How Input Parameters and Calculation Rules Influence On-Farm Antimicrobial Use Indicators in Animals.

ABSTRACT: A variety of indicators of antimicrobial use are available in veterinary medicine, their choice should depend on the study objective as none has been recognized as the most appropriate metric. Calculation of indicators of antimicrobial use is based on a number of parameters (e.g., treatment dose or weight at treatment) that can be informed using theoretical (also called "standard") or actual (also called "used") values. Although few studies compare the application of several indicators to the same antimicrobial data, the obtained results lead to apparent discrepancies or contradictions. This study aimed to investigate antimicrobial use at the weaning stage in French pig farms and, more specifically, the impact the sources of information regarding doses, body weight at treatment and treatme

SUBMITTER: Waret-Szkuta A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6904276 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature