INTAS POLIVET
Open Access
  • Year: 2013
  • Volume: 14
  • Issue: 2

Berseem induced Photosensitization and its Therapeutic Management in Cattle

  • Author:
  • Virendra Kumar Thawait, Aditi A. Dixit, S.K. Maiti, Rashmi Gupta
  • Total Page Count: 2
  • Page Number: 228 to 229

Dept of Teaching Veterinary Clinical Complex, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Chhattisgarh Kamdhenu Vishwavidyalaya, Anjora, Durg -491001 (Chhattisgarh)

*Corresponding author: E-mail: aditidixit72@yahoo.com

Online published on 31 March, 2014.

Abstract

Photosensitive dermatitis syndrome was diagnosed in four Sahiwal cows on the basis of berseem feeding history, clinical signs and laboratory findings. Successful treatment was achieved with topical and parenteral administration of antibiotics, NSAID's, Anti-histaminics, Fat soluble Vitamins and application of Azadirachta indica in coconut oil.

Keywords

Berseem, cattle, dermatitis, photosensitive