1Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Brahmanand Group of Institution, Bulandsahar
2Assistant Professor, Department of Livestock Product Technology, C.V.A. Sc., GBPUAT, Pantnagar, U.S. Nagar, Uttrakhand
3Veterinary Officer, Government Veterinary Hospital, Harakh, Barabanki
4Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Medicine, C.VSc. & A.H., NDUAT, Kumarganj, Faizabad
Government Veterinary Hospital, Department of Animal Husbandry, Deoranian, Bareilly-243203 (Uttar Pradesh)
*Veterinary Officer and Corresponding author. E-mail: drkpsvet@rediffmail.com
Online published on 20 November, 2017.
The study evaluated the efficacy of surgical removal of affected horn/tumorous out growth along with chemotherapy for treatment of horn cancer in cattle. A total 6 cattle (5 bullocks and 1 cow) diagnosed for unilateral horn cancer were presented. On clinical examination of affected horn, there were pink soft cauliflowers like growths which were friable and bleed easily having a rough, verrucous surface at tip of fractured horn. All animals were treated by surgical removal of horns/tumorous outgrowth followed by anticancer drug injection Vincristine sulphate (0.025 mg/kg, intravenously) four doses at the interval of 7 days and Levamisole @ 2.5 mg/kg b. wt., S/C after 5 days were administered to avoid the reoccurrence of horn cancer. An uneventful recovery was observed in all cases without any reoccurrence.
Cattle, horn cancer, levamisole, vincristine sulphate
