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cord-282849-ve8krq78	Stebler, Rosa	Extrapolating Antibiotic Sales to Number of Treated Animals: Treatments in Pigs and Calves in Switzerland, 2011–2015	2019-09-20		.txt	text/plain	5933	289	46	We converted sales data to the number of potential treatments of calves and pigs in Switzerland for the years 2011 to 2015 using animal course doses (ACD). We converted sales data to the number of potential treatments of calves and pigs in Switzerland for the years 2011 to 2015 using animal course doses (ACD). We then defined ACD for each product containing antimicrobials authorized in Switzerland for use in either pigs or calves and combined this information with national antibiotic sales data to extrapolate the number of potentially treated animals during the years 2011 to 2015. Using the number of animals in different production stages presents some challenges, the most prominent one for pigs being the lack Number of ACDs = total quantity of active ingredient sold in one year (mg) daily dose mg kg × duration of tratment days × weight at treatment (kg)	./cache/cord-282849-ve8krq78.txt	./txt/cord-282849-ve8krq78.txt