Reply to letter to the Editor by Moore and Elborn (2012) concerning the manuscript " Prophylactic and metaphylactic antimicrobial use in Belgian fattening pig herds" by B. Callens et al. (2012)

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 107, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 288-290

  Callens, B ^a   Boyen, F ^a   Catry, B ^b   Ingenbleek, A ^b   Butaye, P ^c   Haesebrouck, F ^a   Maes, D ^a   Persoons, D ^d   Postma, M ^a   Laanen, M ^a   Dewulf, J ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Belgium)

^c VETERINARY AND AGROCHEMICAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

^d Pharmabe   (Belgium)

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SUIDAE;

EID: 84868194231     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2012.09.007     Document Type: Letter

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