This represents a 53% reduction in sales of antibiotics to treat food-producing animals over five years.[131] The reduction has largely been achieved without legislation, and has been credited to voluntary industry action coordinated by the Responsible Use of Medicines in Agriculture (RUMA) Alliance [132] through a 'Targets Task Force' comprising a prominent veterinary surgeon and farmer from each livestock enterprise.[133] A European comparison of 2017 sales data found the UK had the fifth lowest sales in Europe during that year, with 2018 comparisons due to be released towards the end of 2020.[8]