Antibiotic use in pig farms at different levels of intensification-Farmers' practices in northeastern Thailand

Understanding the patterns and drivers of antibiotic use in livestock is crucial for tailoring efficient incentives for responsible use of antibiotics. Here we compared routines for antibiotic use between pig farms of two different levels of intensification in Khon Kaen province in Thailand. Among t...

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Published in:PloS one 2020-12, Vol.15 (12), p.e0243099
Main Authors: Hallenberg, Gunilla Ström, Jiwakanon, Jatesada, Angkititrakul, Sunpetch, Kang-Air, Seri, Osbjer, Kristina, Lunha, Kamonwan, Sunde, Marianne, Järhult, Josef D, Van Boeckel, Thomas P, Rich, Karl M, Magnusson, Ulf
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agricultural practices
Agriculture
Amplification
Animal health
Animal Husbandry - methods
Animal Husbandry - statistics & numerical data
Animals
Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use
Antibiotics
Antimicrobial agents
Bacterial infections
Behavior
Beliefs, opinions and attitudes
Biology and Life Sciences
Care and treatment
Cephalosporins
Clinical Science
Colistin
Disease
Enrofloxacin
Expenditures
Farmers
Farmers - statistics & numerical data
Farming
Farms
Female
Genetic engineering
Hogs
Humans
Incentives
Infections
Klinisk vetenskap
Livestock
Livestock farms
Male
Management
Medicine and Health Sciences
Middle Aged
People and Places
Questionnaires
Small farms
Small-scale farming
Swine
Swine Diseases - prevention & control
Thailand
Tylosin
Veterinary antibiotics
Veterinary medicine
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Summary:Understanding the patterns and drivers of antibiotic use in livestock is crucial for tailoring efficient incentives for responsible use of antibiotics. Here we compared routines for antibiotic use between pig farms of two different levels of intensification in Khon Kaen province in Thailand. Among the 113 family-owned small-scale farms (up to 50 sows) interviewed did 76% get advice from the pharmacy about how to use the antibiotics and 84% used it primarily for treating disease. Among the 51 medium-scale-farms (100-500 sows) belonging to two companies did 100% get advice about antibiotic use from the company's veterinarian (P
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0243099