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

Abstract

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

Published in

PLoS ONE
2020, volume: 15, number: 12, article number: e0243099
Publisher: PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE

SLU Authors

• Ström Hallenberg, Gunilla

  • Department of Clinical Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

• Jiwakanon, Jatesada

  • Khon Kaen University

• Osbjer, Kristina

  • Department of Clinical Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

• Lunha, Kamonwan

  • Department of Clinical Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

• Magnusson, Ulf

  • Department of Clinical Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

Associated SLU-program

AMR: Bacteria

UKÄ Subject classification

Clinical Science

Publication identifier

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0243099

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