Antimicrobial use in Belgian broiler production

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 105, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 320-325

  Persoons, Davy ^a   Dewulf, Jeroen ^a   Smet, Annemieke ^a   Herman, Lieve ^b   Heyndrickx, Marc ^b   Martel, An ^a   Catry, Boudewijn ^c   Butaye, Patrick ^a,d   Haesebrouck, Freddy ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL AND FISHERIES RESEARCH ILVO   (Belgium)

^c SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Belgium)

^d VETERINARY AND AGROCHEMICAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial use; Broiler production; Dosing; Treatment

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; SULFADOXINE; TRIMETHOPRIM; TRIMETHOPRIM, SULFADOXINE DRUG COMBINATION; TYLOSIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; BIRD DISEASE; CHICKEN; DRUG COMBINATION; METHODOLOGY;

AMOXICILLIN; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BELGIUM; CHICKENS; DRUG COMBINATIONS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; POULTRY DISEASES; SULFADOXINE; TRIMETHOPRIM; TYLOSIN;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84862903662     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2012.02.020     Document Type: Article

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