Healing of digital dermatitis after a single treatment with topical oxytetracycline in 89 dairy cows

Veterinary Record

Volumn 163, Issue 19, 2008, Pages 574-576

  Nishikawa, A ^a   Taguchi, K ^a  

^a RAKUNO GAKUEN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 56749098301     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.163.19.574     Document Type: Article

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