Cross-Sectional Survey of Prophylactic and Metaphylactic Antimicrobial Use in Layer Poultry Farming in Cameroon: A Quantitative Pilot Study

Cross-Sectional Survey of Prophylactic and Metaphylactic Antimicrobial Use in Layer Poultry Farming in Cameroon: A Quantitative Pilot Study

An evaluation of the patterns of antimicrobial use in livestock can help understand the increasing level of antimicrobial resistance worldwide. This study aimed at evaluating antimicrobial usage in modern layer poultry farms in the West Region of Cameroon. In this light, 70 layer poultry farms and 4...

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Main Authors: Mohamed Moctar Mouliom Mouiche, Frank Dupleix Khalen Wouembe, Serge Eugene Mpouam, Frédéric Moffo, Michael Djuntu, Claude Michel Wombou Toukam, Jean Marc Feussom Kameni, Ndode Herman Okah-Nnane, Julius Awah-Ndukum
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Subjects:
antimicrobial use
layer poultry farms
Cameroon
antimicrobial resistance
critically important antimicrobials
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2022.646484/full

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