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ArticleTropical animal health and production2019

Assessment of Awareness about Antibiotic Resistance and Practices Followed by Veterinarians for Judicious Prescription of Antibiotics: An Exploratory Study in Eastern Haryana Region of India.

Vikash Kumar, Jancy Gupta, H R Meena

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Article in Tropical animal health and production, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Vikash KumarNational Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana, 132 001, India. vkshkmr70@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8641-3559
Jancy GuptaNational Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana, 132 001, India.
H R MeenaNational Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana, 132 001, India.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The rise of antibiotic resistance and its global outreach has recently become a subject of increasing importance in veterinary research with an objective to reduce the load of antibiotic resistance in dairy farming practices. The present study was designed to analyze antibiotic prescriptions by veterinarians and to evaluate the appropriateness of prescribing behavior in consistent with prudent use of antibiotics. A total of 48 veterinarians were selected randomly from government Veterinary hospitals constituting a total of 48 veterinarians as respondents. The study revealed that most of prescriptions corresponded sound to prudent use of antibiotic and its treatment guidelines. To assess their awareness about antibiotic resistance and its related veterinary practices, an exclusively Awareness Index of antibiotic resistance was developed. It was observed that antibiotics were prescribed in initial encounter of diagnosis; thus, antibiotic conservation practices were found lacking. The ethical awareness of veterinarians was found lacking to establish valid veterinary-client relationship and ensure active involvement of stakeholders. This study largely looks into this angle by unearthing the drug prescribing behavior in order to shape the interdisciplinary research on this biological and profoundly social issue.

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Antimicrobial StewardshipFarmersVeterinariansAnimalsHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansIndiaAntibiotic conservationAntibiotic resistanceAwareness IndexPrudent useVeterinary-client relationship

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