Therapeutic and Dietary Management of Colibacillosis in Calves Sharma S.K.1,*, Joshi Monika2 College of Veterinary and Animal Science, Rajasthan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (RAJUVAS), Vallabhnagar, Udaipur-313601, Rajasthan 1Associate Professor and Head, Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary and Animal Science, Rajasthan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (RAJUVAS), Vallabhnagar, Udaipur-313601, Rajasthan 2Assistant Professor, Department of Animal Nutrition, College of Veterinary and Animal Science, Rajasthan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (RAJUVAS), Vallabhnagar, Udaipur-313601, Rajasthan *Corresponding author. E-mail: drshivsharmavet@rediffmail.com
Online published on 2 April, 2016. Abstract The colibacillosis infected diarrhoeic calves were divided in 5 groups for comparative therapeutic trial. The recovery from diarrhoea was observed in all five treatment groups suggestive of effectiveness of Ciprofloxacin in managing calf diarrhoea. Best therapeutic response was evoked with Ciprofloxacin orally and parenterally, parenteral fluid with Sodium bicarbonate and rice bran mixed with barley broken grains. Dietary management in form of rice bran mixed with barley broken grains assisted faster recovery in respective group. Top Keywords Ciprofloxacin, colibacillosis, dietary, therapeutic. Top |