Research Article
Consumption and Informal Trade of Milk in the North of Antioquia (Colombia)
Table 2
Antibiotic use, marketing, antibiotics in milk, and services for mastitis control and prevention.
| | % | BTSCC Median (IQR) | CFU Median (IQR) |
| When I am administering antibiotics to the cow with mastitis, I consider that it is okay to consume its milk at home or sell it in the village | Disagree | 98.6 | 495156 (367558–670480) | 66400 (22682–206622) | Agree | 1.4 | 436377 (375678–767625) | 25706 (10444–53758) |
| I am concerned about consumer health if I sell milk from cows in the village that the dairy companies would not buy from me | Disagree | 0.5 | 654786 (654786–654786) | 9000 (9000–9000) | Agree | 99.5 | 495089 (367558–670489) | 63622 (22682–206622) |
| Reported type of marketing of the milk it produces | Formal trade | 98.6 | 490882 (367558–670480) | 56797 (22682–169444) | Informal trade | 1.4 | 670480 (670480–670480) | 303134 (303134–303134) |
| Intention to sell milk in the village when the dairy industry does not buy it because of high BTSCC | Disagree | 74.1 | 542100 (387169–685897) | 69856 (23971–216341) | Agree | 25.9 | 457056 (298846–639611) | 39561 (21774–112738) |
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