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 40.7 percent of nursery-age pigs were given antimicrobials in their water to treat respiratory disease. During that same year, just 26.4 percent of grower/finisher-age pigs were given antimicrobials in their water for respiratory disease.
Percentage of U.S. nursery-age pigs that were given antimicrobial agents in water for select diseases in 2016, by age
Characteristic
Nursery-age pigs
Grower/finisher-age pigs
Respiratory disease (bacterial pneumonia)
40.7%
26.4%
Diarrhea (bacterial enteritis, swine dysentery, ileitis or other enteric diseases)
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US Department of Agriculture. (May 20, 2019). Percentage of U.S. nursery-age pigs that were given antimicrobial agents in water for select diseases in 2016, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1033845/antimicrobial-usage-in-water-us-pigs-reasons-by-age/
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US Department of Agriculture. (2019). Percentage of U.S. nursery-age pigs that were given antimicrobial agents in water for select diseases in 2016, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1033845/antimicrobial-usage-in-water-us-pigs-reasons-by-age/
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Percentage of U.S. nursery-age pigs that were given antimicrobial agents in water for select diseases in 2016, by age [Graph], US Department of Agriculture, May 20, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1033845/antimicrobial-usage-in-water-us-pigs-reasons-by-age/
