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Hog Producers Appreciate Efforts
SCHAUMBURG, IL
Ninety-two percent of the hog pro
ducers surveyed by the American
Veterinary Medical Association
(AVMA) believe their veterina
rians are good communicators and
95% say local veterinarians’ ser
vices are beneficial to their
operations. •
These survey results are con
tained in a 200-page report titled
U.S. Market for Food Animal Vet
erinary Medical Services pub
lished by the AVMA.
More than 77 % of the producers
indicate that their local veterina
rian was very important to their
operation for the diagnosis and
treatment of sick or injured ani
mals. More than 45% said veter
inarians were very important for
required regulatory testing, purch
ases of animal vaccines and
medications/antibiotics, and infor
mation on herd health manage
ment and reproductive problems.
Only 12% believe veterinarians
are very important for feed/
nutrition information.
According to economist, J. Karl
Wise, PhD, hog producers believe
veterinarians are good at explain
ing what they know to producers,
and are also good at listening to
producers’ problems.
Producers who feel they have
good communication with their
veterinarians tend to have lower
veterinary expenditures.
“The findings suggest that pro
ducers perceive themselves as
learning from veterinarians and
believe they are becoming more
knowledgeable relative to veter
inarians,” Dr. Wise said.
Hog producers perceive veter
inarians as strong in their know
ledge of diagnosis, treatment, and
reproduction/breeding relative to
themselves and other suppliers of
animal health information.
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Regarding animal herd/
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veterinarians are perceived to pos
sess about the same level of know
ledge as the producer.
Dr. Wise reports that 57% of all
hog producers used a veterinarian
Lancaster County
Champion Judges
Lancaster County 4-H club members named state
champions in the Dairy Judging contest during the
annual Penn State 4-H Week are, from left, Robert Bar
ley, Conestoga; Thomas Arrowsmith, Peach Bottom;
Thomas Wiker, Holtwood; and Thomas Barley, Cones
toga. With them Is Dr. B. Alan Snider, 4-H/Youth Direc
tor at Penn State
id With;
Of Veterinarians
in 1985. They had an annual
expenditure of $524 per producer
for a total of $9B million.
In terms of producers’ overall
level of satisfaction with veterina
rians, 57% are very satisfied and
39% are somewhat satisfied.
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During the annual Penn State 4-H week, four Lan
caster County 4-H Club members were named State
Champions in the Jr. Livestock Judging Contest. They
are, from left, Diane Musser, Elizabethtown; Anita
Meek, Willow Street; Arllsa Snavely, Lancaster; Doug
Musser, Elizabethtown; and Chet Hughes, Lancaster
Extension Livestock Agent. With them is Dr. B. Alan
Snider, 4-H/Youth Director at Penn State.
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State Champions in the Senior Livestock Judging
Contest during the annual Penn State 4-H Week held
recently at Penn State University. They are, from left,
Emily Weaver, Ephrata; Trlcia Musser, Elizabethtown;
Ellen Lewis, Mount Joy; Joe Garber, Marietta, and
Chet Hughes, Lancaster Extension Livestock Agent.
With them Is Dr. B. Alan Snider, 4-H/Youth Director at
Penn State.
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November.
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