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UK: sales volume of antibiotics for use in food producing animals in 2016, by class
UK: sales volume of antibiotics for use in food producing animals in 2016, by class
Total sales volume of antibiotics for use in food producing animals in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016, by class (in tonnes of active ingredient)
by Nils-Gerrit Wunsch,
last edited
May 29, 2019
This statistic shows the total sales volume of antibiotics for use in food producing animals in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016, by class. Tetracyclines sold the largest volume in 2016 at 116 tonnes, followed by ß-lactams at 80 tonnes. The source identifies critically important antibiotics as FQ, third and fourth generation cephs and colistin.
Total sales volume of antibiotics for use in food producing animals in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016, by class (in tonnes of active ingredient)
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| Sales volume in tonnes of active ingredient | |
|---|---|
| Tetracyclines | 116 |
| ß-lactams* | 80 |
| Tri/sulph | 68 |
| Macrolides | 29 |
| Other** | 20 |
| Amino-glycosides | 22 |
| FQ | 1.8 |
| Third and fourth generation cephs | 1.1 |
| Colistin | 0.1 |
| Sales volume in tonnes of active ingredient | |
|---|---|
| Tetracyclines | 116 |
| ß-lactams* | 80 |
| Tri/sulph | 68 |
| Macrolides | 29 |
| Other** | 20 |
| Amino-glycosides | 22 |
| FQ | 1.8 |
| Third and fourth generation cephs | 1.1 |
| Colistin | 0.1 |
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by Nils-Gerrit Wunsch,
last edited
May 29, 2019
This statistic shows the total sales volume of antibiotics for use in food producing animals in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016, by class. Tetracyclines sold the largest volume in 2016 at 116 tonnes, followed by ß-lactams at 80 tonnes. The source identifies critically important antibiotics as FQ, third and fourth generation cephs and colistin.
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- The Veterinary Medicines Directorate
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- October 2017
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- United Kingdom
- Survey time period
- 2016
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* Excludes third and fourth generation cephalosporins (shown separately).
** Includes amphenicols, lincomycins, pleuromutilins, steroidal antibiotics and polymixins (excluding colistin - shows separately).
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- The Veterinary Medicines Directorate
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- October 2017
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- Region
- United Kingdom
- Survey time period
- 2016
- Supplementary notes
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* Excludes third and fourth generation cephalosporins (shown separately).
** Includes amphenicols, lincomycins, pleuromutilins, steroidal antibiotics and polymixins (excluding colistin - shows separately).
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