Phu, Doan Hoang, Giao, Vu Thi Quynh, Truong, Dinh Bao, Cuong, Nguyen Van, Kiet, Bach Tuan, Hien, Vo Be, Thwaites, Guy, Rushton, Jonathan ORCID: 0000-0001-5450-4202 and Carrique-Mas, Juan
(2019)
Veterinary Drug Shops as Main Sources of Supply and Advice on Antimicrobials for Animal Use in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam.
Antibiotics, 8 (4).
E195-.
Abstract
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 (n = 93) in two districts within Dong Thap province (Mekong Delta). We also interviewed a randomly selected sample of chicken farmers (n = 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 (β = 1.913; p < 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.</jats:p>
Item Type: | Article |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | veterinary drug shop, farmers, antimicrobial sales, Vietnam |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Admin |
Date Deposited: | 06 Feb 2020 09:26 |
Last Modified: | 19 Jan 2023 00:04 |
DOI: | 10.3390/antibiotics8040195 |
Open Access URL: | https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics8040195 |
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URI: | https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3073745 |