metaphylactic

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metaphylactic (not comparable)

  1. Relating to metaphylaxis.
    • 2015 December 4, “Antimicrobial Resistance in Escherichia coli Recovered from Feedlot Cattle and Associations with Antimicrobial Use”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      Additionally, cattle classified as having high risk of developing BRD, or any that were exhibiting signs of systemic illness or fever also received metaphylactic or therapeutic AMDs during initial processing; lower risk cattle and cattle without clinical BRD were not treated with AMDs at arrival.