VET SURVEY INTO Q FEVER

Ceva Animal Health is carrying out a vet survey into Q fever in cattle to assess the scale and awareness of the condition and the important role of vaccination in helping to prevent the disease. Participants can be entered into a prize draw with a chance to win one of 10 Q fever snoods

1. Are you aware that Q fever may be present on between 70% and 80% of UK dairy farms? *

2. Have you ever diagnosed Q fever in a UK cattle herd? *

3. If yes, why did you suspect Q fever? (Open answer)

4. In general, is Q fever a concern among your clients? *

5. What are the main clinical signs you expect when you think of Q fever in a dairy herd? (please tick all that apply) *

6. When diagnosing Q fever in a dairy herd, do you rule out all other possible causes of infertility first? *

Yes
No
I have not diagnosed Q fever before

7. What best describes how you feel about Q fever (please tick all that apply)? *

I think that Q fever can have a significant impact on fertility and cow health
I need more knowledge on aetiopathogenesis and diagnosis of Q fever
I do not believe Q fever is affecting UK dairy farms
Other diseases are more likely to impact diary herd profitability
Q fever vaccination is an important tool to control Q fever at farm level and reduce the zoonotic risk
Other (please specify):

8. How likely is it that you would consider including Q fever investigation and vaccination in your client's Herd Health plans? *

Very likely
Likely
Unlikely
Very unlikely

9. What would make you more likely to recommend implementing Q fever vaccination on farms? (Please tick all that apply) *

More diagnostic tools and resources
More evidence of the financial impact of Q fever
More training and knowledge on Q fever aetiopathogenesis, diagnosis and its effect on dairy herds
More evidence that vaccination and control plans are effective
Other (please specify):

10. I would like to participate in the prize draw to win a snood and my contact details are below

Name
Vet practice
Address 1
Address 2
Town
County
Email address
Mobile telephone number

Terms and Conditions
Entry into the draw is deemed acceptance of these Terms and Conditions. The draw is open to all UK / CI / IoM vets and vet professionals who complete the survey in full and return it before the closing date, excluding employees and close family members of Ceva Animal Health and their suppliers/agencies. There is no cash alternative to the snoods. Winners will be chosen at random from all valid surveys. The draw will take place by Friday 31 March 2023 and winners will be informed by phone or email before Friday 14 April 2023. Name and county of all winners will be available on request from cevauk@ceva.com after Friday 14 April 2023. Promoter: Ceva Animal Health, Explorer House, Mercury Park, Wooburn Green, Buckinghamshire, HP10 0HH.

Privacy Policy
We will keep a record of your name, email address and your answers. We will use this for the purpose of completing the competition and contacting you should you win and any other incidental purposes. If you agree that Ceva can contact you to carry out additional surveys then Ceva may do so. This data is shared with Vita Communications Limited which manages this competition. You have rights to access your data. Full details of our privacy policy which explains how we process personal data are available on request from cevauk@ceva.com.