Therapeutic efficacy of cefquinome against acute respiratory disease in Holstein steers

• Published in: Journal of the Japan Veterinary Medical Association Vol. 54; no. 6; pp. 451 - 454
• Main Authors: Funaki, H. (Obihiro Univ. of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido (Japan)), Uzuka, Y, Tanabe, S, Iwahara, K, Takaichi, Y, Kusano, K, Sarashina, T
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Japanese; English
• Published: Japan Veterinary Medical Association 20.06.2001
• Subjects: ACUTE COURSE; acute respiratory disease; BULLOCKS; cefquinome; DRUG THERAPY; P. multocida; Pasteurella haemolytica; RESPIRATORY DISEASES; steer

Eighty Holstein steers affected with acute respiratory diseases were treated intramuscularly with cefquinome, a fourth-generation cephem antibiotic with a short withdrawal period. Therapeutic effects were compared with those of ceftiofur, a third-generation cephem antibiotic, by the clinical and mic...