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Table 1: Use of antibiotics in food-producing animals in Ontario
Medians and ranking according to medians and Q1-Q3 values.
1 = always, 2 = often, 3 = occasionally, 4 = rarely, 5 = never
Situation/Condition
Beef (n=99)

Dairy (n=182)

Poultry (n=19)

Median

Ranking

Therapeutic treatment of BRD in feedlot cattle

2

1

Calf respiratory disease

2

1

Calf navel ill

2

1

Pink eye

2

2

Calf diarrhea

2

2

Metaphylactic treatment of BRD in feedlot cattle

3

3

Retained placenta - metritis

3

3

Lameness

3

3

Caesarian section post surgically

1

1

LDA post surgically

1

2

Respiratory disease in calves

1

2

Clinical mastitis

2

3

Dry cow intramammary therapy

2

3

Metritis

2

3

Calf diarrhea

2

4

Digital dermatitis (not including formaldehyde)

2

4

High SCC subclinical mastitis

3

5

Retained placenta

3

5

Endometritis

3

5

Clinical lameness

3

5

Necrotic enteritis in broiler chickens

2

1

Bacterial septicemia

2

2

Air sacculitis (pneumonia) in chickens and turkeys

2

2

Yolk sacculitis in chickens and turkeys

2

3

2.5

4

Enteritis in chickens and turkeys

3

5

Egg peritonitis in broiler breeder flocks

4

6

Egg peritonitis in layer flocks

4

7

Osteomyelitis/Tenosynovitis, Spondylitis in chickens and turkeys

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