INTAS POLIVET

Open Access
  • Year: 2011
  • Volume: 12
  • Issue: 2

An Outbreak of Haemorrhagic Septicaemia in Bovines and its management

  • Author:
  • Ajit Kumar, Pallav Shekhar, M.K. Choudhary, Amit Kumar1
  • Total Page Count: 2
  • DOI:
  • Page Number: 292 to 293

Department of Parasitology Bihar Veterinary College Patna - 800 014 (Bihar)

1Livestock Research Station, Patna

Abstract

An outbreak of Haemorrhagic Septicaemia was reported in Simara Village of Aurangabad, Bihar, India with mortality of twenty cattle and buffaloes in mid February, 2010. Thereafter, Haemorrhagic Septicaemia affected animals were successfully controlled by using enrofloxacin along with meloxicam and corticosteroid. The preventation and control measures suggested were animal movement control, proper disposal of carcasses by deep burial with strong lime powder treatment and lime powder was also sprinkled in the animals shed.

Keywords

Bovines, Haemorrhagic Septicaemia, management, outbreak