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Development Of An Ocular Drug Release System For Cattle , Thomas Quang Dinh
Development Of An Ocular Drug Release System For Cattle , Thomas Quang Dinh
Retrospective Theses and Dissertations
An erodible ring-shaped ocular insert containing an antibiotic (tylosin tartrate) has been developed for treatment of infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis (IBK). Four additional tasks have been completed: (1) a test to determine the retention time of the ocular device in the eyes of the calves, (2) an in vitro test to determine the degradation characteristics of the device, (3) an in vitro study to obtain the drug release profiles of the insert, and (4) a study to compare the use of rings and a field treatment method using infected cattle;The device remained in the eyes an average of 3.92 ...