Table 2.
Treatment allocation for a clinical trial in a southern Saskatchewan feedlot in 2007 and 2008. Animals received oxytetracycline metaphylaxis on arrival at the feedlot (META) or no antimicrobials on arrival and, at first BRD treatment, either two 20 mg/kg body weight (BW) IM doses of florfenicol administered 48 h apart (HOLD) or a single 40 mg/kg BW SQ dose of florfenicol (HOME)
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| HOLD | HOME | HOLD | HOME | Total | |
| Both years | 1256 | 1254 | 641 | 633 | 3784 |
| 2007 | 581 | 578 | 295 | 295 | 1749 |
| 2008 | 675 | 676 | 346 | 338 | 2035 |