Environmental Assessment of Veterinary Medicinal Products in Denmark

Tabel C 6
Forbruget af antibiotika (tons aktiv stof) som antimicrobielle vækst fremmere i Danmark i perioden 1989-97 samt første halvår af 1998. Kilde: Plantedirektoratet.

Table C 6
Consumption of Antibiotics (tons active substance) used as Antimicrobial Growth Promoters in Denmark 1989-97 and for the first six months of 1998. Source: The Danish Plant Directorate.

 

Substance

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998§

Zinkbacitracin

4.573

3.983

3.675

5.657

10.636

13.689

7.910

6.399

8.544

2.939

Siramycin

0.506

-

-

-

-

0.095

0.507

0.015

0.003

-

Virginamycin***

2.266

3.837

3.704

15.537

12.262

2.801

2.590

5.055

10.644

0.828

Flavofosfoliol

0.075

0.494

1.021

1.299

0.415

0.077

0.048

0.018

0.093

0.002

Tylosinfosfat

40.356

42.632

33.189

26.980

27.986

37.111

52.275

68.350

62.009

8.379

Monesinnatrium*

1.015

2.381

2.532

3.700

4.451

4.755

5.007

4.741

3.008

0.894

Avoparcin**

13.644

13.718

23.153

17.210

19.572

24.117

5.690

-

-

-

Salinomycin natrium*-

1.397

0.012

-

-

1.224

0.213

0.850

0.759

0.460

0.079

Avilamycin

-

0.010

0.180

0.853

0.132

0.433

1.665

2.740

0.670

0.002

Carbadox

0.296

0.850

3.135

7.221

15.536

10.012

1.181

1.985

4.153

1.189

Olaquindox

3.162

11.391

23.665

21.193

16.871

22.483

16.213

13.486

17.595

14.608

Total

67.290

79.308

94.254

99.650

109.085

115.786

93.936

105.548

107.179

28.920

* Used both as growth promoters in livestock production and as cocciostatica. Some uncertainty may therefore occur concerning the figures.
** Avoparcin has been banned in Denmark since 20. May 1995 and in EU since 1. April 1997.
*** Virginamycin has been banned in Denmark in January 1998.
§ used during the first six months of 1998.