The control of clinical pneumonia in calves
1 Graduated of veterinary medicine, Faculty of veterinary medicine, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran.
2 Private veterinary medicine, Iran.
Research Article
GSC Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2019, 09(01), 110-114.
Article DOI: 10.30574/gscbps.2019.9.1.0106
Publication history:
Received on 24 September 2019; revised on 04 May 2019; accepted on 08 May 2019
Abstract:
In feedlot, the respiratory disease is the most common problems. The use of an appropriate antibiotic in the treatment of respiratory disease is an important consideration to the feedlot owner and his veterinarian. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of penicillin in treatment of calves pneumonia. In this study, forty calves of 3-6 months of age with an average weight of 60 to 100 kg with pneumonia were clinically examined. Understudied calves were distributed in two groups, in control group for treatment penicillin was used, and the other group was kept as control. During the treatment phase of patients with pneumonia in control and experimental group, sterile swabs was taken from the lower part of the urt of infected patients, and simultaneous with antibiotic therapy, the taken sterile swabs were undergoes bacteriological examination and types of bacteria was characterized.
Statistical results indicated that the treatment with penicillin decrease clinical signs significantly in comparison to control one (p<0.05). The results indicated that the penicillin procaine injection powder (3 million iu) might be effective in the treatment of pneumonia in calves with the effective range.
Keywords:
Pneumonia; calves; antibiotic sensitivity; penicillin
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