Veterinary Drug Shops as Main Sources of Supply and Advice on Antimicrobials for Animal Use in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam
In the Mekong Delta of Vietnam, small-scale poultry farmers use large amounts of antimicrobials to raise their flocks, and veterinary drug shops owners and their staff are a key source of advice to farmers on antimicrobial use (AMU). We described the network of veterinary drug shops (<i>n</...
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| 700 | 1 | 0 | |a Dinh Bao Truong |e author |
| 700 | 1 | 0 | |a Nguyen Van Cuong |e author |
| 700 | 1 | 0 | |a Bach Tuan Kiet |e author |
| 700 | 1 | 0 | |a Vo Be Hien |e author |
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| 520 | |a In the Mekong Delta of Vietnam, small-scale poultry farmers use large amounts of antimicrobials to raise their flocks, and veterinary drug shops owners and their staff are a key source of advice to farmers on antimicrobial use (AMU). We described the network of veterinary drug shops (<i>n</i> = 93) in two districts within Dong Thap province (Mekong Delta). We also interviewed a randomly selected sample of chicken farmers (<i>n</i> = 96) and described their linkages with veterinary drug shops. Antimicrobials represented 15.0% [inter quartile range (IQR) 6.0−25.0] of the shops’ income. Fifty-seven percent shop owners had been/were affiliated to the veterinary authority, 57% provided diagnostic services. The median number of drug shops supplying antimicrobials to each farm during one production cycle was 2 [IQR 1−2]. Visited shops were located within a median distance of 3.96 km [IQR 1.98−5.85] to farms. Drug shops owned by persons affiliated to the veterinary authority that did not provide diagnostic services had a higher fraction of their income consisting of antimicrobial sales (<i>β</i> = 1.913; <i>p</i> < 0.001). These results suggest that interventions targeting veterinary drug shop owners and their staff aiming at improving their knowledge base on livestock/poultry diseases and their diagnosis may contribute to reducing overall levels of AMU in the area. | ||
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| 786 | 0 | |n Antibiotics, Vol 8, Iss 4, p 195 (2019) | |
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