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Fig. 3

From: Critical discussion of the current environmental risk assessment (ERA) of veterinary medicinal products (VMPs) in the European Union, considering changes in animal husbandry

Fig. 3

Farm animal density (A, C, E) and average herd size (B, D, F) in Europe. Densities of cattle (A), pigs (C), and poultry (E) calculated by dividing the number of each animal species in each country by the geographical area of the respective country (km2). All 28 EU states (including Great Britain) were considered. Average herd size of cattle (B), pigs (D), and poultry (F) calculated by dividing the number of each animal species in each country by the number of farms in the respective country [31, 61,62,63,64,65,66,67,68,69,70,71]

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