ACRONYMS
USED IN THE
REPORT
55
Acronym
Definition
ABX
Antibiotics
AMR
Antimicrobial Resistance
API
Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient
BRD
Bovine Respiratory Disease
CE
Continuing Education
CFIA
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
CgFARAD
Canadian Global Food Animal Residue Databank
CIPARS
Canadian Integrated Program for Antimicrobial
Resistance Surveillance
Clin
Clinical
CQA
Canadian Quality Assurance
CQM
Canadian Quality Milk
CVO
College of Veterinarians of Ontario
DCT
Dry cow therapy
E. coli
Escherichia coli
GF2
Growing Forward 2
HX
History
Ig
Immunoglobulin
LDA
Left displaced abomasum
LMO
Livestock Medicines Outlet
MIB
Medicated Ingredients Brochure
OFFSP
On-Farm Food Safety Program
OTC
Over the Counter
OUI
Own Use Importation
PHAC
Public Health Agency of Canada
QA
Quality Assurance
RWA
Raised Without Antibiotics
SCC
Somatic Cell Count
SOP
Standard Operating Procedure
VCPR
Veterinarian-Client-Patient Relationship
VDD
Veterinary Drugs Directorate
Antibiotic Use in Food-Producing Animals in Ontario: A Study of the Current Practises and Perceptions of Ontario Veterinarians