Antimicrobial drugs play a critical role in the treatment of diseases, their use is essential to protect both human and animal health.

However, antimicrobials are often misused for treatment and prevention of diseases in livestock sector, aquaculture as well as crop production.

These actions are often associated with the potential risk of emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistant micro-organisms.

Around 700.000 human deaths each year related to antimicrobial resistance (UK’s O’Neill Commission)
27 different antimicrobial classes used in animals.
Total global animal health market in 2011 was equivalent to USD 22 billion (OECD)
Just 89 countries report having a system in place to collect data on the use of antimicrobial agents in animals (OIE, 2015)
No standardized data available on the global use of antimicrobials in livestock

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