Ceftiofur — FDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Event (ADE) Reports
Source: openFDA animalandveterinary/event.json, the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) adverse event report database. Data pulled 2026-07-22. Counts are report-level: one report may list multiple reactions and multiple animals, so figures are not additive and do not imply causation. Ceftiofur is a active ingredient.
Total reports
Ceftiofur: 2132
Reports by species (top entries)
- Cattle 967
- Horse 882
- Human 77
- Pig 33
- Cat 14
- Donkey 12
Top reported reactions (VEDDRA terms, top entries)
- Death 567
- Injection site swelling 475
- Lack of efficacy (bacteria) - NOS 330
- Lack of efficacy - NOS 287
- Injection site pain 235
- Fever 164
- Death by euthanasia 109
- CULTURE/TITER DATA ABNORMAL 90
- Colic 88
- Injection site inflammation 84
Source JSON: pdf-raw/ade/ade_active_ingredients_2026-07-22_b10.json (openFDA animalandveterinary/event.json, pulled 2026-07-22).