Efficacy of metaphylactic florfenicol therapy during natural outbreaks of bovine respiratory disease

Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 479-487

  Catry, B ^a,b   Duchateau, L ^a   Van De Ven, J ^c   Laevens, H ^d   Opsomer, G ^a   Haesebrouck, F ^a   De Kruif, A ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Belgium)

^c Schering Plough Animal Health   (Belgium)

^d Eyerbos Consulting   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE; DOXYVETO; FLORFENICOL; MICOTYL; PULMOTIL; TILMICOSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARCANOBACTERIUM PYOGENES; ARTICLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; INFECTION PREVENTION; NONHUMAN; PASTEURELLA MULTOCIDA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; MALE; MYCOPLASMA BOVIS; MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS; NETHERLANDS; PASTEURELLA INFECTIONS; PASTEURELLA MULTOCIDA; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; THIAMPHENICOL; TYLOSIN;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS; BOVINAE; MYCOPLASMA BOVIS; PASTEURELLA MULTOCIDA;

EID: 53149085924     PISSN: 01407783     EISSN: 13652885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2885.2008.00981.x     Document Type: Article

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