Characteristics of drug use on sheep farms in Ontario, Canada

Canadian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1373-1378

  Moon, Catherine S ^a   Berke, Olaf ^a   Avery, Brent P ^b   McEwen, Scott A ^a   Reid Smith, Richard J ^b   Scott, Lisa ^a   Menzies, Paula ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; MINERAL; VETERINARY DRUG; VITAMIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CANADA; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASE; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; MALE; MINERALS; ONTARIO; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; VETERINARY DRUGS; VITAMINS;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 78751477644     PISSN: 00085286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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