Table 1.
Characteristics of small farms and farmers (n=156) participating in a study on antibiotic use in Cajamarca, Peru.
| Farm or Farmer characteristic | No. of respondents |
|---|---|
| Farmers interviewed - women, n(%) | 92/156 (59) |
| Mean (SD, min, max) age (years) | 45.0 (15.1, 17, 89) |
| Education level, n(%) | |
| None (analphabetic) | 84/156 (53.6) |
| Some primary school | 58/156 (37.2) |
| Some secondary school | 14/156 (8.97) |
| Median (interquartile range) number of farmers on each farm | 2 (1–3) |
| Men | 1 (0–1) |
| Women | 1 (1–2) |
| Median (interquartile range, min, max) number of animals on each farm | |
| Cattle (cows, calves/heifers and bulls) | 7 (5–9, 1, 27) |
| Lactating cows | 3 (2–4, 1, 14) |
| Dry cows | 1 (0–2, 0, 7) |
| Median (interquartile range, min, max) amount of milk produced daily (L) | |
| On-farm total | 16 (10–25, 3, 120) |
| Per cow | 5.63 (4.58–8, 2, 18) |
| Median (interquartile range, min, max) monthly income from milk ($) | 115 (67.3–173, 15.4, 1076) |
| Destination of milk, n(%) | |
| Nestlé | 24/156 (15.4) |
| Gloria | 65/156 (41.7) |
| Cheese-makers | 55/156 (35.3) |
| Home consumption/open market | 12/156 (7.69) |
| Median (interquartile range) mastitis score on a scale of 0 to 3 | 0.5 (0–1) |