Efficacy of florfenicol for control of mortality caused by Flavobacterium columnare infection in channel catfish

Journal of Aquatic Animal Health

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 115-122

  Gaunt, Patricia S ^a   Gao, Dana ^a   Sun, Fangshi ^b   Endris, Richard ^b  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Intervet/Schering Plough Animal Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FLAVOBACTERIUM; FLAVOBACTERIUM COLUMNARE; ICTALURUS PUNCTATUS;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; FLORFENICOL; THIAMPHENICOL;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATFISH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FISH DISEASE; FLAVOBACTERIACEAE INFECTION; FLAVOBACTERIUM; MICROBIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TIME;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; FISH DISEASES; FLAVOBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; FLAVOBACTERIUM; ICTALURIDAE; THIAMPHENICOL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77957892639     PISSN: 08997659     EISSN: 15488667     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/H09-057.1     Document Type: Article

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