This statistic displays the share of respondents in Germany, in 2018 who were aware that stimulating farm animal growth with antibiotics was banned in the EU. Antibiotics are medications that can kill or hinder the growth of bacteria which cause infections in people and animals. In 2018, 59 percent of respondents in Germany said that they did not know that using antibiotics to stimulate growth in farm animals is banned within the EU, this is above the European Union average at 58 percent.
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European Commission. (November 15, 2018). Do you know that using antibiotics to stimulate growth in farm animals is banned within the EU? [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/548760/antibiotic-use-to-stimulate-growth-in-farm-animals-is-banned-in-germany/
European Commission. "Do you know that using antibiotics to stimulate growth in farm animals is banned within the EU?." Chart. November 15, 2018. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 01, 2026. /statistics/548760/antibiotic-use-to-stimulate-growth-in-farm-animals-is-banned-in-germany/
European Commission. (2018). Do you know that using antibiotics to stimulate growth in farm animals is banned within the EU?. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 01, 2026. /statistics/548760/antibiotic-use-to-stimulate-growth-in-farm-animals-is-banned-in-germany/
European Commission. "Do You Know That Using Antibiotics to Stimulate Growth in Farm Animals Is Banned within The Eu?." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 15 Nov 2018, /statistics/548760/antibiotic-use-to-stimulate-growth-in-farm-animals-is-banned-in-germany/
European Commission, Do you know that using antibiotics to stimulate growth in farm animals is banned within the EU? ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/548760/antibiotic-use-to-stimulate-growth-in-farm-animals-is-banned-in-germany/ (last visited August 01, 2026)
Do you know that using antibiotics to stimulate growth in farm animals is banned within the EU? [Graph], European Commission, November 15, 2018. [Online]. Available: /statistics/548760/antibiotic-use-to-stimulate-growth-in-farm-animals-is-banned-in-germany/
