NAHMS 2017 Beef Cow-calf Study

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1 NAHMS 207 Beef Cow-calf Study

2 General Information Personal Enumeration Only Phase Questionnaire Enumeration and Consent for Phase 2 Phase 2 NAHMS Follow up for consenting operators to include Biological Sampling

3 Twenty-two percent of the US sample is in the Southern Plains Region

4 Past NAHMS Beef Studies Beef feedlot: 994, 999, 20 Beef cow-calf: 99, 997, , 207

5 Purpose Compile necessary and essential industry information involving the areas of animal health, production management, and food safety Study objectives were determined by a needs assessment Online survey conducted from February-May 206

6 207 Cow-calf Study Objectives. Describe trends in beef cow-calf health and management practices Cow health and longevity Calf health Reproductive efficiency Biosecurity

7 207 Cow-calf Study Objectives 2. Describe management practices and producer beliefs related to Animal welfare Emergency preparedness Environmental stewardship Record keeping and animal identification

8 207 Cow-calf Study Objectives. Describe antimicrobial use practices (stewardship) 4. Determine the prevalence and antimicrobial resistance patterns of potential food-safety pathogens Types and reasons for use of antimicrobials Use of Beef Quality Assurance principles Veterinarian-client-patient relationship Salmonella presence and antimicrobial resistance

9 How will the Survey Information be Used Help individual livestock producers by providing information to enhance efficient production Help livestock producers and their private veterinarians identify health problems and take early action Recommend changes in farm-management practices that will reduce health problems More on page 5 in the Interviewers manual (IM)

10 Phase of NAHMS Phase will be take place from October 4 th through November 5 th, 207 To be eligible for Phase, an operation must have had a least or more beef cows during January, 207 through December, 207 A pre-survey letter and the NAHMS 207 Beef Cow-Calf Study backgrounder were sent to the selected operators

11 Black Angus

12 Terms and Definitions Found on pages 9-9 in the Interviewer s Manual There are lots of unique terms and diseases mentioned in the questionnaire Familiarize!!! Johne s disease IM = Interviewer s Manual

13 Beef Management Survey-Topic Areas A. Operation Description B. Cattle Inventory and Calf Crop C. Breeding Practices and Calving D. Health Management E. Other Animals and the Environment F. Biosecurity G. Beef Quality Assurance H. Information and Identification I. Conclusion

14 No PII will be printed on the questionnaire, just an EPA (NAMHS) ID and barcode. DO NOT WRITE THE OPERATOR S NAME OR ADDRESS ON THE QUESTIONNAIRE!!! Page

15 Section A Operation Description

16 0 0 0 Page Were or will there be any beef cows, regardless of ownership, on the operation January, 207 through December, 207 2

17 Section B Cattle Inventory and Calf Crop

18 Very important to get the inventory numbers correct in Section B as it will effect the percentages later in the questionnaire Page Question asks about cattle and calves on the operation October, 207 regardless of ownership

19 Polled Herford

20 Page Remaining questions in Section B refer to the beef cow-calf operation, excluding the stockers and feeders unless otherwise noted

21 Page Question 7 deals with beef heifers (page 5 in the IM) while Question 8 deals with beef cows 47

22 Page List responses under percent or head not both

23 Page 4 00 Notice the note at the bottom of Question 2

24 Please follow skip patterns Page Zeros are permitted for questions, 4, & 6

25 Limousin

26 4 Page

27 4 Page 6 2 See page 6 in the IM for additional information about Question 2

28 Marketing channel descriptions can be found on page 8 in the IM Page 6 Every operation will select at least one option in question 24, with conventional being the most common

29 Section C Breeding Practices and Calving

30 Page 7 Record only one response 2 Seedstock cattle are typically purebred cattle registered with a breed association that are sold for breeding purposes Commercial cattle are typically raised primarily for production of beef for consumption

31 Page 7 Reproductive technology descriptions can be found on page 9 in the IM

32 Brahman

33 Question refers to beef replacement heifers Page 8

34 Page Question 4 refers to beef cows and should generally be positive 45

35 Page 9 Questions 5 and 6 refer calves born to beef heifers

36 Pages Questions 7 and 8 refer to calves born to beef cows 6

37 Page 0 6//207 Please mind the skips

38 Charolais

39 Page 0 Only enter one code for Question Timing factor code descriptions can be found on page 46 in the IM

40 Page Questions 2 through 9 refer to Bulls Please mind the skips

41 Page Question 5c: Trich/Tritrichomonas s description on page 9 in the IM

42 Page 2 Question 8 asks about bulls that have been on the operation for at least two breeding seasons

43 Section D Health Management

44 Page Section D refers to the entire beef cattle herd unless specified. Include beef stockers and feeders, but exclude dairy cattle.

45 Red Angus

46 Page 0 0 Question 2 specifies prior to weaning Question 4 specifies unweaned

47 Page 4 Questions 5 refer to pneumatic dart applications which offer new treatment options Pneumatic darts (remote-delivery darts) are delivered by something that looks like a rifle or pistol Please note we are not referring to pole syringes 5

48 Section D, Question 5 Actual Dart

49 Picture from Pneu-Dart s website

50 0 Page 4 00 Why might the neck be the best choice? 0 5 4

51 Section D, Question 7 Typical areas where injections are applied

52 Red Brangus

53 Page Total injections do not have to add to 00 percent as some could contain an antibiotic and an anti-inflammatory

54 Record the percentage of each specific antibiotic administered 80 Page 5 5 5

55 Operator familiarity with bovine diseases Page Record only code per line

56 Page 7 Siri The Hypothetical Scenario, How would the operator handle a disease outbreak Siri

57 Section E Other Animals and the Environment

58 Page 8 Physical contact with beef cattle on the operation 2 2

59 Beefmaster

60 Page Physical contact with the beef cattle s feed or minerals

61 Winter and spring includes the months of December through May 4 2 Page 9 If the operator has seen evidence but not the wild hogs themselves, enter a 2,, or 4 as appropriate and include a comment If a well is used to fill a cistern, answer yes to both cistern (a) and well (b & c)

62 Cisterns Section E, Question

63 Mark the appropriate box and enter the corresponding code to indicate if a trough or other separate container is used to provide drinking water to the cattle 2 Page 9

64 Commingled: the cattle were not separated in any way Page 20 For question 8, answer no if cattle were on land leased by the operation

65 Simmental

66 If the cattle have no access to flowing water sources or timber on the operation select NA for question 9 Page 20 4 Frog Commandos Explanations for the various fly control methods can be found on page 58 in the IM

67 Page 2 Feline Paratroopers Hybrid Dung Beetles Explanations for the methods of manure disposal can be found on page in the IM

68 Section E, Question 2

69 Section F Biosecurity

70 For Section F: Understand the level of biosecurity on the operation Page 22 Chick-Fil-A Audition 500 Biosecurity: Procedures intended to protect humans or animals against disease or harmful biological agents

71 For Question 4, we want to count the round-trip for the cattle and not the operator Example: Operator drove the cows to another state and dropped off, returned home, and then drove back to pick up the cows, that s one round-trip for the cows Page 22 What if scenario for question 5 on page 6 in the IM

72 Santa Gertrudis

73 Section F, Page 2 Was the same equipment used to handle feed/hay and manure? Was the equipment cleaned prior to use?

74 Page 2 What if scenarios for question 6 on page 6 in the IM What if scenario for question 7 on page 62 in the IM What if scenario for question 8 on page 62 in the IM What if scenario for question 9 on page 6 in the IM

75 Page 24 Page 6 64 in the IM Report cattle permanently removed from the operation in the last 2 months

76 Page Example: Operator moved 0 head to a backgrounding operation 65 miles away in one shipment

77 Page 25 Page in the IM Report cattle brought onto the operation in the last 2 months

78 Pinzgauer

79 Page Example: Operator bought 2 beef cows from another beef operation and moved the animals in one shipment, the other operation was 05 miles away just across the state line

80 Page 26 Any cattle brought on the this operation that originated outside the US

81 Page 26 Type of visitor on the operation 6 Emphasis on contact with the cattle Record the number of unique visits, not the number of unique people 4

82 Page Visits and visitors during the average month Medium to large livestock operations will most likely have employees

83 Section G Beef Quality Assurance

84 The purpose of Section G is to estimate number of operations that are aware of the Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) program and that follow BQA recommendations Page 28

85 Maine-Anjou

86 Does the operator follow BQA recommendations for these practices? Page 28 Are they BQA certified? If the operator does not know the answers to question 4 select no

87 Page 29 If they are certified, who was the BQA instructor? Chose only one

88 Section H Information and Identification

89 Page 0 Siri When making decisions on breeding and genetics, how useful are the following sources of information?

90 Page When making all other types of decisions (excluding breeding) on this beef cowcalf operation, how useful are the following sources of information? Siri

91 Page Looking for the types of individual beef cow(s) identification used on the operation and the percentage of cow(s) with that identification

92 Bradford

93 If beef cows have no form of ID enter 00 for I (Box 56) Page 2

94 Looking for the types of individual beef calves identification used on the operation and the percentage of calves with that identification Page

95 00 If beef calves have no form of ID, enter 00 for I (Box 5060) Page

96 Section I Conclusion

97 Page 4 Notice how & 2 differ All of the operations in NAHMS had beef cow(s) in January 207. Any record that reports zero beef cows (4), out of business (5), or out of scope (7) will need detailed comments (Page 5) but DO NOT INCLUDE ANY PII on the NAHMS questionnaire.

98 Reasons for consent refusals (2) or Phase refusal () on the previous question. Check only one and enter in the code box. Page 4

99 Page 6 DO NOT WRITE IN THE OPERATOR S NAME, PHONE NUMBER, OR ANY PII Please remember to complete the information in the Red box 4xxxx

100 Very Important Point Remember your job as the enumerator is to ask the questions as they appear on the questionnaire and not to provide veterinary advise Do not get lost in the weeds

101 Questions Regarding Phase

102 Phase 2 Phase 2 will take place in late-january 208 through mid-april of 208 and will involve a face-to face interview by a Veterinary Medical Officer and optional participation in biological sample collection Any results from the biological samples can be provided to the operator Those operators that complete Phase 2 will be eligible to have Bovine Viral Diarrhea (BVD) testing conducted on their entire spring calf crop and to have a forage sample tested for nutrient content at no charge Additional information regarding phase 2 can be found on pages 7 and 72 in the Interviews Manual

103 Who Qualifies for Phase 2 Completed NAHMS Beef Management Survey Phase They had or more beef cows at any point during January, 207 through December, 207 If both qualifications are met ask the operator if they are willing to sign a consent form A signed consent form will allow USDA-NASS to release their contact information to USDA-APHIS so they can participate in Phase 2 A producer will be eligible for Phase 2 if a consent form is signed Phase 2 is not mandatory, consent does not obligate producer

104 Consent Form Two consent forms will be included with each assignment kit The signed copy will be sent to the office The other will remain with the operator for their reference

105 Pre-printed label Consent Form Do not make any adjustments to the label on the consent form

106 Completed by the operator Completed by the enumerator

107 Questions??