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29.09.2016 Research on attitudes to veterinary medicines Online survey among European citizens July 2016 1 Awareness: Farm animals are vaccinated to prevent them becoming sick. n = 1000 n = 6013 11% 12% 15% 17% 71% 74% Yes, I am aware of this No, I‘m not aware of this Don‘t know Q 5: With the following question, we are trying to find out what people know about animal medicines, including vaccines (for farm animals as well as pets) as used in the European Union. It is important to tell us if you DON'T know anything/much about the topic in the questions Please let us know whether you are aware of the following: 2 1

29.09.2016 Awareness: Farm animals are given medicines other than vaccines to treat them when they are sick. n = 1000 n = 6013 12% 15% 14% 19% 66% 75% Yes, I am aware of this No, I‘m not aware of this Don‘t know Q 5: With the following question, we are trying to find out what people know about animal medicines, including vaccines (for farm animals as well as pets) as used in the European Union. It is important to tell us if you DON'T know anything/much about the topic in the questions Please let us know whether you are aware of the following: 3 Awareness: Farm animals are given medicines to prevent internal parasites such as worms. n = 1000 n = 6013 14% 16% 17% 22% 62% 70% Yes, I am aware of this No, I‘m not aware of this Don‘t know Q 5: With the following question, we are trying to find out what people know about animal medicines, including vaccines (for farm animals as well as pets) as used in the European Union. It is important to tell us if you DON'T know anything/much about the topic in the questions Please let us know whether you are aware of the following: 4 2

29.09.2016 Awareness: Farm animals are given medicines to prevent external parasites. n = 1000 n = 6013 17% 20% 21% 52% 62% 29% Yes, I am aware of this No, I‘m not aware of this Don‘t know Q 5: With the following question, we are trying to find out what people know about animal medicines, including vaccines (for farm animals as well as pets) as used in the European Union. It is important to tell us if you DON'T know anything/much about the topic in the questions Please let us know whether you are aware of the following: 5 Awareness: Pets are given medicines other than vaccines to treat them when they are sick. n = 1000 n = 6013 9% 6% 10% 15% 75% 86% Yes, I am aware of this No, I‘m not aware of this Don‘t know Q 5: With the following question, we are trying to find out what people know about animal medicines, including vaccines (for farm animals as well as pets) as used in the European Union. It is important to tell us if you DON'T know anything/much about the topic in the questions Please let us know whether you are aware of the following: 6 3

29.09.2016 Awareness: Pets are given vaccines to prevent them becoming sick. n = 1000 n = 6013 6% 7% 11% 12% 81% 83% Yes, I am aware of this No, I‘m not aware of this Don‘t know Q 5: With the following question, we are trying to find out what people know about animal medicines, including vaccines (for farm animals as well as pets) as used in the European Union. It is important to tell us if you DON'T know anything/much about the topic in the questions Please let us know whether you are aware of the following: 7 Awareness: Pets are given medicines to prevent internal parasites such as worms. n = 1000 n = 6013 8%5% 7% 14% 79% 88% Yes, I am aware of this No, I‘m not aware of this Don‘t know Q 5: With the following question, we are trying to find out what people know about animal medicines, including vaccines (for farm animals as well as pets) as used in the European Union. It is important to tell us if you DON'T know anything/much about the topic in the questions Please let us know whether you are aware of the following: 8 4

29.09.2016 Awareness: Pets are given medicines to prevent external parasites such as fleas or ticks. n = 1000 n = 6013 8% 6% 10% 15% 76% 85% Yes, I am aware of this No, I‘m not aware of this Don‘t know Q 5: With the following question, we are trying to find out what people know about animal medicines, including vaccines (for farm animals as well as pets) as used in the European Union. It is important to tell us if you DON'T know anything/much about the topic in the questions Please let us know whether you are aware of the following: 9 Awareness: Animal medicines are tested and reviewed before being allowed to be sold. n = 1000 n = 6013 20% 24% 19% 16% 61% 62% Yes, I am aware of this No, I‘m not aware of this Don‘t know Q 5: With the following question, we are trying to find out what people know about animal medicines, including vaccines (for farm animals as well as pets) as used in the European Union. It is important to tell us if you DON'T know anything/much about the topic in the questions Please let us know whether you are aware of the following: 10 5

29.09.2016 Awareness: The prescription and sale of animal medicines is strictly regulated. n = 1000 n = 6013 26% 25% 48% 53% 22% 27% Yes, I am aware of this No, I‘m not aware of this Don‘t know Q 5: With the following question, we are trying to find out what people know about animal medicines, including vaccines (for farm animals as well as pets) as used in the European Union. It is important to tell us if you DON'T know anything/much about the topic in the questions Please let us know whether you are aware of the following: 11 Awareness: The use of antibiotics in farm animals is regulated and controlled by national authorities. n = 1000 n = 6013 22% 25% 51% 55% 24% 24% Yes, I am aware of this No, I‘m not aware of this Don‘t know Q 5: With the following question, we are trying to find out what people know about animal medicines, including vaccines (for farm animals as well as pets) as used in the European Union. It is important to tell us if you DON'T know anything/much about the topic in the questions Please let us know whether you are aware of the following: 12 6

29.09.2016 Concerns: I have concerns about… …the use of medicines to treat sick farm animals. Does not apply at all Completely applies Mean 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 Don‘t know 3,6 13% 17% 13% 20% 16% 7% 5% 8% n = 1000 4,3 8% 11% 12% 20% 18% 14% 12% 6% n = 6013 Q 6: Thinking about the following topics related to the use of animal medicines, food safety and public health. Do you have any concerns? 13 Concerns: I have concerns about… …the use of vaccines to prevent farm animals from becoming sick. Does not apply at all Completely applies Mean 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 Don‘t know 12% 15% 14% 20% 16% 9% 6% 8% 3,7 n = 1000 Q 6: Thinking about the following topics related to the use of animal medicines, food safety and public health. Do you have any concerns? 14 7

29.09.2016 Concerns: I have concerns about… …the amount of antibiotics being given to farm animals. Does not apply at all Completely applies Mean 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 Don‘t know 4,8 5% 6% 9% 15% 18% 16% 20% 12% n = 1000 5,3 4% 6% 12% 19% 22% 28% 6% n = 6013 Q 6: Thinking about the following topics related to the use of animal medicines, food safety and public health. Do you have any concerns? 15 Concerns: I have concerns about… …antibiotic-resistant bacteria from farm animals being passed to people. Does not apply at all Completely applies Mean 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 Don‘t know 4% 6% 8% 14% 21% 17% 23% 8% 5,0 n = 1000 5,3 4% 7% 13% 19% 21% 29% 5% n = 6013 Q 6: Thinking about the following topics related to the use of animal medicines, food safety and public health. Do you have any concerns? 16 8

29.09.2016 Farmers have implemented alternative measures and tools in order to reduce the use of antibiotics in farm animals. Does not apply at all Does not apply at all Completely applies Mean 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 Don‘t know 4,4 7% 14% 13% 6% 55% n = 1000 4,4 5% 8% 15% 15% 9% 5% 42% n = 6013 Q 12: In the following section you will see some statements about the use of antibiotics in farm animals. Please state your point of view on a scale from 1 to 7, where 1 means “does not apply at all” and 7 means “completely applies”. 17 Concerns: I have concerns about… …residues from animal medicines getting into the food I eat. Does not apply at all Completely applies Mean 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 Don‘t know 5% 8% 8% 15% 19% 18% 20% 7% 4,8 n = 1000 5,2 5% 7% 12% 21% 21% 27% 4% n = 6013 Q 6: Thinking about the following topics related to the use of animal medicines, food safety and public health. Do you have any concerns? 18 9