Antimicrobial drug use and reason for treatment in 203 western Canadian cow-calf herds during calving season

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 90, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 55-65

  Gow, Sheryl P ^a,b   Waldner, Cheryl L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial use; Beef calves; Beef cows; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CANADA; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DIARRHEA; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; MALE; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PUERPERAL DISORDER; STATISTICS; UTERUS DISEASE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CANADA; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DIARRHEA; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; MALE; MASTITIS, BOVINE; PREGNANCY; PUERPERAL DISORDERS; UTERINE DISEASES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 67349163797     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2009.03.010     Document Type: Article

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