strike, tick, lice)

Facial eczema

Internal parasites (e.g. worms, coccidia)

Johne's disease

Lameness

Leptospirosis

Listeriosis

Mastitis

Pneumonia

Salmonellosis

Sheep measles

Theileriosis

Toxoplasmosis

Yersinosis

Other (please specify)

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* 3. Who/what are your preferred points of contact or resource when faced with diseases/animal health concerns?

Local veterinarian

Technician

Farm advisers

MPI

Internet search

Industry websites

Own knowledge and experience

Colleagues/neighbours/family

Rural supply stores

Rural media

Other (please specify)

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* 4. Which of the following would you find useful to make animal health decisions?

How common the disease/condition is in New Zealand

Whether the disease/condition occurs in my region

Information on testing and diagnosis of disease/condition

Information on treatment of disease/condition

Information on prevention of disease/condition

Cost/benefit analysis for controlling specific diseases/conditions

Other (please specify)

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* 5. What factors do you believe are limiting your ability to manage diseases/conditions as you would like to?

Cost

Not enough staff/skilled staff

I don’t have the time/I have other priorities

Lack of information on how to manage the diseases/conditions

Lack of access to professional help e.g. vets, farm advisers

Lack of information on the disease status of the animals I’m buying

Ineffective methods to prevent and/or treat the diseases I’m most concerned about

All of the above

Animal diseases/conditions are not a big concern

Other (please specify)

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* 6. We are looking to develop voluntary control measures for bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD), with the aim of eliminating BVD from participating farms.
If you choose to participate, you would work with your vet to achieve this and would share with us:

farm and herd details,

BVD test results,

vaccination status,

control measures, and

on-farm biosecurity procedures.

There would not be any cost for participation, and you can opt out at any time.
Are you likely to participate in such voluntary measures?

Yes.
If you would like to participate in a pilot study for BVD elimination, please email endemic@mpi.govt.nz.

I have already eliminated BVD from my herd

I am already involved in on-farm BVD elimination

Unsure – I would like to know more (please provide contact details in question 8 or email us)

Not applicable

If "No", please share your reasons:

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* 7. What region are you farming in?

Northland

Auckland

Waikato

Bay of Plenty

Gisborne

Hawke's Bay

Taranaki

Manawatu-Whanganui

Wellington

Tasman

Nelson

Marlborough

West Coast

Cantebury

Otago

Southland

Stewart Island

Chatham Islands

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* 8. Would you like to see a report of the overall results of this survey? (your contact details will not be used for any other purpose)

Yes

If "Yes", please provide contact email (representative contact may also be included e.g. industry body, vet practice):

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