The need for accurate information on the use of antimicrobial agents in animals is widely recognised. The OIE has taken the lead by creating a global database on the use of antimicrobial agents in animals, in the framework of the Global Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance.
 

This third OIE annual report on the use of antimicrobial agents intended for use in animals gives the global use of antimicrobial agents adjusted for animal biomass for 2015, and presents the overall findings of the third annual data collection on the use of antimicrobial agents in animals, providing a global and regional analysis from 2015 to 2017.