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Brazil
Brazil is the world's largest exporter of beef. The beef cattle industry in Brazil is based on grass-fed animals in which the Nellore breed predominates. The government regulates antibiotic use in the cattle production industry. The volume of antimicrobials used is not officially published in Brazil. Case studies conducted on farms in Brazil are the only way to get estimates and data of antimicrobial use. National Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance in Agriculture was set in place to contain the rise in antimicrobial resistance and limit the use of antibiotics in livestock production. Not all antimicrobials are banned in Brazil; treatment for therapeutic, metaphylactic, and prophylactic reasons are allowed.