Caprine serum fraction immunomodulator as supplemental treatment of lower respiratory disease in the horse

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 71-75

  Hamm, D ^a   Willeford, K O ^b   White, G ^c   Reed, S M ^d   Hamm, J ^e  

^a Research for Animal Health   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Sallisaw Equine Clinic   (United States)

^d OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e ARKANSAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

CSFI; Horse; Immunomodulator; Lower respiratory disease

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CAPRINE SERUM FRACTION IMMUNOMODULATOR; IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; IMMUNOLOGICAL ADJUVANT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; COUGHING; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DYSPNEA; EXUDATE; HORSE DISEASE; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT; LUNG AUSCULTATION; NONHUMAN; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG COMBINATION; HORSE; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

CAPRA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036363991     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/042516402776181204     Document Type: Article

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