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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Antibiotic Use among Small-, Medium-, and Large-Scale Fish Farmers of the Stratum II of the Volta Lake of Ghana

Samuel Opoku Dandi
Regina Edziyie
Emmanuel Delwin Abarike
Øystein Evensen
Stephen Mutoloki
Seth Mensah Abobi
Dzigbodi Adzo Doke
Amii I. Obiakara-Amaechi
Jan L. Lyche
Samuel Addo
Kofitsyo S. Cudjoe

202410 citationsOpen accessUniversity of Lagos

Abstract

The findings indicate a need for improved education on antibiotic use among fish farmers to reduce misuse and enhance awareness of the potential consequences. This study provides foundational data for designing interventions to address these issues in the context of cage fish farming on Volta Lake.

Research topics

Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
Child Nutrition and Water Access
Aquaculture disease management and microbiota

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DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics13070582

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