Clinical efficacy of Meloxicam (Metacam®) and Flunixin (Finadyne®) as adjuncts to antibacterial treatment of respiratory disease in fattening cattle

Berliner und Munchener Tierarztliche Wochenschrift

Volumn 117, Issue 7-8, 2004, Pages 304-309

  Friton, Gabriele M ^a   Cajal, Carlos ^b   Romero, Rafael Ramirez ^c   Kleemann, Rainer ^a  

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

^b Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE NUEVO LEÓN   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Bovine respiratory disease (BRD); Cattle; Meloxicam; Non steroidal anti inflammatory drug

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CLONIXIN; DRUG DERIVATIVE; FLUNIXIN; MELOXICAM; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OXYTETRACYCLINE; THIAZINE DERIVATIVE; THIAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRONCHOPNEUMONIA; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG COMBINATION; FEMALE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; BRONCHOPNEUMONIA; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CLONIXIN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; OXYTETRACYCLINE; THIAZINES; THIAZOLES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

EID: 3342934295     PISSN: 00059366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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