U.S. feedlots have several ways in which they administer antimicrobial additives to cattle. Administering antimicrobials in water is an effective way to ensure all cattle are treated. As of 2016, approximately 0.7 percent of cattle were treated for respiratory diseases with antimicrobials in their water. At that time a further 0.1 percent of cattle were treated for diarrhea using antimicrobials in water on U.S. feedlots.
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Percentage of cattle on U.S. feedlots that were treated for select diseases using antimicrobials in water in 2016
Characteristic
Percentage of cattle on U.S. feedlots
Respiratory disease (e.g., bacterial pneumonia)
0.7%
Diarrhea (e.g., bacterial enteritis)
0.1%
Food rot
0%
Other disease
0%
Other reason
0%
0%0.1%0.2%0.3%0.4%0.5%0.6%0.7%0.8%
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US Department of Agriculture. (May 20, 2019). Percentage of cattle on U.S. feedlots that were treated for select diseases using antimicrobials in water in 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 26, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031479/reasons-for-antimicrobial-water-usage-feedlot-cattle-us/
US Department of Agriculture. "Percentage of cattle on U.S. feedlots that were treated for select diseases using antimicrobials in water in 2016." Chart. May 20, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031479/reasons-for-antimicrobial-water-usage-feedlot-cattle-us/
US Department of Agriculture. (2019). Percentage of cattle on U.S. feedlots that were treated for select diseases using antimicrobials in water in 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031479/reasons-for-antimicrobial-water-usage-feedlot-cattle-us/
US Department of Agriculture. "Percentage of Cattle on U.S. Feedlots That Were Treated for Select Diseases Using Antimicrobials in Water in 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 May 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031479/reasons-for-antimicrobial-water-usage-feedlot-cattle-us/
US Department of Agriculture, Percentage of cattle on U.S. feedlots that were treated for select diseases using antimicrobials in water in 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031479/reasons-for-antimicrobial-water-usage-feedlot-cattle-us/ (last visited June 26, 2025)
Percentage of cattle on U.S. feedlots that were treated for select diseases using antimicrobials in water in 2016 [Graph], US Department of Agriculture, May 20, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031479/reasons-for-antimicrobial-water-usage-feedlot-cattle-us/
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