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Table 7 Antimicrobial use by class in poultry

From: Antimicrobial use in Chinese swine and broiler poultry production

Antibiotic Class

Total (kg)

Tetracyclines

613,120

Penicillins

61,312

Macrolides

164,985

Coccidiostats*

3,407,220

Arsenicals*

2,879,624

  1. * Many arsenical compounds function as coccidiostats.