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Clinical management of pox like lesions in Black Bengal goats
Volume 9 | Issue 3 | December 2023
AUTHOR(S)
Sanjib Datta, Indranil Samanta

ABSTRACT

The present case study observed the occurrence of pox like lesions, with fever, anorexia, dyspnoea and infrequent abortion followed by death in Black Bengal goats (n=50) in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal. None of the animals were vaccinated against goat pox. The treatment started after collecting the case history from the farmers with Injection Chlorpheneramine maleate, Injection Ceftriaxone-Tazobactam, Injection Paracetamol, Injection Meloxicam, Injection Vitamin A D3 E, Topicure® spray (Natural Remedies, India) on the pock lesions, followed by eye drop containing Ciprofloxacin. The therapy successfully prevented the secondary bacterial infection and recovery of the animals occurred 10-15 days after onset of the treatment.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.62418/ijvph.9.3.2023.73-75
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Citation: Datta S, Samanta I. Clinical Management of Pox Like Llesions in Black Bengal Goats. Indian Journal of Veterinary Public Health. 2023; 9(3): 73-75.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.62418/ijvph.9.3.2023.73-75