Antimicrobial usage assessment and the factors associated among small-scale household dairy farms in a district of southern India.

IF 1.5 Q3 AGRICULTURE, DAIRY & ANIMAL SCIENCE

Journal of Advanced Veterinary and Animal Research Pub Date : 2025-05-07 eCollection Date: 2025-06-01 DOI:10.5455/javar.2025.l911

Shwetha Prabhu, Rinila Das, Arun Kharate, Ajith M Nayak, Navya Vyas

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Objective: The study was primarily conducted to assess antimicrobial usage, associated factors, and animal health management practices in small-scale household dairy farms in a district of southern India.

Materials and methods: A total of 330 dairy farmers participated in the study, and single-stage cluster sampling was performed, followed by probability proportional to size sampling. A semi-structured, validated questionnaire and a checklist were used to collect the data.

Results: Only a few dairy farmers knew about antimicrobials (33%) and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) (10.9%). All 330 dairy farmers were using antimicrobials. The factors that influenced dairy farmers' decisions to use antimicrobials for their cattle were veterinarian advice (100%), para-veterinarian advice (96.3%), peer influence (31.2%), and previous experience of using antimicrobials (12.4%). None of them were aware of the drug withdrawal period and followed it. Significant differences in completing the full course of antimicrobial treatment as prescribed have been observed with increasing levels of education (p < 0.001).

Conclusion: Despite the wide usage of antimicrobials in dairy farms, there was a significant lack of knowledge among dairy farmers regarding antimicrobials and AMR. The study emphasizes the need for targeted educational interventions to improve farmers' understanding of antimicrobial use and resistance, promote responsible practices, and enhance animal health management.

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印度南部一个地区小型家庭奶牛场的抗菌药物使用评估及其相关因素

目的：本研究主要是为了评估印度南部一个地区小型家庭奶牛场的抗菌药物使用、相关因素和动物健康管理实践。材料与方法：共有330名奶农参与研究，采用单阶段整群抽样，然后进行概率与规模成比例抽样。采用半结构化、有效的问卷和检查表收集数据。结果：只有少数奶农了解抗菌素（33%）和抗菌素耐药性（AMR）（10.9%）。所有330名奶农都在使用抗菌剂。影响奶农决定为其牛使用抗菌剂的因素是兽医建议（100%）、兽医辅助建议（96.3%）、同伴影响（31.2%）和以前使用抗菌剂的经验（12.4%）。他们中没有人知道停药期，也没有人遵守停药期。随着受教育程度的提高，在按规定完成抗菌药物治疗全程方面存在显著差异（p < 0.001）。结论：尽管抗菌素在奶牛场广泛使用，但奶牛场农民对抗菌素和抗菌素耐药性的知识明显缺乏。该研究强调需要有针对性的教育干预措施，以提高农民对抗菌素使用和耐药性的了解，促进负责任的做法，并加强动物健康管理。

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Journal of Advanced Veterinary and Animal Research Veterinary-Veterinary (all)

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2.70

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7.10%

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6 weeks

期刊介绍： Journal of Advanced Veterinary and Animal Research (JAVAR) - is an open access, international, peer-reviewed, quarterly, highly-indexed scientific journal publishing original research findings and reviews on all aspects of veterinary and animal sciences. Basic and applied researches on- - Anatomy & histology - Animal health economics - Animal nutrition - Animal reproduction - Animal science - Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) - Biochemistry - Biotechnology - Dairy science - Epidemiology - Food hygiene and technology - Genetics and breeding - Immunology - Microbiology - Parasitology - Pathology - Pharmacology & toxicology - Physiology - Poultry science - Preventive veterinary medicine - Public health - Surgery & obstetrics - Veterinary extension studies - Wildlife & aquatic medicine - Zoo animal medicine.