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- Title
Veterinary Drug Shops as Main Sources of Supply and Advice on Antimicrobials for Animal Use in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam.
- Authors
Phu, Doan Hoang; Giao, Vu Thi Quynh; Truong, Dinh Bao; Cuong, Nguyen Van; Kiet, Bach Tuan; Hien, Vo Be; Thwaites, Guy; Rushton, Jonathan; Carrique-Mas, Juan
- 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.
- Subjects
VIETNAM; MEKONG River Delta (Vietnam &; Cambodia); VETERINARY drugs; ANIMAL health technicians; POULTRY diseases; ANTI-infective agents; RETAIL stores; DELTAS; DRUG residues
- Publication
Antibiotics (2079-6382), 2019, Vol 8, Issue 4, p195
- ISSN
2079-6382
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/antibiotics8040195