Pharmacology & ToxicologybioRxiv
Effects of prophylactic and therapeutic antimicrobial uses in small-scale chicken flocks
V. C. Nguyen, T. K. Bach, H. P. Doan…·M. Choisy
The paper examines the effects of prophylactic and therapeutic antimicrobial use on disease incidence and mortality in small-scale chicken flocks in Vietnam, finding that prophylactic use often increases disease risk while some therapeutic classes reduce mortality.
DOI 10.1111/zph.12839