Research Article
Veterinary Drug Prescribing Practices at Selected District Veterinary Clinics of Rift Valley Areas of Ethiopia
Table 3
Association between diseases and drugs administered at Batu and Arsi-Negelle district veterinary clinics.
| | Diseases diagnosed | N (%) | Drugs administered | | Oxytetracycline | Ivermectin | Penstrep | Sulfa drug | Albendazole |
| | BI | 941 (38.2%) | 737 (45.0%) | 272 (40.5%) | 103 (26.6%) | 59 (23.9%) | 9 (17.7%) | | Pneumonia | 197 (8.0%) | 108 (6.6%) | 38 (5.7%) | 64 (16.5%) | 10 (4.0%) | 2 (3.9%) | | GIP | 128 (5.2%) | 76 (4.6%) | 58 (8.6%) | 10 (2.6%) | 10 (4.05%) | 18 (35.3)% | | Pasteurellosis | 123 (5.0%) | 81 (5.0%) | 21 (3.1%) | 23 (5.9%) | 9 (3.6%) | 1 (2.0%) | | CHO overload | 106 (4.3%) | 68 (4.2%) | 19 (2.8%) | 14 (3.6%) | 11 (4.5%) | 0 (0.0) | | Enteritis | 92 (3.7%) | 21 (1.3%) | 69 (10.3%) | 69 (17.7%) | 69 (27.9) | 2 (3.9) | | Mastitis | 89 (3.6%) | 45 (2.75%) | 7 (0.9%) | 1 (0.26%) | 1 (0.4%) | 1 (2.0%) | | Bloat | 59 (2.4%) | 51 (3.1%) | 18 (2.7%) | 3 (0.77%) | 3 (1.2%) | 0 (0.0) | | Others | 729 (29.6%) | 450 (27.5%) | 169 (25.2%) | 102 (26.2%) | 75 (30.4%) | 18 (35.3%) |
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BI = bacterial infection; GIP = gastrointestinal parasites.
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