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Table 5 Percentages of records and nUDDs with doses below, within and above the recommended doses in dairy cattle 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

Macrolides

824

5.2

4538

5.3

35.1

60.8

49.4

33.5

15.5

5.7

Beta-Lactams

4737

29.7

22766

26.5

46.7

64.6

26.3

20.2

26.9

15.2

Aminoglycosides

1291

8.1

5300

6.2

68.2

70.4

17.3

20.0

14.6

9.6

Fenicoles

81

0.5

714

0.8

86.4

96.2

12.3

3.6

1.2

0.1

Tetracyclines

555

3.5

6243

7.3

42.7

36.1

9.5

12.2

47.7

51.7

Polypeptides

510

3.2

2366

2.8

58.6

83.8

19.0

10.5

22.4

5.7

Sulfonamides

1209

7.6

15926

18.5

88.5

68.4

3.5

20.1

8.0

11.5

Fluoroquinolones

2713

17.0

11780

13.7

21.9

55.5

36.7

20.7

41.4

23.8

Cephalosporins

4009

25.2

16309

19.0

33.8

36.0

35.9

37.7

30.3

26.3

All

15929

100.0

85942

100.0

44.0

57.5

28.4

23.3

27.6

19.2