Table 4 Daily dosages (mg/kg), dosing ratios and total amount of antimicrobials used (g) in surveyed poultry farms with records and those that relied on recall in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Antimicrobial class | Antimicrobial name | DDD | UDD | UDD/DDD | Total used [g (%)] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Antimicrobials from farms with records | |||||
Diaminopyrimidines | Trimethoprim | 5.0 | 18.6 | 3.7 | 774.6 (9.0) |
Fluoroquinolones | Enrofloxacin | 20.3 | 60.8 | 2.9 | 919.4 (11.0) |
Macrolides | Tylosin | 9.5 | 32.4 | 3.4 | 1184.7 (14.2) |
Polymyxins | Colistin | 5.3 | 15.8 | 2.9 | 23.7 (0.3) |
Sulphonamides | Sulfadiazine | 11.3 | 33.8 | 2.9 | 33.8 (0.4) |
| Â | Sulfamethoxypyridazine | 28.1 | 112.5 | 4.0 | 3839.2 (46.1) |
Tetracyclines | Oxytetracycline | 45.0 | 135.0 | 3.0 | 1552.6 (19.0) |
Antimicrobials from farms which relied on recall | |||||
Aminoglycosides | Streptomycin | 7.9 | 23.6 | 2.9 | 9.5 (0.4) |
Diaminopyrimidines | Trimethoprim | 8.8 | 26.4 | 3.0 | 149.2 (6.4) |
Fluoroquinolones | Ciprofloxacin | 13.5 | 40.5 | 3.0 | 32.4 (1.4) |
| Â | Enrofloxacin | 18.3 | 56.2 | 3.1 | 223.5 (9.6) |
| Â | Flumequine | 21.0 | 63.0 | 3.0 | 156.6 (6.7) |
Macrolides | Erythromycin | 7.9 | 23.6 | 2.9 | 9.5 (0.4) |
| Â | Tylosin | 14.1 | 43.3 | 3.1 | 324.9 (13.9) |
Polymyxins | Colistin | 2.5 | 7.4 | 2.9 | 3.0 (0.1) |
Sulphonamides | Sulfadiazine | 26.7 | 80.1 | 3.0 | 95.9 (4.1) |
| Â | Sulfadimerazine | 22.5 | 67.5 | 3.0 | 13.5 (0.6) |
| Â | Sulfadimidine | 33.3 | 99.9 | 3.0 | 137.8 (5.9) |
| Â | Sulfamethoxypyridazine | 42.2 | 127.1 | 3.0 | 671.6 (28.8) |
Tetracycline | Oxytetracycline | 26.5 | 79.6 | 3.0 | 431.9 (18.5) |
| Â | Doxycycline | 18.6 | 55.7 | 2.9 | 71.6 (3.1) |