Metaphylactic gamithromycin treatment for the management of lameness in ewes putatively caused by Bacteroides melaninogenicus

Vet Rec. 2011 Nov 19;169(21):556. doi: 10.1136/vr.d4927. Epub 2011 Sep 22.

Authors

N D Sargison¹, P R Scott

Affiliation

¹ University of Edinburgh, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, Farm Animal Practice, Easter Bush Veterinary Centre, Roslin, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, UK.

PMID: 21949059
DOI: 10.1136/vr.d4927

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Animals
Anti-Bacterial Agents / administration & dosage
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
Bacteroidaceae Infections / drug therapy
Bacteroidaceae Infections / veterinary*
Female
Injections, Subcutaneous / veterinary
Lameness, Animal / drug therapy*
Lameness, Animal / pathology
Macrolides / administration & dosage
Macrolides / therapeutic use*
Pregnancy
Prevotella melaninogenica* / isolation & purification
Sheep
Sheep Diseases / drug therapy*
Sheep Diseases / pathology
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Macrolides
gamithromycin