Livestock producers' knowledge, attitude, and behavior (KAB) regarding antimicrobial use in Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Inappropriate antimicrobial use (AMU) in livestock production is an important aspect of the global burden of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). In Ethiopia, a low-income country with a large and increasing livestock population, AMU in food animals is not properly regulated. Hence, farmers are fully free to use antimicrobials to their (perceived) benefit. Therefore, understanding farmers' mindsets is important to improve antimicrobial stewardship in the livestock sector.

Methods

This cross-sectional study was conducted to assess livestock disease management practices and knowledge, attitude, and behavior (KAB) among livestock producers regarding AMU, residues, and resistance, as well as factors potentially explaining differences in KAB. We determined the KAB of live

SUBMITTER: Tufa TB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10235446 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature