Successful Treatment of Rare Cause of Mastitis (Pseudomonas Sp.) in a Transition Cow
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M.Venkatesan
Assistant Professor, Veterinary Clinical Complex, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Salem – 636112, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Tamil Nadu, India.
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K. Jayalakshmi
Assistant Professor, Veterinary Clinical Complex, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Orathanadu – 614 625, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Tamil Nadu, India.
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A.Ramya
Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal – 637 002, TANUVAS, Tamil Nadu, India.
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R.Ravi
Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal – 637 002, TANUVAS, Tamil Nadu, India.
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D. Sumathi
Professor, Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal – 637 002, TANUVAS, Tamil Nadu, India.
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K.K. Ponnu Swamy
Professor and Head, Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal – 637 002, TANUVAS, Tamil Nadu, India.
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Mastitis (Pseudomonas Sp.) Transition CowAbstract
A Holstein Friesian cross-bred cow with two calving presented to a large animal medical outpatient unit in the Veterinary Clinical Complex, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal with a history of loss of appetite, swelling of right fore and hind quarter and with orange-colored flakes in the milk. Physical examination revealed no systemic abnormality. Affected quarter milk was collected for culture and revealed pseudomonas infection. The animal was continuously treated with Gentamicin and Enrofloxacin based on ABST for a week and uneventfully recovered after ten days.
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