Comparison of Tick Control and Antibiotic Use Practices at Farm Level in Regions of High and Low Acaricide Resistance in Uganda
Joint Authors
Tayebwa, Dickson Stuart
Byaruhanga, Joseph
Odua, Fred
Ssebunya, Yvette
Aketch, Olivia
Rwego, Innocent B.
Vudriko, Patrick
Source
Veterinary Medicine International
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-13, 13 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-08-27
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
13
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Uganda has experienced tick acaricide resistance in the livestock sector.
With increase in incidence of tick-borne diseases (TBDs), use of antibiotics for control of TBDs and other opportunistic diseases has raisedserious concerns.
The purpose of this study was to compare the farmers’ tick control and antibiotic use practices on farms in regions of low (LARA) and high (HARA) tick acaricide resistance in Uganda, determine the prevalence of antibiotic residues in milk from both regions, and identify factors associated with antibiotic residues in milk.
One representative district was selected from each region from which 10 farms were randomly selected.
Delvotest SP-NT® test kit was used to detect antibiotic residues in milk.
Half-body tick counts and acaricide efficacy tests were performed.
Majority (70%) of HARA’s respondents reported a corresponding increase in a monthly incidence of TBDs with an average of 3.2 cases of TBDs treated per farm compared to 0.2 cases in LARA.
East Coast fever (ECF) was identified as the most common TBD in both regions, though cases of coinfection were more common in HARA.
Half of HARA’s respondents reported a corresponding increase in the use of antibiotics on their farms due to tick resistance compared to LARA.
Antibiotics were the most used drugs on farms in both regions with oxytetracycline being the commonly used antibiotic.
Ticks from HARA were resistant to deltamethrin, amitraz, and coformulation (chlorpyriphos and cypermethrin) while resistance against deltamethrin was confirmed in LARA.
HARA farms had a significantly higher prevalence of antibiotic residues (21.25%) in raw milk than in LARA (4%) farms (p < 0.05).
Acaricide resistance and practice of reading drug use instructions were significantly associated with antibiotic residues in milk at farm level.
Overall, the study provides vital information linking acaricide resistance to antibiotic use practices, consequently leading to antibiotic residues in milk.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Byaruhanga, Joseph& Odua, Fred& Ssebunya, Yvette& Aketch, Olivia& Tayebwa, Dickson Stuart& Rwego, Innocent B.…[et al.]. 2020. Comparison of Tick Control and Antibiotic Use Practices at Farm Level in Regions of High and Low Acaricide Resistance in Uganda. Veterinary Medicine International،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1214196
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Byaruhanga, Joseph…[et al.]. Comparison of Tick Control and Antibiotic Use Practices at Farm Level in Regions of High and Low Acaricide Resistance in Uganda. Veterinary Medicine International No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1214196
American Medical Association (AMA)
Byaruhanga, Joseph& Odua, Fred& Ssebunya, Yvette& Aketch, Olivia& Tayebwa, Dickson Stuart& Rwego, Innocent B.…[et al.]. Comparison of Tick Control and Antibiotic Use Practices at Farm Level in Regions of High and Low Acaricide Resistance in Uganda. Veterinary Medicine International. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1214196
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1214196