Current Issue : April - June Volume : 2018 Issue Number : 2 Articles : 7 Articles
Among the different dermatological diseases conditions, deep pyoderma is usually getting multiple antibiotic resistances in dogs. Six dogs with signs of deep pyoderma in association with demodicosis were selected for the present study. Demodicosis was confirmed by the presence of different stages of Demodex spp. mites in skin scrapings, hair plucks, tape impression smears and discharges from ears. Dogs showed hair fall, foul odour, pruritus, folliculitis, hyper-pigmentation and erythematic lesions all over the body regions. Dogs were successfully treated with oral ofloxacin (5 mg/kg body weight, BID), oral ivermectin and bathing with shampoo containing benzoyl peroxide. The duration of treatment for resolution of deep pyoderma was 24 to 31 days. None of the dogs showed any adverse reactions. Based on the present study, it is recommended that ofloxacin is one of the good efficacy antibiotics against deep pyoderma in dogs. Selection of the antimicrobials is essential in dogs with deep pyoderma and resistance is a major concern. Based on the higher clinical efficacy and consideration of the length of treatment, ofloxacin is considered as choice of antimicrobial agent against deep pyoderma due to demodicosis in dogs....
Dexamethasone is widely used in both veterinary and human medical practices.However, it seems to cause some deleterious effects\non pregnancy probably by causing changes in the reproductive hormone levels and their corresponding receptor concentrations.\nThis study investigated the effects of dexamethasone on these parameters. Twenty healthy adult Yankasa sheep comprising 18 ewes\nand 2 rams were used for this study. Pregnancies were achieved by natural mating after estrus synchronization. Dexamethasone\nwas administered at 0.25mg/kg body weight on days 1, 3, and 5 during first trimester; days 51, 53, and 55 during second trimester;\nand days 101, 103, and 105 during the third trimester. Blood samples were collected biweekly for hormonal assay. Uterine biopsies\nwere harvested through caesarean section for immunohistochemical analysis. Results showed that dexamethasone significantly\n(...
Leptospirosis is an important bacterial zoonotic disease that affects humans and many animal species. Knowledge of prevalence of\nLeptospira in a given geographic region supports the implementation of effective control/prevention programmes and thus reduces\nthe transmission risks. This study provides Leptospira seroprevalence and serovar distribution in dogs and cats on the Caribbean\nisland of Saint Kitts. Convenient serum samples from domestic dogs (...
A cross-sectional study was conducted from November 2016 to April 2017, to estimate the prevalence of major gross lung lesions\nin cattle slaughtered at Hawassa Municipal Abattoir, southern Ethiopia. A total of 563 male cattle were examined by antemortem\nexamination, while postmortem lung lesions were done using standard inspection procedures. Association between prevalence\nand the explanatory variables was estimated by way of chi-square/Fischer�s exact tests using statistical packages for social science\n(SPSS) software. Upon postmortem examination, 96.6% (544/563) of cattle examined had various gross lung lesions. The most\nimportant lesions identified were hydatidosis, emphysema, congestion, and atelectasis with prevalence of 45.3%, 19.2%, 18.1%, and\n6.4%, respectively. Based on origins of slaughtered animals, hydatid cyst, emphysema, and congestion were common in cattle that\ncame from Tula area with prevalence of 46.3%, 20.4%, and 20%, respectively. The animals from Arsi-negelle and Hawassa were\nmostly affected by hydatid cyst with prevalence of 44.4% and 42.5%, respectively. Statistically significant association (...
A non-descriptive buffalo in her fourth lactation was referred to the Veterinary Clinical Complex with a complaint of bellowing, head pressing and loss of body condition. Buffalo was calved four weeks back and similar signs were also noticed in the previous lactation. Laboratory examination of clinical samples revealed anaemia, leucopaenia, low serum glucose and albumin levels, presence of the ketone bodies in urine. Peripheral blood smear examination positive for Trypanosoma evansi organisms. Buffalo was successfully treated with intravenous administration of 20 % dextrose, intramuscular diminazene aceturate injection along with oral administration of gluconeogenic precursors and probiotics....
A cross-sectional seroprevalence study was conducted on cattle in the North and Adamawa Regions of Cameroon to investigate the\nstatus of bovine brucellosis and identify potential risk factors.Thediagnosis was carried out using the Rose Bengal Plate test (RBPT)\nand indirect ELISA (i-ELISA), while questionnaires were used to evaluate risk factors for bovine brucellosis in cattle.The Bayesian\napproach was used to evaluate the diagnostic tests� sensitivity and specificity.The overall individual level (...
There is a lack of information about the methods used for bovine platelet-rich plasma (PRP)/platelet-rich gel (PRG) procurement,\nincluding information on platelet (PLT), white blood cell (WBC) in PRP, and growth factor release from PRG supernatants. The\naims of this study were to compare and to correlate the PLT, WBC, transforming growth factor beta-1 (TGF-...
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