Antimicrobial use in pigs, broilers and veal calves in Belgium

Vlaams Diergeneeskundig Tijdschrift

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 215-224

  Filippitzi, M E ^a   Callens, B ^a   Pardon, B ^a   Persoons, D ^a,b   Dewulf, J ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b Pharmabe   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 84915781982     PISSN: 03039021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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