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Farmer volunteered responses to the economic advantages of the use of antimicrobials in pig farms in a case study regarding pig production in Thailand and Vietnam.
| Thailand | Vietnam | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volunteered responses | No. | Percentage | No. | Percentage |
| Improves farm profitability | 7 | 41.2% | 24 | 32.0% |
| Reduces mortality | 5 | 29.4% | 21 | 28.0% |
| Increases pig herd productivity | 2 | 11.8% | 15 | 20.0% |
| Antimicrobials are not expensive | 1 | 5.9% | 12 | 16.0% |
| Reduces culling rates | 1 | 5.9% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Reduces morbidity | 1 | 5.9% | 3 | 4.0% |
