37 / 144 37 danmap 2015 4. antimicrobial consumption in animals an 85% reduction compared since 2008, when cephalosporin consumption was at its peak (figure 4.7). the majority of antimicrobials administered parenterally are used for dairy cows (table 4.1), and mainly prescribed for mas- titis. from 2005 to 2013 there was a slight reduction in the overall level of