Mean antimicrobial use (as defined daily dosages per animal and cycle (DDDA/C)) and 95% confidence interval in 51 veal calf farms during 4 pre-study production cycles (ps-c1 to ps-c2) and the 2 study cycles (s-c1 and s-c2) for group treatments (3 upper lines) and individual treatments (3 lower lines), the Netherlands 2009–2012.
posted on 2015-08-25, 14:45authored byAlejandro Dorado-García, Haitske Graveland, Marian E. H. Bos, Koen M. Verstappen, Brigitte A. G. L. Van Cleef, Jan A. J. W. Kluytmans, Jaap A. Wagenaar, Dick J. J. Heederik
For assessing baseline comparability, study arms are also shown during the pre-study cycles before assignment to any intervention. RAB, farms reducing antimicrobials by protocol; RAB-CD, farms reducing antimicrobials by protocol and applying a cleaning and disinfection program; Control, farms without interventions.