Scrutiny of antimicrobial use in racing horses with allergic small airway inflammatory disease

Canadian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 438-439

  Weese, J Scott ^a   Sabino, Catherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEFTIOFUR; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE; OXYTETRACYCLINE; PROCAINE PENICILLIN;

ALLERGIC DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COUGHING; DRUG MISUSE; DRUG USE; HORSE DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PERFORMANCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFLAMMATION; SMALL AIRWAY DISEASE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DOPING IN SPORTS; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; ONTARIO; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RECORDS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RUNNING;

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 20744451585     PISSN: 00085286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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