SUCCESSFUL MEDICAL MANAGEMENT OF THEILERIOSIS IN  A COW AND ITS CALF

G. Senthil Kumar; E. Venkatesakumar; R. Ravi; G. Vijaykumar; Ezakial Napolean

doi:10.56093/ijvasr.v49i5.130721

Authors

G. Senthil Kumar Assistant Professor, Teaching Veterinary Clinical Complex, Veterinary College and Research Institute , TANUVAS, Namakkal - 637 002
E. Venkatesakumar Assistant Professor and Head, Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, Veterinary College and Research Institute, TANUVAS, Namakkal
R. Ravi Assistant Professor, Teaching Veterinary Clinical Complex, Veterinary College and Research Institute, TANUVAS, Namakkal - 637 002
G. Vijaykumar Professor and Head, Veterinary University Peripheral Hospital, TANUVAS, Madhavarm Milk Colony, Chennai – 600 051
Ezakial Napolean Professor and Head, Teaching Veterinary Clinical Complex, Veterinary College and Research Institute, TANUVAS, Namakkal - 637 002

https://doi.org/10.56093/ijvasr.v49i5.130721

Keywords:

Cow & Calf - Koch’s blue bodies - Theileriosis

Abstract

A 3 time calved cross bred Jersey cow with its 20 days old calf was presented to the outpatient medical unit of Veterinary Clinical Complex, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal with the history of anorexia, mild respiratory distress and eruptions on the skin for a period of 10 days. General clinical examination revealed high temperature, anaemia, icteric conjunctival mucous membrane, enlarged prescapular & cutaneous lymph nodes, eruptions on the skin and presence of ticks on the body. Fine needle aspiration cytology of pre scapular lymph node and pheripheral blood smear examintaion confirmed theileriosis. Incidentally its 20 days old calf too had similar symptoms. Both the dam and the calf were treated with suitable therapeutic regimen including blood transfusion.

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