There are various reasons for using antimicrobials in cattle feed on U.S. feedlots. As of 2016, the most common reason for using antimicrobials in cattle feed for use on feedlots was for growth promotion and a combination of growth promotion and liver abscess prevention/treatment. The percentage of cattle that were treated with antimicrobial feed for growth promotion or a combination of growth promotion and liver abscess treatment/prevention was 35.9 and 30.4 percent, respectively.
Percentage of cattle on U.S. feedlots that were treated with antibiotics in feed for select reasons as of 2016
Characteristic
Percentage of cattle on U.S. feedlots
Prevent, control, or treat respiratory disease (e.g. bacterial pneumonia)
25.6%
Prevent, control, or treat diarrhea (e.g., bacterial enteritis)
0%
Prevent, control, or treat liver abscesses
5.1%
Prevent or control coccidiosis
2.5%
Growth promotion
35.9%
Combination of liver abscesses, coccidiosis and growth promotion
16.8%
Combination of liver abscesses and growth promotion
30.4%
Combination of respiratory disease and growth promotion
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US Department of Agriculture. (May 20, 2019). Percentage of cattle on U.S. feedlots that were treated with antibiotics in feed for select reasons as of 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031438/feedlot-cattle-antimicrobial-feed-reasons-us/
US Department of Agriculture. "Percentage of cattle on U.S. feedlots that were treated with antibiotics in feed for select reasons as of 2016." Chart. May 20, 2019. Statista. Accessed November 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031438/feedlot-cattle-antimicrobial-feed-reasons-us/
US Department of Agriculture. (2019). Percentage of cattle on U.S. feedlots that were treated with antibiotics in feed for select reasons as of 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031438/feedlot-cattle-antimicrobial-feed-reasons-us/
US Department of Agriculture. "Percentage of Cattle on U.S. Feedlots That Were Treated with Antibiotics in Feed for Select Reasons as of 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 May 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031438/feedlot-cattle-antimicrobial-feed-reasons-us/
US Department of Agriculture, Percentage of cattle on U.S. feedlots that were treated with antibiotics in feed for select reasons as of 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031438/feedlot-cattle-antimicrobial-feed-reasons-us/ (last visited November 13, 2024)
Percentage of cattle on U.S. feedlots that were treated with antibiotics in feed for select reasons as of 2016 [Graph], US Department of Agriculture, May 20, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031438/feedlot-cattle-antimicrobial-feed-reasons-us/
