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Ceftiofur — veterinary medicines

Authorised animal medicines containing Ceftiofur across national registers. Regulatory residue limits (MRL) and antimicrobial-resistance surveillance are shown when on record. This is a neutral reference and does not provide dosing or veterinary advice.
Reference information only — not veterinary advice and not a dosing source. Always consult a licensed veterinarian before giving any medicine to an animal.

Target species

BovinsPorcinsPorcinoBovinoCattleSwine (pigs)HorsesSheepDogsLambsPigs

Authorised products

74 authorised products across national registers.

Italy — Ministero della Salute

United States — DailyMed (NLM)

Residue limits (MRL)

Species: All mammalian food producing species

2000 μg/kg

European Union

Species: All mammalian food producing species · Tissue: Fat

Marker residue: Sum of all residues retaining the betalactam structure expressed as desfuroylceftiofur

Therapeutic class: Anti-infectious agents/Antibiotics

Species: All mammalian food producing species

6000 μg/kg

European Union

Species: All mammalian food producing species · Tissue: Kidney

Marker residue: Sum of all residues retaining the betalactam structure expressed as desfuroylceftiofur

Therapeutic class: Anti-infectious agents/Antibiotics

Species: All mammalian food producing species

2000 μg/kg

European Union

Species: All mammalian food producing species · Tissue: Liver

Marker residue: Sum of all residues retaining the betalactam structure expressed as desfuroylceftiofur

Therapeutic class: Anti-infectious agents/Antibiotics

Species: All mammalian food producing species

100 μg/kg

European Union

Species: All mammalian food producing species · Tissue: Milk

Marker residue: Sum of all residues retaining the betalactam structure expressed as desfuroylceftiofur

Therapeutic class: Anti-infectious agents/Antibiotics

Species: All mammalian food producing species

1000 μg/kg

European Union

Species: All mammalian food producing species · Tissue: Muscle

Marker residue: Sum of all residues retaining the betalactam structure expressed as desfuroylceftiofur

Therapeutic class: Anti-infectious agents/Antibiotics

Species: Cattle

0.4 ppm

United States

Species: Cattle · Tissue: Kidney (target tissue)

Species: Cattle

2 ppm

United States

Species: Cattle · Tissue: Liver

Species: Cattle

0.1 ppm

United States

Species: Cattle · Tissue: Milk

Species: Cattle

1 ppm

United States

Species: Cattle · Tissue: Muscle

Species: Chickens and turkeys

No MRL required

United States

Species: Chickens and turkeys · Tissue: Edible tissues (excluding eggs)

Species: Goats

8 ppm

United States

Species: Goats · Tissue: Kidney (target tissue)

Species: Goats

2 ppm

United States

Species: Goats · Tissue: Liver

Species: Goats

0.1 ppm

United States

Species: Goats · Tissue: Milk

Species: Goats

1 ppm

United States

Species: Goats · Tissue: Muscle

Species: Sheep

No MRL required

United States

Species: Sheep · Tissue: Edible tissues (excluding milk)

Species: Swine

0.25 ppm

United States

Species: Swine · Tissue: Kidney (target tissue)

Species: Swine

3 ppm

United States

Species: Swine · Tissue: Liver

Species: Swine

2 ppm

United States

Species: Swine · Tissue: Muscle

Antimicrobial resistance surveillance

E. coli · Dogs

Ceftiofur

NARMS

Resistant: 0% · 0/665 resistant

Year: 2017–2021

Klebsiella spp · Dogs

Ceftiofur

NARMS

Resistant: 0% · 0/12 resistant

Year: 2021

S. pseudintermedius · Dogs

Ceftiofur

NARMS

Resistant: 0% · 0/427 resistant

Year: 2017–2021

Salmonella · Dogs

Ceftiofur

NARMS

Resistant: 0% · 0/23 resistant

Year: 2017–2021

Reported adverse events (openFDA)

Spontaneous adverse-event reports that name Ceftiofur, by species — reported counts, not proven reactions.

Cattle

674 reported events

openFDA

Top reactions: Death (811) · Lack of efficacy (bacteria) - NOS (757) · Residues in milk (361) · Lack of efficacy - NOS (343) · Residues in meat/offal (222)

Horse

202 reported events

openFDA

Top reactions: Injection site swelling (516) · Injection site pain (255) · Fever (194) · Death (102) · Injection site inflammation (97)

Source: openFDA Animal & Veterinary adverse-event reports.

Surveillance reference only — these are spontaneous adverse-event report counts, not proven adverse reactions, not causation and not a measure of any product's risk or safety. Always consult a licensed veterinarian.

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