Farmer estimation of live bodyweight of cattle: Implications for veterinary drug dosing in East Africa

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 87, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 394-403

  Machila, Noreen ^a   Fèvre, Eric M ^b   Maudlin, Ian ^a   Eisler, Mark C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

East African zebu cattle; Live bodyweight estimate; Overdosage; True bodyweight; Trypanocidal drug dosage; Underdosage

Indexed keywords

VETERINARY DRUG;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KENYA; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; KENYA; MALE; VETERINARY DRUGS;

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOS INDICUS;

EID: 52349119152     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2008.06.001     Document Type: Article

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