Table 6.
Antibiotics use practices of small-scale poultry farmers in Enugu State.
| Statements on antibiotic use practices | Response, n (%) |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Agree | Disagree | Correct | |
| I stop using antibiotics whenever signs of disease stop | 76 (86.4) | 12 (13.6) | 12 (13.6) |
| I give a lot of antibiotics to my birds | 66 (75.0) | 22 (25.0) | 22 (25.0) |
| I usually keep antibiotics and use them later for other illnesses | 71 (80.7) | 17 (19.3) | 17 (19.3) |
| I use antibiotics for low feed intake | 55 (62.5) | 33 (37.5) | 33 (37.5) |
| I use antibiotics without consulting a veterinarian | 29 (33.0) | 59 (67.0) | 59 (67.0) |
| I stop administering antibiotics to the birds before completing the course of treatment | 43 (48.9) | 45 (51.1) | 45 (51.1) |
| I prefer to get antibiotics from other farmers without having to see a veterinarian | 34 (38.6) | 54 (61.4) | 54 (61.4) |
| I buy and encourage buying antibiotics without prescription | 22 (25.0) | 66 (75.0) | 66 (75.0) |
| I do not look at the expiry date of the antibiotics before using it | 10 (11.4) | 78 (88.6) | 78 (88.6) |
| I administer antibiotics according to the prescription on the label | 75 (85.2) | 13 (14.5) | 75 (85.2) |
| I buy antibiotics from the veterinarydrugshop/pharmacy based on prescription | 66 (75.0) | 22 (25.0) | 66 (75.0) |
| I use leftover antibiotics in an event of repeated illness | 63 (71.6) | 25 (28.4) | 25 (28.4) |
| I give antibiotics to birds for all types of illnesses | 74 (84.1) | 14 (15.9) | 14 (15.9) |
| I use antibiotics to improve the quantity and quality of poultry products | 80 (90.9) | 8 (9.1) | 8 (9.1) |
| I do not treat the entire flock by mass application of the antibiotics to the entire flock in drinking water | 44 (50.0) | 44 (50.0) | 44 (50.0) |
Source: Field survey, 2019.