Antibiotics used most commonly to treat animals in Europe

Veterinary Record

Volumn 175, Issue 13, 2014, Pages 325-

  De Briyne, N ^a   Atkinson, J ^b   Borriello, S P ^b   Pokludova L ^c  

^a Federation of Veterinarians of Europe   (Belgium)

^b Veterinary Medicines Directorate   (United Kingdom)

^c Institute for State Control of Veterinary Biologicals and Medicines   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BOVINE; CAT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DOG; EUROPE; HORSE; HUMAN; PIG; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VETERINARIAN; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CATS; CATTLE; DOGS; EUROPE; HORSES; HUMANS; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; SWINE; VETERINARIANS;

EID: 84907705431     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: 20427670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.102462     Document Type: Article

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