Two reports from the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) and the Responsible Use of Medicines in Agriculture Alliance (RUMA) have been published, revealing the UK's progress on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and antibiotics sales.
The VMD's Veterinary Antibiotic Resistance and Sales Surveillance (VARSS) Report from the summary covers sales of antibiotics for food-producing animals and also the AMR monitoring programme in pigs and poultry.
The report shows that for 2023, there has been very little change in UK-level sales of antibiotics for food-producing animals since last year, maintaining a 59% reduction since 2014.
The full report and findings can be found at: