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Leptospirosis

Leptospirosis is a bacterial disease that affects humans and animals. It is an infectious disease caused by bacteria of the genus Leptospira. In humans, it can cause a wide range of symptoms. The infection is generally transmitted to humans by water that has been contaminated by animal urine which comes in contact with unhealed breaks in…

USE OF IVERMECTIN IN DAIRYING

Ivermectin is used for internal and external parasites, internal parasites like nematodes, like intestinal worms and stomach worms plus lungworm. Ivermectin does not work on liver fluke and tapeworm. However, it works on microfilaria. Microfilaria is quiet common in buffalo when buffalo is infected with microfilaria then it starts circling. In this case, ivermectin is…

MASTITIS IN COW

Mastitis is a biggest problem of the high yielding cows of the European and North American cows in India. This is because out of every three cow at least one suffers of mastitis. This decreases lactation yield by one to thousand. So it is big economic loss. In west and beef eating countries if these…

Traumtic Pericarditis

Pericardia is a covering, enveloping heart of cow and buffalo. Its infection is known as pericarditis. This occurs when there is trauma and injury to this layer. Cows and buffalos are indiscriminate eater, with their fodder they eat spring or nail.

Parasite control in cattle

Parasite population differs considerably in various geographic zone. The many drugs can be combined to address the unique parasite challenge and treatment conditions of particular herd.