Prevalence and Management of Head, Horn and Neck Affections in Animals

The study documents occurrence and clinical management of head, horn and neck affections in seventy five (75) animals. Diagnosis was based on history and clinical findings. Horn affections had highest prevalence (48%) followed by neck (28%) and head (24%) affections. Buffaloes (48%) were found to be more affected followed by cattle (36%) and goat (16%). The most predisposed age group of animals was more than twelve years. Males (88%) were more affected as compared to females (12%). Majority of affections (68%) were corrected by radical surgery and rest were treated with wound management (32%). The bacterial isolates from head and neck abscesses belonged to Corynebacterium sp., Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas sp., Staphylococcus sp., Streptococcus sp. and Actinomyces sp.