Evaluation of therapeutic efficacy of oxytetracycline against caprine respiratory mycoplasmosis using clinical score card method

Sumith K S,Chintu Ravishankar,Umesh C G,Ajithkumar S,Manju K Mathew

doi:10.51966/jvas.2021.52.4.331-334

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Journal: Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences	Publication Date: Dec 15, 2021
License type: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Abstract

Mycoplasmosis in goats is one of the challenging and continuous threats to small ruminant farming causing huge economic losses. This study was carried out to evaluate the therapeutic efficacy of oxytetracycline against caprine respiratory mycoplasmosis. Nasal swabs collected from fourteen goats showing clinical signs like cough, nasal discharge and abnormal breath sounds were screened for the presence of Mycoplasma spp. by polymerase chain reaction. The severity of the disease as well as the clinical improvement was recorded using a clinical score card. Oxytetracycline was administered intravenously at 15 mg/kg/day for 5 days along with supportive medications. Significant reduction in clinical score was observed after treatment and complete recovery was attained in 62.5 per cent animals.

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Mycoplasmosis in goats is one of the challenging and continuous threats to small ruminant farming causing huge economic losses
Fourteen goats presented to Teaching Veterinary Clinical Complex, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pookode, with clinical signs like cough, nasal discharge and abnormal breath sounds were selected for the study
The assessment of severity of clinical condition associated with caprine respiratory mycoplasmosis was performed using a clinical score card prepared by Love et al (2014) and modified by Gupta (2015)

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Introduction

Mycoplasmosis in goats is one of the challenging and continuous threats to small ruminant farming causing huge economic losses. Mycoplasma spp. are small, cell-wall less bacteria and they have been implicated to cause various diseases in goats, especially respiratory diseases (Razin, 1992). #Part of M.V.Sc. thesis submitted by the first author to Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Pookode, Wayanad, Kerala 1. Fourteen goats presented to Teaching Veterinary Clinical Complex, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pookode, with clinical signs like cough, nasal discharge and abnormal breath sounds were selected for the study.

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