Antimicrobials in animal production: usage and practices among livestock farmers in Oyo and Kaduna States of Nigeria

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 189-197

  Ojo, Olufemi Ernest ^a   Fabusoro, Eniola ^a   Majasan, Ademola Adetokunbo ^b   Dipeolu, Morenike Atinuke ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

^b Ministry of Agriculture   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial usage; Farmers; Food animals; Nigeria; Practices

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; DRUG UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LIVESTOCK; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NIGERIA; QUESTIONNAIRE; VETERINARIAN;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; DRUG UTILIZATION; FARMERS; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; LIVESTOCK; NIGERIA; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; VETERINARIANS;

EID: 84954404287     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: 15737438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11250-015-0939-8     Document Type: Article

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