Treatment of Calf Diarrhea: Intravenous Fluid Therapy

Veterinary Clinics of North America - Food Animal Practice

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 73-99

  Berchtold, Joachim ^a  

^a Drs Prechtl and Berchtold ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Acidosis; Calves; Dehydration; Diarrhea; Intravenous fluid therapy

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DEHYDRATION; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; INSTRUMENTATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; METABOLIC DISORDER; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DEHYDRATION; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WATER-ELECTROLYTE IMBALANCE;

EID: 58849165417     PISSN: 07490720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cvfa.2008.10.001     Document Type: Review

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