Antimicrobials in small-scale urban pig farming in a lower middle-income country – arbitrary use and high resistance levels

Table 4 Statements by respondents regarding their experiences and reflections on AMR

“When we use too much of one type of antimicrobial and the animal does not recover, it may be because of resistance”
Male, 52 years, higher education
“Sometimes after we use the antimicrobials, the animals get more sick and do not recover”
Female, 36 years, lower education
“If we use only one kind of medicine for a long time and then the animal recovers, the next time it [the medicine] might not work”
Male, 35 years, higher education
“When I use this one [points at antimicrobial] the pigs will no longer recover”
Male, 35 years, lower education

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