Long-term observations on the dynamics of bovine digital dermatitis lesions on a California dairy after topical treatment with lincomycin HCl

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 193, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 654-658

  Berry, Steven L ^a   Read, Deryck H ^b   Famula, Thomas R ^a   Mongini, Andrea ^c   Döpfer, Dörte ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c M and M Veterinary Services   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Bovine digital dermatitis; Histopathology; Recurrence; Treatment

Indexed keywords

LINCOMYCIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BANDAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY CATTLE; DIGITAL DERMATITIS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LACTATION; MILK YIELD; NONHUMAN; RECURRENT DISEASE; SKIN BIOPSY; WOUND HEALING;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BATHS; BIOPSY; CALIFORNIA; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DIGITAL DERMATITIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOOT DISEASES; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; LINCOMYCIN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

BOVINAE;

EID: 84866148105     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: 15322971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2012.06.048     Document Type: Article

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