Comparative efficacy of ceftiofur sodium (excenel)r and kanamycin in treatment of pneumonia in buffalo-calves [electronic resource].

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The present study was carried out using 60 buffalo-calves aged 6-9 months, 30calves were clinicaly normal and divided into three groups. The first group was kept as control (healthy untreated) the second group received therapeutic dose of ceftiofur sodium for 5 succussive days and the third group received therapeutic dose of Kanamycin for 5 succussive days. The rest 30calves showed the clinical signs of pneumonia were randomaly divided into three groups, the first was kept as control (infected untreated), the second was received therapeutic dose of ceftiofur sodium for 5 succussive days, third group infected and received therapeutic dose of Kanamycin for 5 succussive days.Clinicopathological and bacteriological furtheremore efficacy of ceftiofur sodium and kanamycin in treatment of pneumonia were recorded. Bacteriological findings indicated that E. coli, pasteurella multocida, strept. Pyogen, staph. aureus, klebaiella pneumonae and mixed infection (E.Coli and pasteurella multocida) in precentage or 20%, 30% ,13.3%, 16.7%, 10% and 10% respectively.The antibiogram studies reveald that ceftiofur sodium and kanamycin were the most effective antibacterials against most bacteria isolated from pneumonic calve.

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