Investigation on the clinical efficacy and safety of meloxicam (Metacam®) in the treatment of non-infectious locomotor disorders in pigs

Berliner und Munchener Tierarztliche Wochenschrift

Volumn 116, Issue 9-10, 2003, Pages 421-426

  Friton, Gabriele M ^a   Philipp, Hagen ^a   Schneider, Thomas ^a   Kleemann, Rainer ^a  

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

Author keywords

Lameness; Leg weakness; Meloxicam; Non steroidal anti inflammatory drug; Swine

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; MELOXICAM; THIAZINE DERIVATIVE; THIAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAFETY; SWINE DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANIMALS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; PAIN; SAFETY; SWINE DISEASES; THIAZINES; THIAZOLES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0141676534     PISSN: 00059366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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