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The decision to develop DDDvetCA was made due to differences in terms of use and indications for use between Canada and other countries. Standardized DDDs for animals based on antimicrobials authorized for use in Canada were necessary for the development of antibiotic use indices in a Canadian context.

The original article is available in open access. Bosman, Angelina L., Daleen Loest, Carolee A. Carson, Agnes Agunos, Lucie Collineau, et David F. Léger. « Developing Canadian Defined Daily Doses for Animals: A Metric to Quantify Antimicrobial Use ». Frontiers in Veterinary Science 6 (2019). https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2019.00220.[[https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2019.00220/full | CIPARS team (2019)]]

Canadian Defined Daily Doses for animals (DDDvetCA) have been defined for poultry, swine and cattle. For each species and route of administration, DDvetCa were assigned by calculating the mean of the tabulated unique daily doses for each antimicrobial active ingredient (AAI). DDDvetCA are reported in mg/kg of animal body weight per day. Les DDDvetCA sont exprimés en mg/kg de poids corporel de l'animal par jour. CIPARS team (2019)