Author:
Imam Tasneem,Gibson Justine S.,Gupta Suman Das,Foysal Mohammad,Das Shetu B.,Hoque Md Ahasanul,Fournié Guillaume,Henning Joerg
Abstract
AbstractAdapting the Social Cognitive Theory framework, we conducted a cross-sectional study on 137 commercial chicken farms in Bangladesh to investigate factors influencing the behaviour of farmers towards the application of antimicrobials to their birds. Almost all farmers used antimicrobials to treat poultry diseases, while 38.6% also were using them to promote healthy growth of chickens and 10.2% to increase egg production or improve meat quality. Using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM), we identified that inappropriate usage of antimicrobials (behaviour) was strongly driven by farmers’ short-term goals to maintain the health of their chickens in a production cycle (β = 0.813, p = 0.029), rather than long-term concerns. Farmers’ perception about their ability to control antimicrobial administration based on their skills and opportunities (self-efficacy) marginally influenced the short-term goals of antimicrobial usage (β = 0.301, p = 0.073). The results of this study can be used to develop targeted education programs for farmers, to reduce the application of antimicrobials in their poultry flocks.
Funder
Australia Awards
BALZAC research program Behavioural adaptations in live poultry trading and farming systems and zoonoses control in Bangladesh
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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