INTAS POLIVET
Open Access
  • Year: 2015
  • Volume: 16
  • Issue: 2

Clinico-Therapeutic Management of Actinomycosis-A Clinical Study of 4 Buffaloes

  • Author:
  • V.B. Vaja1, V.L. Parmar2, Amit Prasad2, G.M. Chaudhari3, V.R. Nimavat4
  • Total Page Count: 2
  • Page Number: 371 to 372

1Post Graduate Scholar, Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Junagadh Agriculture University (JAU), Junagadh-362001, Gujarat

2Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Junagadh Agriculture University (JAU), Junagadh-362001, Gujarat

3Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Extension

4Post Graduate Scholar, Department of Veterinary Microbiology, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Junagadh Agriculture University (JAU), Junagadh-362001, Gujarat

Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Junagadh Agriculture University (JAU), Junagadh-362001, Gujarat

Online published on 2 April, 2016.

Abstract

The present study describes lumpy jaw (Actinomycosis) in four buffaloes with hard swelling between inter mandibular region without any opening or discharge. The diagnosis was made through clinical signs and microbiological examination. Therapeutic management was undertaken by oral Potassium iodide in combination with broad spectrum antibiotic.

Keywords

Actinomyces bovis, actinomycosis, buffalo, lumpy jaw