Antibiotic Types and Handling Practices in Disease Management among Pig Farms in Ashanti Region, Ghana

Table 2

Active ingredients and brands of antibiotics used by pig farmers.

Active ingredient of antibiotics	Number of brands	Number of user farms
Procaine/benzathine benzylpenicillin	6	45
Dihydrostreptomycin	8	50
Chlortetracycline	1	9
Gentamicin	1	4
Sulphadimidine	8	33
Trimethoprim	1	4
Oxytetracycline	21	58
Enrofloxacin	4	9
Erythromycin	2	5
Norfloxacin	1	2
Amoxicillin	1	1