Table 5.
Average yearly consumption of beta-lactams (DCDvet/year × 10−3) per individual administration route on beef and dairy farms (P = parenteral, O = oral, IUT = intrauterine, IM-LC = intramammary lactating cow, IM-DC = intramammary dry cow).
| Average Yearly Consumption on Beef and Dairy Farms (DCDvet/year × 10−3) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Livestock Category | Antimicrobial Classes Category | Administration Route | Overall Total | ||||||
| P | O | IUT | Total | IM-LC | IM-DC | Total | |||
| Beef | Beta-lactams * | 65.3 | - | - | 65.3 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 66.6 |
| non-beta-lactams | 214.8 | 6.6 | 42.7 | 264.1 | - | - | - | 264.1 | |
| Dairy | Beta-lactams * | 175.8 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 179.2 | 292.5 | 184.6 | 477.2 | 656.4 |
| non-beta-lactams | 237.5 | 23.4 | 59.1 | 320.0 | 57.0 | 0.7 | 57.7 | 377.7 | |
* including combinations of antimicrobial agents containing at least one beta-lactam (this applied for intramammary routes).