Intervening in Animal Health Care

This research aimed to describe the frequency of parasites in stool samples in the environment of Ilha da Marambaia, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. One hundred and five stool samples were collected and processed by the coproparasitological techniques ethyl acetate sedimentation and centrifuge-flotation using saturated sugar solution. Parasites were detected in 81.9% of the samples, hookworm being the most prevalent, followed by Trichuris vulpis. Ascaris sp. eggs were also found. A high level of evolutive forms of parasites with public health risk was found in stool samples of the environment studied. We propose that health education programs, allied to an improvement of human and animal health care, must be employed to reduce the environmental contamination.

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English Almanacs and Animal Health Care in the Seventeenth Century

Society and Animals ◽

10.1163/156853000510998 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. 71-86 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Louise Hill Curth

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Seventeenth Century ◽

Animal Health

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Potential of ethno-veterinary medicine in animal health care practices in the South Pacific Island countries: a review

Tropical Animal Health and Production ◽

10.1007/s11250-019-02192-7 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 52 (5) ◽

pp. 2193-2203 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Archibold G. Bakare ◽

Shipra Shah ◽

Vingelle Bautista-Jimenez ◽

Jahangeer A. Bhat ◽

Suchindra R. Dayal ◽

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Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Veterinary Medicine ◽

Animal Health ◽

South Pacific ◽

Pacific Island ◽

The South ◽

South Pacific Island ◽

Health Care Practices ◽

Care Practices ◽

Pacific Island Countries

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Telemedicine: A new rise of hope to animal health care sector-A Review

Agricultural Reviews ◽

10.5958/0976-0741.2015.00018.5 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 36 (2) ◽

pp. 153 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Sarita Devi ◽

R.D. Singh ◽

R.S. Ghasura ◽

M.K. Sharma ◽

M.C. Sharma

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Animal Health ◽

Health Care Sector

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Studies on existing milking and health care practices adopted bydairy farmers in Tarai region of Uttarakhand, India

Indian Journal of Animal Research ◽

10.18805/ijar.11468 ◽

2016 ◽

Author(s):

Himani Tiwari ◽

Sanjay Kumar ◽

D. V. Singh ◽

Rajshree Rath ◽

Kalpana Tyagi

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Health Care Services ◽

Management Practices ◽

Animal Health ◽

Foot And Mouth Disease ◽

Dairy Farmers ◽

Care Services ◽

Health Care Practices ◽

Care Practices ◽

Heath Care

The study was conducted purposively to ascertain the milking and health care management practices followed by dairy farmers in Udham Singh Nagar district, the data were collected using a pre-designed and pre-tested questionnaire from 200 randomly selected dairy farmers. The present study revealed that, majority of the farmers 90.50 per cent practiced twice milking in their animals. The results showed that majority of farmers around 84.00 per cent followed knuckling method while only 7.00 per cent of the farmers were adopting full hand milking method. Wet hand milking was found to be a common practice adopted by majority of farmers 85.50 per cent. About 60.00 per cent farmers used incomplete milking as a method for drying their animals and checked their animals for mastitis only when it was required. Around 51.00 per cent of respondents consulted a veterinarian for the treatment of their sick animals. It was observed that only 55.00 per cent respondents practiced deworming at regular interval for their milch animals. Majority of the dairy farmers 98.00 per cent never practiced disinfection in their animal sheds. Finally regarding disposal of placenta majority of the farmers, 65.00 per cent were disposing the placenta by burial in soil while, the remaining 35.00 per cent were throwing the placenta along with the garbage. As far as, heath care practices is concerned majority of dairy farmers 85.00 per cent told that animal health care services either in the form of veterinary hospital, dispensary etc were available. About 91.50 per cent dairy farmers practiced regular vaccination of their animals against diseases like Foot and Mouth disease and Haemorrhagic Septicaemia.

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Health Care Providers’ Knowledge and Practice Gap towards Joint Zoonotic Disease Surveillance System: Challenges and Opportunities, Gomma District, Southwest Ethiopia

BioMed Research International ◽

10.1155/2016/3942672 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 2016 ◽

pp. 1-8 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Desta Hiko Gemeda ◽

Abiot Girma Sime ◽

Kifle Woldemichael Hajito ◽

Benti Deresa Gelalacha ◽

Wubit Tafese ◽

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Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Health Care Providers ◽

Animal Health ◽

Zoonotic Diseases ◽

Care Providers ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Good Opportunity ◽

Southwest Ethiopia ◽

Practice Gap ◽

Knowledge And Practice

Background.Health care providers play a crucial role for realization of joint zoonotic diseases surveillance by human and animal health sectors, yet there is limited evidence. Hence, this study aimed to determine knowledge and practice gap of health care providers towards the approach for Rabies and Anthrax in Southwest Ethiopia.Methods.A cross-sectional survey was conducted from December 16, 2014, to January 14, 2015. Eligible health care providers were considered for the study. Data were entered in to Epi-data version 3.1 and analyzed using SPSS version 20.Results.A total of 323 (92.02%) health care providers participated in the study. Three hundred sixteen (97.8%) of participants reported that both human and animal health sectors can work together for zoonotic diseases while 96.9% of them replied that both sectors can jointly conduct surveillance. One hundred seventeen (36.2%) of them reported that their respective sectors had conducted joint surveillance for zoonotic diseases. Their involvement was, however, limited to joint outbreak response.Conclusion.There is good opportunity in health care providers’ knowledge even though the practice was unacceptably low and did not address all surveillance components. Therefore, formal joint surveillance structure should be in place for optimal implementation of surveillance.

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Predictors of Clients' Satisfaction with Delivery of Animal Health Care Services in Periurban Ghana

Veterinary Medicine International ◽

10.4061/2011/321369 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 2011 ◽

pp. 1-4 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Paa Kobina Turkson

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Health Care Services ◽

Animal Health ◽

Quality Of Services ◽

Future Studies ◽

Care Services ◽

Efficiency And Effectiveness ◽

Best Fit ◽

Client Needs

The study used logistic regression modelling to determine predictors of satisfaction with delivery of animal health care services for 889 clients (livestock and poultry keepers) in periurban Ghana. Of the 15 indicators tested as predictors of satisfaction in this study, 8 were included in the best fit model. These were accessibility, availability of services, service charge, effectiveness, efficiency, quality of services, meeting client needs, and getting help. Efficiency and effectiveness were perceived by the respondents to be synonymous, as were service quality and effectiveness, as suggested by when cross tabulated. Therefore, one or the other could be used in future studies but not both to avoid collinearity. The identified predictors could be targeted for improvement in quality of service delivery to livestock and poultry keepers in Ghana.

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Antimicrobial Resistance is a Global Problem

International Journal of Antibiotics and Probiotics ◽

10.31405/ijap.4-5.18.01 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 2 (4) ◽

pp. 6-19

Author(s):

A.G. Salmanov ◽

V.V. Trokhymchuk ◽

O.M. Verner ◽

O.O. Lugach

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Health Care ◽

Antibiotic Resistance ◽

Antimicrobial Resistance ◽

Animal Health ◽

Antibiotic Use ◽

Modern Medicine ◽

Full Spectrum ◽

The Public ◽

Treatment Action

Infectious agents resistance to antimicrobials remains a challenging open problem of health care around the world. As a result, treatment-induced infections pose a serious threat to public health in general. This problem has become so important that the overwhelming majority of countries consider it a threat to the national security. Resistance to antimicrobials threatens to offset the very fundamentals of modern medicine and the sustainability of the public health system effective global response to a permanent infectious diseases threat. Today, antimicrobial resistance issues can be tackled provided that one implements an effective One Health approach (the principle of human and animal health interrelation), assuming that there is a coordination between different sectors and subjects, including experts in medicine, veterinary medicine, agriculture, ecology, and well-informed consumers. To ensure effectiveness of treatment, action is urgently needed to counteract the further development and spread of antibiotic resistance, which is driven by antibiotic use in all sectors. Since this resistance has no ecological, sectoral or geographical borders, its appearance in one sector affects resistance in other sectors. National authorities, veterinarians, physicians, patients and farmers all have key roles in preserving the power of antibiotics. The prevention and containment of antibiotic resistance therefore requires addressing all risk factors for the development and spread of antibiotic resistance across the full spectrum of conditions, sectors, settings (from health care to use in food-animal production) and countries. This article explores the options for prevention and containment of antibiotic resistance in the food-chain through national coordination, including the regulation and reduction of antibiotic use in food animals, training and capacity building, surveillance of resistance trends and antibiotic usage, promotion of knowledge and research, and advocacy and communication to raise awareness of the issues. The article suggests possible ways for adopting a holistic, intersectoral, multifaceted approach to this growing problem.

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