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. 2021 Dec 28;12(1):60. doi: 10.3390/ani12010060

Table 1.

Categorization per family of veterinary antibiotics for food-producing animals, representing their occurrence (%).

Antibiotics
Penicillins
87.1%
Tetracyclines
87.1%
Aminoglycosides
77.1%
Macrolides
77.1%
Sulfonamides
70%
Quinolones
68.6%
Polypeptides
64.3%
Cephalosporins
58.6%
Phenicols
51.4%
Lincosamides
51.4%
Natural Penicillins
Benzylpenicillin
Penethamate hydroxide
Penicillin procaine
Amdinopenicillins
Mecillinam
Aminopenicillins
Amoxicillin
Ampicillin
Hetacillin
Aminopenicillin plus Betalactamase inhibitor
Amoxicillin_Clavulanic Acid
Carboxypenicillins
Ticarcillin
Tobicillin
UreidoPenicillin
Aspoxicillin
Phenoxypenicillins
Phenoxymethylpenicillin
Phenethicillin
Antistaphylococcal Penicillins
Cloxacillin
Dicloxacillin
Nafcillin
Oxacillin
Chlortetracycline
Doxycycline
Oxytetracycline
Tetracycline
Aminocyclitol
Spectinomycin
Aminoglycosides
Streptomycin
Dihydrostreptomycin
Framycetin
Kanamycin
Neomycin
Paromomycin
Apramycin
Gentamicin
Tobramycin
Amikacin
Azalide
Tulathromycin
MacrolidesC14
Erythromycin
Macrolides C16
Josamycin
Kitasamycin
Spiramycin
Tilmicosin
Tylosin
Mirosamycin
Terdecamycin
Sulfachlorpyridazine
Sulfadiazine
Sulfadimerazin
Sulfadimethoxine
Sulfadimidine
Sulfadoxine
Sulfafurazole
Sulfaguanidine
Sulfamethazine
Sulfadimethoxazole
Sulfamethoxine
Sulfamonomethoxine
Sulfanilamide
Sulfaquinoxaline
Sulfonamides and Diaminopyrimidines
Sulfamethoxypyridazine
Trimethoprim+ Sulfonamide
Diaminopyrimidines
Baquiloprim
Trimethoprim
Quinolones1G
Flumequin
Miloxacin
Nalidixic acid
Oxolinic acid
Quinolones2G (Fluoroquinolones)
Ciprofloxacin
Danofloxacin
Difloxacin
Enrofloxacin
Marbofloxacin
Norfloxacin
Ofloxacin
Orbifloxacin
Enramycin
Gramicidin
Bacitracin
Polypeptides cyclic
Colistin
Polymixin
Cephalosporin 1G
Cefacetrile
Cefalexin
Cefalotin
Cefapyrin
Cefazolin
Cefalonium
Cephalosporin 2G
Cefuroxime
Cephalosporin 3G
Cefoperazone
Ceftiofur
Ceftriaxone
Cephalosporin 4G
Cefquinome
Florphenicol
Thiamphenicol
Pirlimycin
Lincomycin
Pleuromutilins
48.6%
Ionophores
42.9%
Novobiocin
31.4%
Ansamycin-Rifamycins
30%
Fosfomycin
7.1%
Streptogramins
5.7%
Quinoxalines
4.3%
Orthosomycins
4.3%
Fusidic Acid
1.4%
Bicyclomycin
1.4%
Tiamulin
Valnemulin
Lasalocid
Maduramycin
Monensin
Narasin
Salinomycin
Semduramicin
Novobiocin Rifampicin
Rifaximin
Fosfomycin Virginiamycin Fusidic acid Lasalocid
Maduramycin
Monensin
Narasin
Salinomycin
Semduramicin
Fusidic acid Bicozamycin

Adapted from OIE, List of antimicrobials of veterinary importance [27].