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OJVRTM
Online Journal of Veterinary
Research©
Volume
19(11): 744-749, 2015.
Survey
of antimicrobial use in traditional sheep and goats in Iran.
Yassin
Ghobadi DVM, Ehsan Allah Afshari
Safavi DVM DVSc.
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Razi
University, Kermanshah, Iran.
ABSTRACT
Ghobadi
Y, Afshari Safavi EA.,
Survey of antimicrobial use in
traditional sheep and goats in Iran, Onl J Vet Res.,
19(11): 744-749, 2015.
Antimicrobial usage was assessed from 50 traditional sheep and goat producers
from 50 flocks in Iran. Oxytetracycline,
penicillin-streptomycin and lincomycin-spectinomycin
were used most frequently, administered mainly by injection, followed by oral
route. The products were used more in younger than older animals, mostly for
respiratory problems followed by diarrhea in lambs and kids. 98% treated sick
animals with antibiotics first and if no improvement was seen, would consult a
veterinarian or take to a clinic. Doses were calculated by visual appraisal of
weight, a method of low accuracy and other animals were not treated after
discovering one sick animal. Antimicrobials used in this fashion threaten
animal and human health.
KEYWORDS: Survey, Antibiotics, Sheep, Goats, Iran.
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