Antimicrobial Usage in Commercial and Domestic Poultry Farming in Two Communities in the Ashanti Region of Ghana

• Main Authors: Ellis Kobina Paintsil (Author), Linda Aurelia Ofori (Author), Charity Wiafe Akenten (Author), Dennis Fosu (Author), Seth Ofori (Author), Maike Lamshöft (Author), Jürgen May (Author), Kwasi Obiri Danso (Author), Ralf Krumkamp (Author), Denise Dekker (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Poultry farming is a common practice in Ghana. Antibiotics are used, particularly in commercial poultry farming, as growth promoters and to prevent and cure infections. However, there is little information on antimicrobial usage in domestic poultry farming in Ghana. This study aimed to describe anti...