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Sales of veterinary antimicrobials have declined by 43% in the EU since 2011, over 50% in the UK since 2014 and 53% in France since 2011.

Animal antimicrobial sales in the US are down 38 percent since 2015.

The World Organisation for Animal Health recorded a 34% global reduction in mg/kg of animal antimicrobial use from 2015 to 2017

More than 65% of veterinarians, producers and other animal health stakeholders felt that rearing animals in a ‘Raised Without Antibiotics’ system slightly or significantly worsens animal health and welfare, according to a 2018 study.