An evaluation of the relative efficacy of a new formulation of oxytetracycline for the treatment of undifferentiated fever in feedlot calves in western Canada

Canadian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 940-945

  Schunicht, Oliver C ^a   Booker, Calvin W ^a   Guichon, P Timothy ^a   Jim, G Kee ^a   Wildman, Brian K ^a   Hill, Bruce W ^a   Ward, Tracy I ^b   Bauck, Stewart W ^b  

^a Feedlot Health Management Services Alberta   (Canada)

^b BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMA GMBH AND CO KG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLORFENICOL; LONG ACTING DRUG; OXYTETRACYCLINE; SULFADOXINE PLUS TRIMETHOPRIM; SULTAMICILLIN; SYNERGISTIN; TILMICOSIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CANADA; CATTLE DISEASE; CHRONICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CROSS BREEDING; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG SCREENING; FEVER; MARKET; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; RELAPSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEANING;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CANADA; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CHRONIC DISEASE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEVER; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; OXYTETRACYCLINE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RECURRENCE; THIAMPHENICOL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT LOSS;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0037004876     PISSN: 00085286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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