Liver abscesses in holstein dairy cattle: 18 Cases (1992-2003)

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 853-856

  Doré, Elizabeth ^a   Fecteau, Gilles ^b   Hélie, Pierre ^b   Francoz, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bacterial infection; Bovine; Hepatic disease; Retrospective study

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; PROCAINE PENICILLIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; LIVER ABSCESS; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

AMPICILLIN; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DAIRYING; FEMALE; LIVER ABSCESS; PENICILLIN G, PROCAINE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

ANIMALIA; ARCANOBACTERIUM PYOGENES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS; BOVINAE;

EID: 34547820333     PISSN: 08916640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1892/0891-6640(2007)21[853:LAIHDC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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