Trends in the estimated total usage of antimicrobials for treatment of food animals (kg active compound).
Compound
1986
1988
1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
1999
2000
2001a
Tetracyclines
3,800
3,600
9,300
22,000
36,500
12,900
12,100
16,200
24,000
27,900
Penicillins with narrow spectrum
3,700
3,800
5,000
6,700
9,400
7,200
14,300
14,700
14,800
17,100
Penicillins with extended spectrum
850
1,000
1,200
2,500
4,400
5,800
6,700
6,600
7,600
9,300
Sulfonamides + trimethoprim
2,500
2,200
3,800
7,900
9,500
4,800
7,700
6,800
7,000
7,400
Sulfonamides
22,300
24,200
8,700
5,900
5,600
2,100
1,000
1,000
1,000
800
Macrolides + lincosamides
10,100
9,300
10,900
12,900
11,400
7,600
7,100
8,700
11,100b
14,300
Aminoglycosides
7,800
7,400
7,700
8,500
8,600
7,100
7,800
7,500
10,400
11,900
Others
13,800
6,900
6,700
6,800
4,400
600
650
350
4,500
5,200
Total
64,800
58,400
53,400
73,200
89,900
48,000
57,300
61,900
80,600
94,200
Source: Data for 1986-94 are from the Federation of Danish Pig Producers and Slaughterhouses: Use of Antibiotics in the Pig Production, edited by N.E. Rønn. Data for 1996-2000 come from DANMAP 2000 (DVI 2001). aTaken from DANMAP 2001 (DVI 2002). bAdjusted from DANMAP 2001 (DVI 2002).