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Table 8 Percentages of records and nUDDs with doses below, within and above the recommended doses per indication 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

Respiratory disease

5093

39.9

5904075

45.0

24.1

18.2

23.7

24.1

52.2

57.6

Skin disease

303

2.4

106938

0.8

48.2

30.7

21.5

19.8

30.4

49.5

Enteric disease

2914

22.8

4154307

31.6

33.5

33.8

18.1

18.9

48.4

47.3

Articular disease

688

5.4

113860

0.9

76.0

80.7

6.7

6.3

17.3

13.1

CNS disease

11

0.1

2554

0.0

18.2

78.3

18.2

7.9

63.6

13.8

Reproductive system disease

22

0.2

49900

0.4

40.9

72.9

36.4

16.6

22.7

10.5

Other

3722

29.2

2796054

21.3

35.1

47.1

14.6

14.3

50.3

38.6

All

12753

100.0

13127688

100.0

32.9

30.2

18.8

20.2

48.3

49.7

Sows

Respiratory disease

991

17.0

175959

24.5

57.0

73.6

20.2

18.0

22.8

8.3

Skin disease

34

0.6

526

0.1

47.1

42.8

14.7

35.9

38.2

21.3

Enteric disease

171

2.9

77547

10.8

50.3

67.2

21.6

19.7

28.1

13.0

Articular disease

161

2.8

1907

0.3

32.3

62.6

24.2

15.5

43.5

21.9

CNS disease

1

0.0

3

0.0

.

.

100.0

100.0

.

.

Udder disease

66

1.1

377

0.1

39.4

45.4

21.2

15.1

39.4

39.5

Reproductive system disease

2428

41.6

69830

9.7

47.9

57.8

11.5

12.7

40.6

29.5

Other

1980

34.0

391026

54.5

35.3

61.9

30.5

15.0

34.2

23.1

All

5832

100.0

717175

100.0

44.7

64.9

20.2

16.0

35.1

19.0

Fattening pigs

Respiratory disease

8273

55.5

6138179

47.5

37.3

42.0

23.9

29.0

38.8

29.0

Skin disease

643

4.3

52603

0.4

29.5

66.8

11.8

19.9

58.6

13.2

Enteric disease

2539

17.0

4931365

38.2

50.6

56.2

26.9

27.1

22.4

16.7

Articular disease

511

3.4

15563

0.1

38.4

77.7

15.5

8.6

46.2

13.6

CNS disease

2

0.0

80

0.0

100.0

100.0

.

.

.

.

Reproductive system disease

66

0.4

51465

0.4

43.9

95.1

21.2

3.5

34.8

1.4

Other

2881

19.3

1731489

13.4

34.5

50.9

23.8

25.5

41.7

23.6

All

14915

100.0

12920744

100.0

38.8

49.0

23.6

27.6

37.6

23.4

Calves

Respiratory disease

4624

54.6

794350

72.2

27.2

26.5

26.1

22.6

46.7

50.9

Skin disease

92

1.1

490

0.0

44.6

32.7

12.0

11.8

43.5

55.5

Enteric disease

1586

18.7

175228

15.9

51.5

48.1

21.1

27.6

27.4

24.3

Articular disease

216

2.6

3528

0.3

64.8

83.1

18.5

10.3

16.7

6.5

CNS disease

10

0.1

25

0.0

30.0

12.0

10.0

4.0

60.0

84.0

Reproductive system disease

1

0.0

2

0.0

.

.

.

.

100.0

100.0

Other

1936

22.9

125851

11.4

39.0

25.2

27.7

31.0

33.3

43.8

All

8465

100.0

1099474

100.0

35.6

30.0

25.1

24.3

39.3

45.7

Dairy cattle

Respiratory disease

1497

9.4

20123

23.4

60.8

64.4

18.8

21.3

20.4

14.3

Skin disease

893

5.6

3840

4.5

27.1

30.2

34.9

38.8

38.0

31.0

Enteric disease

202

1.3

2678

3.1

54.5

81.1

26.7

8.4

18.8

10.5

Articular disease

728

4.6

3115

3.6

27.2

32.5

38.2

41.4

34.6

26.0

CNS disease

4

0.0

4

0.0

50.0

50.0

25.0

25.0

25.0

25.0

Udder disease

6394

40.1

21296

24.8

38.2

45.8

31.2

31.0

30.6

23.2

Reproductive system disease

1386

8.7

5214

6.1

55.0

60.2

19.4

16.8

25.6

23.0

Other

4825

30.3

29672

34.5

48.5

64.8

27.5

17.6

23.9

17.5

All

15929

100.0

85942

100.0

44.0

57.5

28.4

23.3

27.6

19.2

Beef cattle

Respiratory disease

489

48.4

12270

65.2

64.8

54.3

18.0

10.4

17.2

35.2

Skin disease

55

5.4

201

1.1

41.8

32.8

40.0

46.8

18.2

20.4

Enteric disease

13

1.3

1590

8.4

38.5

93.4

30.8

5.9

30.8

0.7

Articular disease

158

15.6

1333

7.1

74.1

89.3

16.5

8.6

9.5

2.1

Reproductive system disease

4

0.4

4

0.0

75.0

75.0

25.0

25.0

.

.

Other

291

28.8

3429

18.2

56.4

53.2

22.3

12.9

21.3

33.9

 

All

1010

100.0

18827

100.0

100.0

59.7

20.4

10.8

17.3

29.6