This statistic depicts the sales of antimicrobial drugs for usage in livestock in the United States in 2023, by drug class. Domestic sales for tetracyclines amounted to some 4.07 million kilograms of active ingredient that year.
Sales of antimicrobial drugs for use in livestock in the United States in 2023, by drug class
(in kilograms)
In kilogram of active ingredient. Antimicrobials which were reported in International Units (IU) (e.g., penicillins) were converted to kg. Antimicrobial class includes drugs of different molecular weights, with some drugs reported in different salt forms. * Includes antimicrobial drug applications which are approved and labeled for use in both food-producing animals (e.g., cattle and swine) and nonfood-producing animals (e.g., dogs and cats). ** Only includes exports of FDA-approved, US-labeled antimicrobial drugs approved for use in food-producing animals.
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Food and Drug Administration. (October 10, 2024). Sales of antimicrobial drugs for use in livestock in the United States in 2023, by drug class (in kilograms) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 16, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/505169/antimicrobial-drugs-for-livestock-sales-by-drug-class-in-the-us/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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Food and Drug Administration. (2024). Sales of antimicrobial drugs for use in livestock in the United States in 2023, by drug class (in kilograms). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/505169/antimicrobial-drugs-for-livestock-sales-by-drug-class-in-the-us/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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