Research Article
Antibiotic Types and Handling Practices in Disease Management among Pig Farms in Ashanti Region, Ghana
Table 1
Types of antibiotics used by pig farmers in selected districts in the Ashanti region of Ghana.
| Antibiotics | Ejisu-Juaben () | Bosomtwe/Atwima | Atwima | Kwabre East () | Kwanwoma () | Nwabiagya () |
| Penicillin-streptomycin | 25 | 3 | 10 | 10 | Tetracyclines | 31 | 9 | 16 | 8 | Tylosin | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Enrofloxacin (+norfloxacin) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | Sulfadimidine | 9 | 2 | 13 | 7 | Amoxicillin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Metronidazole (clinical) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Erythromycin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Trimethoprim | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Gentamycin | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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