Table 4.

Type of drugs available in veterinary pharmacies or drug shops and livestock owners’ preferences in and around Bishoftu, Central Ethiopia

Codes of pharmacies	Type of drugs/ chemicals
	Drugs available in the shops	Farmers preference to buy by decreasing order
A	AB, AH, anti-inflammatory, local anaesthesia, disinfectants, antidote, antitoxin, acaricides, minerals and vitamins	AB, AH, mineral and vitamins, acaricides, antiprotozoal
B	AB, AH, acaricides, antiprotozoals, minerals and vitamins	AB, AH, acaricides, minerals and vitamins, antiprotozoals,
C	AB, AH, acaricides, antiprotozoal, mineral and vitamin	Minerals and vitamins, AH, AB, acaricides, antiprotozoals
D	AB, AH, acaricides, antiprotozoals, mineral and vitamin	AH, AB, acaricides, minerals and vitamins, and antiprotozoals,
E	AB, AH, disinfectant, acaricides, antiprotozoals, mineral and vitamin	Minerals and vitamins, AH, AB, acaricides, antiprotozoals
F	AB, AH, acaricides, antiprotozoal, minerals and vitamins	AH, AB, acaricides, mineral and vitamin
G	AB, AH, antiprotozoals, minerals and vitamins	AH, antiprotozoals, AB, minerals and vitamins, acaricides
H	AB, AH, acaricides, vitamin and antiprotozoals	AH, antiprotozoals, acaricides, AB, minerals and vitamins
I	AB, AH and vaccines	AH, AB

Key: AB antibiotics, AH anthelmintics