A Comparison of high level intratracheal saline lavage and conventional routes of antibiotic administration in the treatment of acute bovine bacterial pneumonia

Authors

  • J. F. Anderson Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St Paul, Minnesota
  • C. M. Stowe Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St Paul, Minnesota
  • R. E. Werdin Department of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St Paul, Minnesota

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21423/bovine-vol1979no14p27-28

Keywords:

antibiotics, Bacterial diseases, Drug therapy, pneumonia, respiratory diseases, therapy, saline

Abstract

After diagnosis of pneumonia, 5619 cattle were given an antibiotic intratracheally. The results were compared with 1025 cattle given antibiotic intravenously, intramuscularly and subcutaneously. 93% of intratracheally treated cattle completely recovered and 2% died; 82% of cattle treated by the other routes completely recovered and 6% died.

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Published

1979-11-01

How to Cite

Anderson, J. F., Stowe, C. M., & Werdin, R. E. (1979). A Comparison of high level intratracheal saline lavage and conventional routes of antibiotic administration in the treatment of acute bovine bacterial pneumonia. The Bovine Practitioner, 1979(14), 27–28. https://doi.org/10.21423/bovine-vol1979no14p27-28

Issue

No. 14 (1979 November)

Section

Articles