Antibiotics are medications that can kill or hinder the growth of bacteria which cause infections in people and animals. In 2022, 64 percent of respondents in the EU agreed that sick farm animals should be treated with antibiotics if it was the most appropriate treatment, while 31 percent of respondents disagreed with this statement. This statistic displays the extent to which individuals agree or disagree that sick farm animals should be treated with antibiotics if it is the most appropriate treatment in EU27 in 2022.
Percentage of people agreeing on the use of antibiotics to treat sick farm animals when appropriate in EU27, as of March 2022
The original question used in the survey was the following: - To what extent do you agree or disagree that sick farm animals should be treated with antibiotics if this is the most appropriate treatment? -
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European Commission. (November 17, 2022). Percentage of people agreeing on the use of antibiotics to treat sick farm animals when appropriate in EU27, as of March 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 02, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1417467/opinion-on-antibiotic-use-for-sick-farm-animals-eu/
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European Commission. (2022). Percentage of people agreeing on the use of antibiotics to treat sick farm animals when appropriate in EU27, as of March 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1417467/opinion-on-antibiotic-use-for-sick-farm-animals-eu/
European Commission. "Percentage of People Agreeing on The Use of Antibiotics to Treat Sick Farm Animals When Appropriate in Eu27, as of March 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1417467/opinion-on-antibiotic-use-for-sick-farm-animals-eu/
European Commission, Percentage of people agreeing on the use of antibiotics to treat sick farm animals when appropriate in EU27, as of March 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1417467/opinion-on-antibiotic-use-for-sick-farm-animals-eu/ (last visited January 02, 2025)
Percentage of people agreeing on the use of antibiotics to treat sick farm animals when appropriate in EU27, as of March 2022 [Graph], European Commission, November 17, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1417467/opinion-on-antibiotic-use-for-sick-farm-animals-eu/