Liver Abscesses in Feedlot Cattle

Veterinary Clinics of North America - Food Animal Practice

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 351-369

  Nagaraja, T G ^a   Lechtenberg, Kelly F ^b  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Midwest Veterinary Supply Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; TYLOSIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; FERMENTATION; LIVER ABSCESS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RUMINANT STOMACH; VACCINATION;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; FERMENTATION; LIVER ABSCESS; PREVALENCE; RUMEN; TYLOSIN; VACCINATION;

ANIMALIA; BOS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 34250826991     PISSN: 07490720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cvfa.2007.05.002     Document Type: Review

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