Effect of dietary melengestrol acetate on the incidence of acute interstitial pneumonia in feedlot heifers

Canadian Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 218-225

  Stanford, Kim ^a   McAllister, Tim A ^b   Ayroud, Mejid ^a,e   Bray, Tammy M ^c   Yost, Garold S ^d  

^a ALBERTA AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT   (Canada)

^b LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE; MELENGESTROL ACETATE; SKATOLE; STEROID;

ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CANADA; CATTLE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIETARY INTAKE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMPLANT; INCIDENCE; INTERSTITIAL PNEUMONIA; LUNG PARENCHYMA; MONITORING; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; URINALYSIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ALBERTA; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; GLUTATHIONE; INCIDENCE; LUNG DISEASES, INTERSTITIAL; MELENGESTROL ACETATE; SKATOLE;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 33746384058     PISSN: 08309000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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