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strategy laid the necessary foundations to optimise the con- sumption of antibiotics in Spain. However, the ministry ar- gues that the reduction in antibiotic use in animals has been greatly boosted by the REDUCE programmes implemented across various livestock sectors in the same timeframe. These programmes are based on voluntary agreements in which each sector establishes specific objectives for reducing the use of antibiotics and a specific time frame in which to achieve them, as well as strategies for preventing infections. Among the most important results of this initiative are a 97% reduction in colistin use in the pig sector, as well as a 71% re- duction in total antibiotic consumption in broiler farming. Between 2014 and 2019 the overall use of antibiotics in animals was reduced by 58.8%.
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Road to success Although at first glance the Netherlands and Spain both took a very different approach towards achieving antibiotic reduc- tion, both member states have achieved great success through a combination of government policy and voluntary action from within the industry itself. This goes to show that for antibiotic reduction to really kick off, the scale of the problem must first be addressed and identified. This process is not always smooth sailing. In some instances, it can be a very bumpy road, with every EU member state following its own timeline (Figure 3). Antibiotic reduction can only be successful when addressed both by government institutions and the in- dustry itself. It is only by working in tandem that governments and industries can achieve significant reductions.
Figure 3 - Antibiotic reduction of the biggest pig producers in the EU. Country
2016 Poland 126.2 134.0 150.3 139.6 137.8 128.3 2017 163.9 2018 167.4 167.4
126.2 67.9
United Kingdom
67.9 51.1 66.3 62.1 62.5 56.8 39.3 32.5 29.5 32.5 133.7 France 133.7 114.4 101.2 94.0 105.8 69.4 71.2 68.0 64.2 64.2 133.7 Germany 211.5 204.8 179.7 149.3 97.9 89.2 89.0 88.4 64.2 421.1 Italy 421.1 371.0 341.0 301.6 332.4 322.0 294.8 273.8 244.0
244.0 269.9
Hungary 269.9 192.5 245.8 230.7 193.1 211.4 187.1 191.0 180.6
180.6 109.0
Romania 109.0 100.5 85.2 90.1 82.7 82.7 180.1 Belgium 180.1 175.3 163.1 156.6 158.3 150.1 140.1 131.3 113.1
113.1 94.3
Czechia 94.3 83.0 79.8 82.2 79.5 68.1 61.2 63.6 57.0
57.0 47.5
Denmark 47.5 42.6 44.1 44.9 44.2 42.2 40.8 39.4 38.2 38.2 ▶ PIG PROGRESS | Volume 37, No. 8, 2021 9 Trends 2010-2017
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