Disposition of single-dose intravenously administered enrofloxacin in emus (Dromaius novaehollandiae)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 43-48

  Helmick, Kelly E ^a,b   Boothe, Dawn Merton ^a   Jensen, James M ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dromaius novaehollandiae; Emu; Enrofloxacin; Fluoroquinolone; Pharmacokinetics; Ratites

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ENROFLOXACIN; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRD; CHICKEN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; METABOLISM; PARROT;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BIRDS; CHICKENS; FLUOROQUINOLONES; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; PARROTS; QUINOLONES;

EID: 0031088381     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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