Therapeutic Management of Bovine Papillomaosis by Autohemotherapy – A Reviw of 3 Cases

Bovine papillomatosis is a contagious disease of cattle occurring as warts or papilloma on skin and mucosa, caused by BPV types 1 to 10. Infection by BPV occurs as a result of multiplication of the virus in basal cells, leading to wart formation, however, most warts are benign and do no proliferate indefinitely.Three cross bred cows were presented during the year of 2012 to the Veterinary Dispensary, south gate Madurai, with the history of warts in udder as well as teats (two cases) and numerous cauliflower like growth on the left side of neck region, lower abdomen (one case). The diagnosis of bovine papillomatosis was arrived at on the basis of presented clinical signs, since the structure of the papillomas on the skin was easily observed and identified and the animal was subjected to autohemotherapy, 30 ml blood was collected from jugular vein puncture, 15 ml was given intramuscularly and another 15 ml was given subcutaneously in two different sites. The treatment was repeated at 5 days interval and animal recovered after five injections.More research may help to know the actual reason behind the cure of the disease.