INTAS POLIVET
Open Access
  • Year: 2013
  • Volume: 14
  • Issue: 1

Clinical Efficacy of Amoxycillin and Tazobactum combination for the Management of Bovine Mastitis

  • Author:
  • K.P. Singh1,, S.V. Singh2, J.P. Singh2, Bhoopendra Singh2, Praneeta Singh3, H.N. Singh4
  • Total Page Count: 2
  • Page Number: 10 to 11

1Veterinary Officer, Government Veterinary Hospital, Anand Nagar Bhitari, Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh

2Assistant Professor, Deparment of Animal Reproduction, Gynaecology and Obstetrics

3Assistant Professor, Department of Livestock Product Technology, C.V.A.Sc., GBPUAT, Pantnagar

4Professor and Head, Department of Surgery and Radiology

Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology, Kumarganj, Faizabad - 224229 (Uttar Pradesh)

*Corresponding Author: E- mail: drkpsvet@rediffmail.com

Online published on 20 September, 2013.

Abstract

The study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of Amoxycillin and Tazobactum combination for therapeutic management of clinical bovine mastitis. A total of 23 buffaloes of 5–7 years age group with history of calving 12 days to 2 months back, acute swelling in 1 or 2 teats and associated quarter since 3–4 days and milk from affected teats were watery to curdled depending upon the severity of infection. The affected animals were treated with Amoxycillin and Tazobactum combination along with supportive therapy i.e.Chlorphenramine maleate, Meloxicam and Vitamin B1, B6 and B12. 86.95% of affected animals showed complete clinical recovery after 5–7 days therapy of Amoxycillin and Tazobactum combination confirming clinical efficacy.

Keywords

Amoxycillin, buffalo, clinical mastitis, tazobactum