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Table 7 Percentages of records and nUDDs with doses below, within and above the recommended doses per administration route and animal group in a feasibility study of antibiotic use in Germany including 19 veterinary practices and 26 farms

From: Feasibility study of veterinary antibiotic consumption in Germany - comparison of ADDs and UDDs by animal production type, antimicrobial class and indication

 

Records

%

 

Below

Within

Above

    

nUDD

%

% Records

% nUDD

% Records

% nUDD

% Records

% nUDD

Piglets

Parenteral

7090

55.6

1366875

10.4

34.9

47.8

17.8

16.2

47.3

36.0

Oral

5665

44.4

11761033

89.6

30.3

28.1

20.1

20.6

49.6

51.3

All

12755

100.0

13127908

100.0

32.9

30.2

18.8

20.2

48.3

49.7

Sows

Parenteral

5143

88.2

112166

15.6

44.9

74.9

20.0

11.9

35.1

13.3

Oral

689

11.8

605009

84.4

43.1

63.1

21.6

16.8

35.3

20.1

All

5832

100.0

717175

100.0

44.7

64.9

20.2

16.0

35.1

19.0

Fattening Pigs

Parenteral

8912

59.7

626469

4.8

35.0

62.5

21.4

15.1

43.6

22.4

Oral

6006

40.3

12300805

95.2

44.4

48.3

26.8

28.2

28.8

23.4

All

14918

100.0

12927274

100.0

38.8

49.0

23.6

27.6

37.6

23.4

Calves

Parenteral

6573

77.5

120400

11.0

37.4

69.7

27.1

15.1

35.5

15.2

Oral

1906

22.5

979118

89.0

29.2

25.1

18.2

25.5

52.6

49.4

All

8479

100.0

1099518

100.0

35.6

30.0

25.1

24.3

39.3

45.7

Dairy Cattle

Parenteral

15851

99.5

69855

81.3

44.0

58.5

28.4

23.6

27.6

17.9

Oral

78

0.5

16087

18.7

44.9

53.2

16.7

22.1

38.5

24.7

All

15929

100.0

85942

100.0

44.0

57.5

28.4

23.3

27.6

19.2

Beef Cattle

Parenteral

966

95.6

6657

35.4

63.4

75.6

20.4

15.3

16.3

9.1

Oral

44

4.4

12170

64.6

38.6

51.0

20.5

8.3

40.9

40.7

 

All

1010

100.0

18827

100.0

62.3

59.7

20.4

10.8

17.3

29.6