Determination of antimicrobial use in commercial poultry farms in Plateau and Oyo States, Nigeria.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Indiscriminate use of antimicrobials for the prevention and treatment of bacterial infection in animals is a common practice in Nigeria as in other developing countries. These antimicrobials are purchased over the counter without restrictions and often administered in form of medicated feedstuffs. In Nigeria, like most developing countries, antimicrobial prescription data are not routinely collected or reported at the farm level, instead import data are used in reporting antimicrobial consumption. Farmers can be useful sources of data on the use of antimicrobial agents by class, animal species, production type and age. The objective of the study was to determine the knowledge, attitude and practices of poultry farmers on antimicrobial resistance and to generate data on a

SUBMITTER: Ndahi MD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10084607 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature