Table 2 The number of ADD per produced animals per year for conventional and organic pig herds registered in CHR in 2016. The number of ADD for weaners and finishers are divided into the three predominant indications for which antimicrobials are prescribed in the Danish pig production
Age group | Indication | ADD/produced animals/year | Distribution per age group | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conventional | Organic | Conventional | Organic | ||
Weaners (7–30 kg) | Gastro-intestinal | 5.61 | 0.31 | 80% | 65% |
Respiratory | 0.68 | 0.15 | 10% | 30% | |
Arthropathy | 0.72 | 0.03 | 10% | 5% | |
Total | 7.01 | 0.49 | 100% | 100% | |
Finishers (> 30 kg) | Gastro-intestinal | 1.00 | 0.19 | 68% | 54% |
Respiratory | 0.15 | 0.02 | 10% | 6% | |
Arthropathy | 0.32 | 0.14 | 22% | 40% | |
Total | 1.47 | 0.35 | 100% | 100% | |