Usage of veterinary therapeutic antimicrobials in Denmark, Norway and Sweden following termination of antimicrobial growth promoter use

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 75, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 123-132

  Grave, Kari ^a   Jensen, Vibeke Frøkjær ^b   Odensvik, Kristina ^c   Wierup, Martin ^c   Bangen, Marit ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial growth promoters; Risk factor; Therapeutic usage; Veterinary antimicrobials

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHICKEN; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG LEGISLATION; DRUG UTILIZATION; GROWTH; LAW; SCANDINAVIA; SWINE;

ANIMAL DISEASES; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CATTLE; CHICKENS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; DRUG UTILIZATION; GROWTH; LEGISLATION, DRUG; LEGISLATION, VETERINARY; SCANDINAVIA; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 33744521614     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2006.02.003     Document Type: Article

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