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. 2015 Apr 28;4:17. doi: 10.1186/s13756-015-0050-y

Table 6.

Breakdown by swine antimicrobial combination

Starting Phase
Antimicrobial(AM) combination Total number of swine Percent of swine treated feed (lbs/day) Avg days used AM dose (g/lb) Total in kg
1. chlortetracycline sulfathiazole penicillin 711,743,169 20% 2 35 0.100 996,440
2. chlortetracycline sulfamethazine penicillin 711,743,169 20% 2 35 0.100 996,440
3. tylosin 711,743,169 40% 2 35 0.025 498,220
4. virginiamycin 711,743,169 4% 2 35 0.004 7,972
5. chlortetracycline 711,743,169 50% 2 35 0.040 996,440
6. oxytetracycline 711,743,169 40% 2 35 0.025 498,220
7. apramycin 711,743,169 10% 2 14 0.065 129,537
Total 4,123,271
Feeding Phase
Antimicrobial combination Total number of swine Percent of swine treated feed (lbs/day) Avg days used AM dose (g/lb) Total in kg
1. chlortetracycline sulfathiazole penicillin 684,368,429 10% 4 38 0.1000 1,040,240
2. chlortetracycline sulfamethazine penicillin 684,368,429 7% 4 15 0.1000 287,435
3. tylosin sulfamethazine 684,368,429 5% 4 38 0.0900 468,108
4. carbadox 684,368,429 12% 4 38 0.0225 280,865
5. chlortetracycline 684,368,429 45% 4 38 0.0350 1,638,378
6. tylosin 684,368,429 30% 4 38 0.0175 546,126
7. bacitracin 684,368,429 55% 4 38 0.0150 858,198
8. virginiamycin 684,368,429 4% 4 38 0.0040 16,644
9. arsanilic acid 684,368,429 2% 4 38 0.0300 62,414
10. bambermycin 684,368,429 2% 4 38 0.0010 2,080
11. oxytetracycline 684,368,429 25% 4 38 0.0200 520,120
12. oleandomycin 684,368,429 2% 4 38 0.0040 8,322
13. lincomycin 684,368,429 4% 4 38 0.0080 33,288
14. efrotomycin 684,368,429 2% 4 38 0.0055 11,443
Total 5,773,661
Finishing Phase
Antibiotic combination Total Number of swine Percent of swine treated feed (lbs/day) Avg days used AM dose (g/lb) Total in kg
1. chlortetracycline sulfathiazole penicillin 670,949,440 12% 6.2 86 0.1250 5,366,254
2. tylosin sulfamethazine 670,949,440 5% 6.2 72 0.1000 1,497,559
3. carbadox 670,949,440 15% 6.2 45 0.0250 701,981
4. chlortetracycline 670,949,440 55% 6.2 86 0.0350 6,886,692
5. tylosin 670,949,440 30% 6.2 86 0.0100 1,073,251
6. bacitracin 670,949,440 60% 6.2 86 0.0250 5,366,254
7. arsanilic acid 670,949,440 3% 6.2 86 0.0450 482,963
8. bambermycin 670,949,440 6% 6.2 86 0.0010 21,465
9. oxytetracycline 670,949,440 30% 6.2 86 0.0200 2,146,501
10. oleandomycin 670,949,440 5% 6.2 86 0.0056 100,617
11. efrotomycin 670,949,440 5% 6.2 86 0.0073 129,684
12. lincomycin 670,949,440 4% 6.2 86 0.0100 143,100
Total 23,916,321
Breeding Phase
Antimicrobial combination Total number of swine Percent of swine treated feed (lbs/day) Avg days used AM dose (g/lb) Total in kg
1. chlortetracycline 50,393,463 85% 5 20 0.04 171,338
2. arsanilic acid 50,393,463 5% 5 20 0.045 11,339
3. bambermycin 50,393,463 25% 5 20 0.001 1,260
4. oxytetracycline 50,393,463 25% 5 14 0.005 4,409
Total 188,346