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The central aim was to evaluate how farm-level training on antimicrobial stewardship affects farmers' knowledge, attitudes, and disease incidence on dairy farms.

March 12, 2026BMC Veterinary ResearchOpen Access

Promoting antimicrobial stewardship on dairy farms in Mekelle, Northern Ethiopia: a field intervention with One Health implications

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HTHaftom Yirga Tsegay TSTadelech Yilma Sisay MHMebrahtu Weldegebriel Hailu

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Field intervention demonstrates improved farmer knowledge and reduced disease incidence in dairy herds, suggesting substantial One Health implications.

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The central aim was to evaluate how farm-level training on antimicrobial stewardship affects farmers' knowledge, attitudes, and disease incidence on dairy farms.
Conducted a prospective field intervention on 22 dairy farms with assessed baseline knowledge before AMS training.
Trained farmers using participatory methods on prudent antimicrobial use, infection prevention, and record-keeping.
Used structured questionnaires to measure changes in knowledge and attitudes after three and six months.
Quantified antimicrobial use and disease incidence metrics based on treatments and new cases per 100 cow-days.
Intervention group knowledge scores increased from 48.2% to 78.6%, while control scores remained static.
Attitude scores improved significantly from 3.1 to 4.2 in the intervention group.
Antimicrobial treatment rates decreased from 4.5 to 2.0 per 100 cow-days in the intervention group, a 56% reduction.
Disease incidence decreased from 7.9 to 4.5 cases per 100 cow-days, with a notable reduction in mastitis and respiratory disease.

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Tsegay et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69b25b7196eeacc4fceca2f1 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-026-05385-z

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March 12, 2026BMC Veterinary ResearchOpen Access

Promoting antimicrobial stewardship on dairy farms in Mekelle, Northern Ethiopia: a field intervention with One Health implications

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Authors

HTHaftom Yirga Tsegay TSTadelech Yilma Sisay MHMebrahtu Weldegebriel Hailu

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Field intervention demonstrates improved farmer knowledge and reduced disease incidence in dairy herds, suggesting substantial One Health implications.

Key Points

The central aim was to evaluate how farm-level training on antimicrobial stewardship affects farmers' knowledge, attitudes, and disease incidence on dairy farms.
Conducted a prospective field intervention on 22 dairy farms with assessed baseline knowledge before AMS training.
Trained farmers using participatory methods on prudent antimicrobial use, infection prevention, and record-keeping.
Used structured questionnaires to measure changes in knowledge and attitudes after three and six months.
Quantified antimicrobial use and disease incidence metrics based on treatments and new cases per 100 cow-days.
Intervention group knowledge scores increased from 48.2% to 78.6%, while control scores remained static.
Attitude scores improved significantly from 3.1 to 4.2 in the intervention group.
Antimicrobial treatment rates decreased from 4.5 to 2.0 per 100 cow-days in the intervention group, a 56% reduction.
Disease incidence decreased from 7.9 to 4.5 cases per 100 cow-days, with a notable reduction in mastitis and respiratory disease.

Cite This Study

Tsegay et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69b25b7196eeacc4fceca2f1 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-026-05385-z

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