Veterinary Science & Technology

Khadim Hussain Dar

Publications

• Research Article
  Comparative Efficacy of Different Treatment Regimens for the Management of Acute Footrot in Sheep of Kashmir Valley
  Author(s): Khadim Hussain Dar, Mehrajuddin Naikoo, Abdul Hafiz and Noori Alam TufaniKhadim Hussain Dar, Mehrajuddin Naikoo, Abdul Hafiz and Noori Alam Tufani
  
  The present study was conducted to evaluate the comparative efficacy of different treatment regimens for the management of acute footrot in sheep. This study was conducted on 36 adult sheep of both sexes living at an altitude of 1800-2000 meters above sea level, aged between 2.49 ± 1.6 years and weighing 36.7 ± 0.9 kg. Footrot was diagnosed on the bases of physical and clinical analysis and then confirmed laboratorically. The animals were randomly divided into 3 equal groups. The animals of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd group were administered dicrysticin- SLDV@ 2.5 g/animal intramuscularly (IM), oxytetracycline @ 20 mg/kg body weight (b.wt) IM, and enrofloxacin @ 5 mg/kg b.wt. IM, respectively on the days 1st, 2nd and 3rd, besides this the animals in 1st and 2nd group were given melonex @ 0.2 mg/kg b.wt and esgipyrin-N @ 3 ml/animal IM for three days. Along with the above medication.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2157-7579.1000262

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