Glasgow Lindonne, Forde Martin, Brow Darren, Mahoney Catherine, Fletcher Stephanie, Rodrigo Shelly
Department of Public Health & Preventive Medicine, St. George's University, St. George, Grenada.
Public Health Unit, South Western District Local Health District, Liverpool, Australia.
Vet Med Int. 2019 Jun 27;2019:6785195. doi: 10.1155/2019/6785195. eCollection 2019.
Research is often lacking in low-income countries to substantiate the regulation of antibiotics in poultry production. Nonregulation of antibiotics in food animal industries has implications for human health. This study was conducted to provide an understanding of farmers' knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding the use of antibiotics in poultry production in Grenada.
A cross-sectional study was conducted in August-September, 2016, surveying 30 poultry farmers each having 500 or more chickens grown for commercial purposes.
More than 1000 birds were kept on 18 (60.0%) farms. Antibiotics were used on the majority of farms (25, 83.3%). More than half of the respondents, 19 (63.3%), stated they were only somewhat aware of issues related to the use of antibiotics and the majority, 21 (70.0%), were also unable to define antimicrobial resistance. There was inconsistency in the farmers' knowledge about how and when to use antibiotics. There was also a high level of noncompliance with manufacturers' recommendations for use of antibiotics. The respondents were not aware of local programs to monitor antibiotic use or manage antibiotic resistance in the poultry industry.
Generally, the farmers' knowledge and practices were inconsistent with recommendations by the World Health Organization for antibiotic stewardship. While low-income countries, such as Grenada, are challenged with the lack of resources to undertake research and implement responsive actions, this research highlights the need for some immediate measures of remedy, such as education of farmers and monitoring procurement and use of antibiotics, to reduce risk to public health.
低收入国家往往缺乏研究来证实对家禽生产中抗生素的监管。食用动物产业中抗生素的无监管使用对人类健康有影响。本研究旨在了解格林纳达家禽养殖户在使用抗生素方面的知识、态度和做法。
2016年8月至9月进行了一项横断面研究，调查了30名家禽养殖户，每户养殖用于商业目的的鸡500只或更多。
18个（60.0%）农场饲养了1000多只鸡。大多数农场（25个，83.3%）使用抗生素。超过一半的受访者，即19人（63.3%）表示他们只是对与抗生素使用相关的问题有所了解，并且大多数人，即21人（70.0%）也无法定义抗菌药物耐药性。养殖户在如何以及何时使用抗生素方面的知识存在不一致。在抗生素使用方面，不遵守制造商建议的情况也很严重。受访者不了解当地监测家禽行业抗生素使用或管理抗菌药物耐药性的项目。
总体而言，养殖户的知识和做法与世界卫生组织关于抗生素管理的建议不一致。虽然像格林纳达这样的低收入国家面临着缺乏资源进行研究和采取应对行动的挑战，但这项研究强调需要立即采取一些补救措施，如对养殖户进行教育以及监测抗生素的采购和使用，以降低对公众健康的风险。
