| USA | United States of America |
| AMR | Antimicrobial Resistance |
| MDR | Multidrug resistant |
| ESBL | Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamase |
| MRSA | Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus |
| EU | European Union |
| AMU | Antimicrobial Use |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| FAO | Food and Agriculture Organization |
| WOAH | World Organization for Animal Health |
| WTO | World Trade Organization |
| G7 | Group of Seven |
| G20 | Group of Twenty |
| GPs | Growth Promoters |
| F2F | Farm to Fork Strategy |
| CAP | Common Agricultural Policy |
| EFSA | European Food Safety Authority |
| EMA | European Medicines Agency |
| ECDC | European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control |
| MERCOSUR | Mercado Común del Sur |
| VREs | Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci |
| MIAs | Medically Important antimicrobials |
| UNEP | United Nations Environmental Programme |
| AMEG | Antimicrobial Advice Ad Hoc Expert Group |
| MRL | Maximum Residue Limit |
| CVMP | Committee for Veterinary Medicinal Products |
| VEP | Veterinary Electronic Prescription |
| AIFA | Italian Medicines Agency |
| IZSLER | Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale of Lombardia and Emilia Romagna |
| PNCAR | Piano Nazionale di Contrasto all’Antibiotico-Resistenza |
| DANMAP | Danish Integrated Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring and Research Programme |
| FINRES-Vet | Finnish Veterinary Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring and Consumption of Antimicrobial Agents program |
| VETSTAT | Veterinary Statistics Program |
| BDN | Italian Data Bank for Livestock Registration |
| IIZZSS | Istituti Zooprofilattici Sperimentali |
| FBOs | Food Business Operators |