A comparison of the clinical field efficacy and safety of florfenicol and tilmicosin for the treatment of undifferentiated bovine respiratory disease of cattle in western Canada

Canadian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 161-166

  Hoar, Bruce R ^a,c   Jelinski, Murray D ^a   Ribble, Carl S ^a   Janzen, Eugene D ^a   Johnson, John C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b Box 3113   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLORFENICOL; TILMICOSIN;

ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CANADA; CATTLE; DRUG EFFICACY; NONHUMAN; RELAPSE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; VETERINARY MEDICINE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CANADA; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; LUNG DISEASES; MACROLIDES; RECURRENCE; THIAMPHENICOL; TREATMENT FAILURE; TYLOSIN; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

EID: 0031863106     PISSN: 00085286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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