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EDIT: here's a source for that figure

Previous studies have estimated that 73% of all antimicrobials sold globally are used in animals raised for food

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7766021/pdf/antibiotics-09-00918.pdf

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Unfortunately, the trend is in the opposite direction for the US. Here's a more recent source looking at the use of the most medically important antibiotics and how they have continued to increase

(note: not including all antibiotics so not directly comparable previous citation)

In addition, the proportion of the most medically important antibiotics is increasingly going to farmed animals instead of humans, according to an analysis published in September by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and One Health Trust. In 2017, the meat industry purchased 62% of the U.S. supply, but by 2020, this rose to 69%.

https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/despite-rising-deaths-bacterial-infection-meat-industry-under-little-pressure-2024-03-12/

Even some companies that specifically claim to not use antibiotics, have been found to use antibiotics

Some beef ‘raised without antibiotics’ tests positive for antibiotics in study

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/04/07/antibiotics-found-in-natural-meat/