Opinions of Spanish pig producers on the role, the level and the risk to public health of antimicrobial use in pigs

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 26-31

  Moreno, Miguel A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial use; Farmers; Opinions; Pigs; Survey

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH STATUS; INFECTION RISK; LIVESTOCK; PERCEPTION; PIG FARMING; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SPAIN; SWINE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECONOMICS; EXPERT WITNESS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MICROBIOLOGY; PIG; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; SWINE DISEASES; TRENDS;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; EXPERT TESTIMONY; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SPAIN; SUS SCROFA; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES;

EID: 84905221621     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: 15322661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2014.04.006     Document Type: Article

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