Table 1.
Antimicrobial consumption (DDDvet/year × 10−3−DCDvet/year × 10−3) by parenteral route per antimicrobial class and breeding category (for each administration route classes are listed only if they were part of at least one treatment performed on either beef or dairy farms).
| PARENTERAL Route—Average Yearly Consumption × 10−3 on Beef and Dairy Farms | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antimicrobial Class | Beef | Dairy | ||||
| No. of Farms | DDDvet | DCDvet | No. of Farms | DDDvet | DCDvet | |
| Amphenicols | 10/54 | 38.7 | 12.6 | 3/47 | 6.5 | 2.1 |
| Aminoglycosides | 28/54 | 120.3 | 34.2 | 29/47 | 107.6 | 31.5 |
| Cephalosporins III | 8/54 | 54.8 | 9.7 | 27/47 | 455.4 | 93.2 |
| Cephalosporins IV | 11/54 | 36.5 | 10.0 | 10/47 | 39.5 | 10.8 |
| Quinolones | 1/54 | 0.1 | 0.03 | 0/47 | - | - |
| Fluoroquinolones | 29/54 | 79.2 | 23.8 | 38/47 | 294.5 | 86.6 |
| Diaminopyrimidines | 7/54 | 25.6 | 7.2 | 5/47 | 4.8 | 1.3 |
| Lincosamides | 13/54 | 16.5 | 3.5 | 18/47 | 37.0 | 7.8 |
| Macrolides | 19/54 | 178.8 | 120.1 | 25/47 | 149.0 | 60.0 |
| Penicillins | 41/54 | 157.9 | 45.6 | 36/47 | 247.9 | 71.8 |
| Polymyxins | 5/54 | 4.4 | 1.0 | 5/47 | 4.2 | 0.9 |
| Sulfonamides | 10/54 | 26.0 | 7.5 | 7/47 | 4.3 | 1.3 |
| Tetracyclines | 10/54 | 17.8 | 5.0 | 22/47 | 162.3 | 45.9 |
| Any class | 52/54 | 756.6 | 280.1 | 47/47 | 1512.9 | 413.3 |