Table 7 The number of herds reporting the use of antimicrobials for treatment or control of common swine diseases, by type of pig (May 2017–April 2018)
Disease/agent | Suckling pigs | Sows | Nursery pigs | Grower-finisher pigs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | |
APP | 0 | (0) | 0 | (0) | 0 | (0) | 0 | (0) |
Escherichia coli | 13 | (52) | 2 | (8) | 10 | (40) | 2 | (9) |
Erysipelas | 1 | (4) | 5 | (20) | 1 | (4) | 0 | (0) |
Haemophilus parasuis | 8 | (32) | 4 | (16) | 11 | (44) | 3 | (13) |
Ileitis | 1 | (4) | 2 | (8) | 5 | (20) | 8 | (35) |
Influenza | 0 | (0) | 1 | (4) | 1 | (4) | 0 | (0) |
Mycoplasma | 1 | (4) | 2 | (8) | 7 | (28) | 8 | (35) |
PCVAD | 1 | (4) | 0 | (0) | 1 | (4) | 0 | (0) |
PED | 0 | (0) | 0 | (0) | 0 | (0) | 0 | (0) |
PRRS | 0 | (0) | 1 | (4) | 3 | (12) | 1 | (4) |
Salmonella spp. | 0 | (0) | 0 | (0) | 1 | (4) | 1 | (4) |
Streptococcus suis | 10 | (40) | 2 | (8) | 15 | (60) | 5 | n |
TGE | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |