Randomized clinical trial of long-acting oxytetracycline, foot trimming, and flunixine meglumine on time to recovery in sheep with footrot

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 420-425

  Kaler, J ^a   Daniels, S L S ^a   Wright, J L ^a   Green, L E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibacterials; Dichelobacter nodosus; Infectious disease; Ovine

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CLONIXIN; DRUG DERIVATIVE; FLUNIXIN MEGLUMINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OXYTETRACYCLINE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOT DISEASE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASE;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; CLONIXIN; FOOT DISEASES; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; OXYTETRACYCLINE; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES;

ANIMALIA; DICHELOBACTER NODOSUS; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 77649126350     PISSN: 08916640     EISSN: 19391676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-1676.2009.0450.x     Document Type: Article

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