Dealing with antimicrobial resistance - The Danish experience

Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 223-228

  Bager, F ^a   Aarestrup, F M ^a   Wegener, H C ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial resistance; Avoparcin; Denmark; Tetracycline

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0034347236     PISSN: 00083984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/A99-096     Document Type: Article

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