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Table 2 Core themes and sub-themes emerged from the inductive data analyses

From: The social biography of antibiotic use in smallholder dairy farms in India

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Domain

Core themes

Sub-themes

1

Community and Individual

Self-treatment and peer learning

Limited knowledge about antibiotics and their use

Self-treatment using veterinary antibiotics

Peer learning and self-treatment

2

Veterinary health system support

Limited system support, outreach and oversight.

Shortage of veterinary doctors

Laboratory support to diagnose diseases and make informed prescription

Support from extension services

Shortage of pharmacists

3

Policy and market scenario

Limited regulatory framework on usage, market pressures and distribution of veterinary antibiotics

Absence of regulation for veterinary antibiotics

Direct marketing of veterinary antibiotics to consumer

Compulsion of milking - Market demand and competition.