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According to data from the Federal Office for Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL), the amount of antibiotics administered in veterinary medicine in Germany decreased again in 2022, in line with previous years.
Compared to 2021, the amount dispensed decreased by 61 tons to 540 t (-10.1%). Compared to 2011, the first year with recorded data, the quantity of antibiotics dispensed has fallen by around 68%.
- The quantity of fluoroquinolones decreased by 0.6 tons compared to the previous year, to 5 tons (-10.1%).
- The amount of 3rd and 4th generation cephalosporins was 1.1 t (-0.1 t, -10.8%).
- The amount of polypeptide antibiotics (mainly colistin) also decreased, reaching 44 t (-6.8 t, -13.3%).
As in previous years, penicillins and tetracyclines constitute the largest share of antibiotics dispensed. Compared to 2021, a reduction of about 7 t (penicillins) and 35 t (tetracyclines) was recorded. In the case of sulfonamides, the reduction is 9 t.
August 3, 2023/ BMEL/ Germany.
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