Evaluation of rational use of veterinary drugs especially antimicrobials and anthelmintics in Bishoftu, Central Ethiopia

Table 3 Common animal diseases/conditions diagnosed based on clinical signs and symptoms in CVMA-VTH and Ada district veterinary clinic and their link to rational drug use

Name of disease/cases diagnosis	Number of cases	Number of drugs prescribed
		Antibiotics		Anthelmintics
		Yes	No	Yes	No
Intestinal helminthosis	514	153^b	361^a	425^a	89^b
Ectoparasites^e	204	109^b	95^a	93^ad	111^c
Respiratory diseases	117	87^a	30^c	54^ab	63^ba
Surgical cases	60	55^a	5^c	4^c	56^a
GIT disturbances^f	22	11^c	11^c	6^c	16^c
Reproductive problems	29	15^c	14^c	4^b	25^a
Blackleg	86	73^a	13^b	22^c	64^a
Lumpy skin disease	51	49^a	2^c	4^c	47^a
Sheep pox disease	29	24^a	5^c	4^c	25^a
Anthrax	4	4^a	0^a	0^a	4^a
Others	63	0^a	63^a	20^a	43^c
Total cases tentatively diagnosed	1179	580		636
Not adequately specified cases or diseases	782	636^c	146^a	233^c	549^c
Total	1961	1216		869

GIT gastrointestinal tract
^aRational
^bIrrational
^abRational if the cause is due to lung worms
^baRational if the cause is only due to bacterial diseases
^cDifficult to categorize as rational/irrational as it depends on other co-infections
^dThe drug administered was ivermectin
^eMange mites, ticks and fleas
^fDepends on the causative agents

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