Efficacy of a chlortetracycline feed additive in reducing pneumonia and clinical signs induced by experimental Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae challenge

Journal of Swine Health and Production

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 140-144

  Thacker, Eileen L ^a   Thacker, Brad J ^a   Wolff, Teddi ^b  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Alpharma Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlortetracycline; Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae; Swine

Indexed keywords

MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA HYOPNEUMONIAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 33646576834     PISSN: 1537209X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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