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Table 1 Antibiotics and anthelmintics prescribed for common clinical signs and/or symptoms of sick animals in and around Bishoftu city, Central Ethiopia

From: Veterinary medicinal product usage among food animal producers and its health implications in Central Ethiopia

Clinical signs

Anthelmintics

Antibiotics

Frequency

Percent

Frequency

Percent

Respiratory*

71

59.2

33

27.5

Musculoskeletal and integumentary#

16

13.3

25

20.8

Digestive system$

87

72.5

14

11.7

Generalized systemic*#

67

55.8

47

39.2

  1. Key: Anthelmintics (albendazole, fenbendazole, tetramisole and ivermectin); Antibiotics (oxytetracycline, penstrep [procaine penicillin and dihydrostreptomycin fixed combination], and sulfa drugs); * Chronic coughing, sneezing, pneumonia and nasal discharge; # Mandibular region swelling, shivering, hernia, trauma and back sore; $ Difficult to defecate, diarrhoea, endoparasites, colic, bloating, no regurgitation, and vomiting; *# Inappetence, salivation, urine discoloration, urination problem, depression, lesion in the mouth, bleeding from mouth and emaciation
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BMC Veterinary Research

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