DON’T MISS
IamExpat FairIamExpat Job BoardIamExpat Webinars
Newsletters
EXPAT INFO
CAREER
HOUSING
EDUCATION
LIFESTYLE
EXPAT SERVICES
NEWS & ARTICLES
Home
Expat Info
Dutch news & articles
Sale of antibiotics for livestock down 50 percent
Never miss a thing!Sign up for our weekly newsletters with important news stories, expat events and special offers.
Keep me updated with exclusive offers from partner companies
By signing up, you agree that we may process your information in accordance with our privacy policy

Sale of antibiotics for livestock down 50 percent

Never miss a thing!Sign up for our weekly newsletters with important news stories, expat events and special offers.
Keep me updated with exclusive offers from partner companies
By signing up, you agree that we may process your information in accordance with our privacy policy
or
follow us for regular updates:

Related Stories

Dutch designer helping create the Highway of the FutureDutch designer helping create the Highway of the Future
Dutch general election 2012Dutch general election 2012
The Netherlands at the 2012 Summer Olympics!The Netherlands at the 2012 Summer Olympics!
The Hague gets creative in bid for Capital of CultureThe Hague gets creative in bid for Capital of Culture
Income requirement for family migration set to increaseIncome requirement for family migration set to increase
Dutch Parliament votes for return to fixed dentist feesDutch Parliament votes for return to fixed dentist fees
Changes to basic Dutch health insurance package for 2013Changes to basic Dutch health insurance package for 2013
The Netherlands has the 2nd most press freedom in the worldThe Netherlands has the 2nd most press freedom in the world
For expats of all colours, shapes and sizes
Explore
Expat infoCareerHousingEducationLifestyleExpat servicesNews & articles
About us
IamExpat MediaAdvertisePost a jobContact usSitemap
More IamExpat
IamExpat Job BoardIamExpat HousingIamExpat FairsWebinarsNewsletters
Privacy
Terms of usePrivacy policyCookiesAvoiding scams
Never miss a thing!Sign up for expat events, news & offers, delivered once a week.
Keep me updated with exclusive offers from partner companies
By signing up, you agree that we may process your information in accordance with our privacy policy

© 2025 IamExpat Media B.V.
© 2025 IamExpat Media B.V.
Nov 29, 2012
Carly Blair
Read more

The sale of antibiotics for use in livestock in the Netherlands was down 51% during the first half of 2012 compared to the same period 3 years ago, according to data from Wageningen University cited in a statement by Agriculture Minister Co Verdaas and Health Minister Edith Schippers.

The Dutch government previously set a goal to reduce the 2009 levels of use of antibiotics in farm animals by 50 percent by 2013, in order to address issues of bacterial resistance.

In 2010 the Netherlands ranked 5th in Europe with respect to sales of antibiotics for use in farm animals. Only Hungary, Spain, Belgium, and Portugal ranked higher, and sales in the Netherlands were twice as high as in the UK and a staggering 90 percent higher than in Sweden.

According to Eurostat data cited by Bloomberg, the Netherlands has the highest density of hogs and cattle of the 27 EU Member States, with approximately 291 pigs and 77 cows per square kilometre.

By Carly Blair