Evaluation of the effectiveness of a macrolide antibiotic on reduction of respiratory pathogens in 12-day and 21-day weaned pigs

Journal of Swine Health and Production

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 257-262

  Kirk Clark, L ^a   Wu, Ching C ^a   Van Alstine, William G ^a   Knox, Kay E ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Early weaning; Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae; Swine; Tilmicosin

Indexed keywords

EID: 3142529138     PISSN: 1537209X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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