Effect of oral meloxicam on health and performance of beef steers relative to bulls castrated on arrival at the feedlot

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1026-1039

  Coetzee, J F ^a   Edwards, L N ^a   Mosher, R A ^a   Bello, N M ^a   O'Connor, A M ^b   Wang, B ^b   Kukanich, B ^a   Blasi, D A ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Castration; Cattle; Health; Meloxicam; Performance

Indexed keywords

MELOXICAM; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; THIAZINE DERIVATIVE; THIAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG EFFECT; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE;

ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CATTLE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; THIAZINES; THIAZOLES;

EID: 84863125109     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2011-4068     Document Type: Article

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