Comparison of tilmicosin with long-acting oxytetracycline for treatment of respiratory tract disease in calves

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 208, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 102-106

  Musser, J ^a   Mechor, G D ^a,b   Grohn Y T ^a   Dubovi, E J ^a   Shin, S ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b ELANCO ANIMAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXYTETRACYCLINE; TILMICOSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; DRUG EFFICACY; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NONHUMAN; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; MACROLIDES; OXYTETRACYCLINE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; TYLOSIN;

ACTINOMYCES; ANIMALIA; ARCANOBACTERIUM PYOGENES; ASPERGILLUS SP.; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HAEMOPHILUS; HISTOPHILUS SOMNI; MYCOPLASMA; PASTEURELLA MULTOCIDA;

EID: 0029964566     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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