Table 1 Farmers’ attitude to antimicrobial use
From: Determination of antimicrobial use in commercial poultry farms in Plateau and Oyo States, Nigeria
Farmers’ attitude to antimicrobial use | Agree (%) | Disagree (%) | Indifferent (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Farmers observe withdrawal period before selling or eating animal products | 74 | 16 | 10 |
Farmers stop giving antibiotics if symptoms improve | 30 | 70 | 0 |
Farmers believe that if antibiotics are given too often, they might stop working | 90 | 8 | 2 |
Farmers believe that giving animals that are not sick antibiotics will prevent them from becoming sick in the future | 60 | 34 | 6 |
Farmers believe that giving animals antibiotics can help them grow bigger, faster, fatter | 32 | 64 | 4 |