Antibacterial use in Norwegian horses: a nationwide registry-based cross-sectional study
Leif Lukas Löfling1, Caroline S Haadem2, Arvid Reiersen3
1Section for Epidemiology, Department of Health Data, Norwegian Veterinary Institute, Postboks 64, Ås, 1431, Norway.
BMC Veterinary Research
|April 17, 2026
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