Clinical Investigation and Therapeutic Management of Buxtonellosis in Buffalo

Tarun Kumar; M. V. Jithin; Deshdeepak; Arbind Singh; Amit Kumar Verma

Authors

Tarun Kumar MVSc Scholar, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, INDIA
M. V. Jithin Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, INDIA
Deshdeepak Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, INDIA
Arbind Singh Assistant Professor, Department of Livestock Farm Complex-Veterinary Medicine, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, INDIA
Amit Kumar Verma Professor & Head, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, INDIA

Abstract

A 6-year-old female buffalo from the Livestock Farm Complex of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut presented with a complaint of offensive-odour diarrhoea, progressive debility, significant weight loss over the last 6-7 days. Clinical examination revealed greenish watery faeces with some mixed mucus. The buffalo appeared dull and depressed with a rough and muddy body coat and a partial loss of appetite. A faecal examination confirmed the case of Buxtonella sulcata infection. Buffalo was efficiently and safely treated by using intravenous administration of oxytetracycline @ 5-10 mg/kg body weight for seven days. Supportive therapy included fluid therapy and anti-inflammatory and anti-histaminic drugs. The buffalo tolerated the medication well, and no significant alterations were observed in the haemato-biochemical profile during or after the recovery period.