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UK veterinary sales of antibiotics fall to new low

Sales decreased by 2% since 2023 and 57% since 2014 making the UK one of the lowest prescribers of veterinary antibiotics in Europe

Mia Willemsen
News and business reporter
clock 鈥� 2 min read
UK veterinary sales of antibiotics fall to new low

According to the latest Veterinary Antimicrobial Resistance and Sales Surveillance (VARRS) report, sales of veterinary antibiotics in the UK fell to a new low last year. The annual report, published...

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