Table 7.
The Canadian defined daily doses for animals (DDDvetCA) in mg/kgpig/day for antimicrobials used in pig production, by antimicrobial active ingredient and route of administration.
| Antimicrobial active ingredienta,b | DDDvetCA (mg/kg/day) |
|---|---|
| FEED | |
| Avilamycin | 3.2 |
| Bacitracin | 4.5 |
| Bambermycin (ELDU) (GP) | 0.1 |
| Chlortetracycline | 10.4 |
| Lincomycin | 5.0 |
| Lincomycin_spectinomycin | 0.9 |
| Narasin (GP) | 0.6 |
| Oxytetracycline | 7.6 |
| Penicillin G | 1.3 |
| Procaine Penicillin G (ELDU) | 13.2 |
| Salinomycin (GP) | 1.0 |
| Spectinomycin_lincomycin | 0.9 |
| Sulfamethazine | 4.4 |
| Tiamulin | 5.7 |
| Tilmicosin | 12.0 |
| Tylosin | 3.1 |
| Tylvalosin | 1.7 |
| Virginiamycin | 3.3 |
| INJECTABLE | |
| Ampicillin | 6.0 |
| Benzathine penicillin G-combic (LA) | 1.2 |
| Ceftiofur | 3.0 |
| Ceftiofur (LA) | 1.0 |
| Enrofloxacin | 7.5 |
| Florifenicol | 7.5 |
| Gentamicin (YA) | 1.3 |
| Lincomycin | 10.0 |
| Oxytetracycline | 5.9 |
| Oxytetracycline (YA) | 14.6 |
| Procaine Penicillin G | 13.5 |
| Procaine Penicillin G (LA) | 6.7 |
| Procaine Penicillin G_combic (LA) | 1.5 |
| Sulfadoxine_trimethoprim | 13.3 |
| Sulfadoxine_trimethoprim (YA) | 25.0 |
| Tiamulin | 11.0 |
| Trimethoprim_sulfadoxine | 2.4 |
| Trimethoprim_sulfadoxine (YA) | 5.0 |
| Tulathromycin (LA) | 0.3 |
| Tylosin | 5.5 |
| WATER | |
| Amoxicillin | 16.0 |
| Ampicillin (C) | 20.0 |
| Apramycin | 10.0 |
| Gentamicin (C) | 1.1 |
| Lincomycin | 3.3 |
| Lincomycin_spectinomycin | 2.2 |
| Neomycin | 12.5 |
| Oxytetracycline | 14.6 |
| Penicillin G | 17.8 |
| Penicillin G (supp) (GP) | 3.6 |
| Penicillin V (C) | 28.2 |
| Spectinomycin_lincomycin | 4.5 |
| Streptomycin (supp) (GP) | 18.5 |
| Sulfadiazine_trimethoprim (C) | 32.4 |
| Sulfamerazine (supp) | 3.3 |
| Sulfamethazine | 79.0 |
| Sulfamethazine (supp) | 6.3 |
| Sulfapyridine | 33.3 |
| Sulfathiazole | 46.2 |
| Sulfathiazole (supp) | 10.3 |
| Tetracycline | 8.6 |
| Tiamulin | 4.9 |
| Tilmicosin (C) | 10.0 |
| Trimethoprim_sulfadiazine (C) | 7.1 |
| Tylosin | 16.7 |
| Tylvalosin | 5.0 |
| BOLUSd | |
| Neomycin (supp) (YA) | 9.2 |
| Neomycin (YA) | 19.7 |
| Oxytetracycline (YA) | 26.2 |
| Spectinomycin (YA) | 18.8 |
| Succinylsulfathiazole (supp) (YA) | 36.0 |
| Sulfaguanidine (YA) | 83.8 |
| Sulfamethazine (YA) | 118.1 |
| Sulfanilamide (YA) | 73.1 |
| Sulfathiazole (YA) | 57.4 |
| Tetracycline (YA) | 15.3 |
| Toltrazuril (YA) | 20.0 |
a
DDDvetCA, Canadian defined daily dose for animals; LA, long-acting; YA, young animal; supp, supplements; ELDU, extra-label drug use; GP, growth promotion; C, compounded drug use.
b
Antimicrobial active ingredients written as: Active ingredient 1_active ingredient 2 = DDDvetCA for active ingredient 1 when used in combination with active ingredient 2.
c
Benzathine Penicillin G-combi and Procaine Penicillin G-combi (LA): when combined with any other antimicrobial active ingredient.
d
Administered as individual oral treatments.