Antimicrobial usage in farming facilities has come under fire in recent years due to the possibility that antimicrobial resistance in farm animals could spread to human populations. In 2017, the USDA pledged 11 million U.S. dollars to fund research to mitigate antimicrobial resistance. As of 2016, approximately 95.5 percentage of pig farms in the U.S. had used antimicrobial agents in their pig herds.
Percentage of U.S. pig farms that used antimicrobial agents in 2016, by administration*
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US Department of Agriculture. (May 20, 2019). Percentage of U.S. pig farms that used antimicrobial agents in 2016, by administration* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1033834/antimicrobial-usage-us-pig-farms-by-administration/
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US Department of Agriculture. (2019). Percentage of U.S. pig farms that used antimicrobial agents in 2016, by administration*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1033834/antimicrobial-usage-us-pig-farms-by-administration/
US Department of Agriculture. "Percentage of U.S. Pig Farms That Used Antimicrobial Agents in 2016, by Administration*." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 May 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1033834/antimicrobial-usage-us-pig-farms-by-administration/
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Percentage of U.S. pig farms that used antimicrobial agents in 2016, by administration* [Graph], US Department of Agriculture, May 20, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1033834/antimicrobial-usage-us-pig-farms-by-administration/