Diagnosis and Management of Contagious Caprine Pleuro Pneumonia Kumar C. Pavan1,*, Goud K. Sudhakar2, Sundar N. Syaama3, Prasad V. Devi4 Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Science, Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University (SVVU), Proddatur-516360, YSR Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh 1Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Science, Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University (SVVU), Proddatur-516360, YSR Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh 2Assistant Professor, CVSc, Korutla 3Professor and Head, Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Science, Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University (SVVU), Proddatur-516360, YSR Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh 4Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Science, Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University (SVVU), Proddatur-516360, YSR Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh *Corresponding author E-mail: pavancvet@gmail.com
Online published on 2 April, 2016. Abstract Caprine flocks were showing symptoms of hyper pyrexia, muco-purulent nasal discharges, respiratory distress, dullness and mortality after 5–7 days. Post-mortem lesions observed were fibrinous pleuro pneumonia, pleural adhesions and copious pleural transudate in thoracic cavity. Based on symptoms, post mortem lesions and cultural examination, it was diagnosed as contagious caprine pleuro pneumonia (CCPP) and ailing goats were successfully treated with Tylosin @ 10 mg/kg b.wt., I/M for 5 days thus controlled horizontal transmission within the flock. Top Keywords Contagious caprine pleuro pneumonia, goats, tylosin. Top |