Table 2.

Proposed EARS-Vet scope in terms of bacterial species and antimicrobials for swine

Bacterium	Antimicrobial category	Antimicrobial agents
E. coli	aminopenicillins	amoxicillin, ampicillin
	amoxicillin+clavulanic acid	amoxicillin+clavulanic acid
	third-generation cephalosporins	cefotaxime, ceftiofur
	fourth-generation cephalosporins	cefquinome, cefepime
	quinolones	flumequine, nalidixic acid
	fluoroquinolones	enrofloxacin, ciprofloxacin
	tetracyclines	tetracycline
	colistin	colistin
	gentamicin	gentamicin
	neomycin	neomycin
	streptomycin	streptomycin
	sulphonamide/trimethoprim	sulphonamide/trimethoprim
	piperacillin/tazobactam	piperacillin/tazobactam
	carbapenems	imipenem, meropenem, ertapenem
	tigecycline	tigecycline
S. hyicus	penicillin	penicillin
	methicillin	oxacillin, cefoxitin
	fluoroquinolones	enrofloxacin, ciprofloxacin
	erythromycin	erythromycin
	tetracyclines	tetracycline
	sulphonamide/trimethoprim	sulphonamide/trimethoprim
S. suis	penicillin	penicillin
	third-generation cephalosporins	ceftiofur
	fluoroquinolones	enrofloxacin, ciprofloxacin
	erythromycin	erythromycin
	amphenicols	florfenicol, chloramphenicol
	tetracyclines	tetracycline
	sulphonamide/trimethoprim	sulphonamide/trimethoprim
P. multocida and A. pleuropneumoniae	penicillin (only for A. pleuropneumoniae)	penicillin
	aminopenicillins	amoxicillin, ampicillin
	fluoroquinolones	enrofloxacin, marbofloxacin, ciprofloxacin
	tulathromycin	tulathromycin
	tilmicosin	tilmicosin
	amphenicols	florfenicol, chloramphenicol
	tetracyclines	tetracycline, oxytetracycline, doxycycline
	sulphonamide/trimethoprim	sulphonamide/trimethoprim
	tiamulin	tiamulin