10 / 28 10 vikingnews | december 2017 t he nordic tradition of breeding for healthy cows is reflected in the latest report by the europe- an medicines agency (ema), from 2016: ?sales of veterinary antimicrobi- al agents in 29 european countries in 2014?. ema is a decentralised body of the eu responsible for the protection and promotion of public and animal health. according to ema, sweden, finland and denmark are the eu countries with the lowest