Specific drugs for bovine bursal disease

July and August are the high incidence period of cattle scorch worm disease. After cattle are infected with the disease, it will cause very adverse effects and even death. Therefore, we must do a good job in the protection of cattle scorch worm disease. What are the specific drugs for cattle scorched worm disease?

1. Specific medicine for cattle scorch worm disease

1. Bernier, 3.5-3.8 mg/kg body weight, formulated into a 5%-7% solution for deep intramuscular injection. Mild disease can be once, if necessary, once a day, continuous injection 2-3 times. Buffalo is sensitive to this drug, generally safe to use once, continuous use, easy to appear toxic reactions, even death; cattle occasionally appear restless, muscle tremors and other side effects, but quickly disappear.

2. Yellow pigment, 3-4 mg/kg body weight, prepared into 0.5%-1% solution intravenous injection, symptoms do not reduce, 24 hours after another injection. Cows should be kept away from the sun for a few days after treatment. When injecting, avoid leaking the liquid out of the blood vessel.

3. Acaprine, 0.6-1 mg/kg body weight, prepared into a 5% solution for subcutaneous injection. Sometimes a few minutes after injection, there are side effects such as restlessness, muscle tremors, salivation, sweating, and difficulty breathing (pregnant cows may abort), which generally disappear after 1-4 hours. If it does not disappear, atropine can be injected subcutaneously, 10 mg per kilogram of body weight, which can quickly lift side effects.

4. Imidazolide, 2 mg/kg body weight, made up of 10% solution, divided into 2 intramuscular injections.

5. In the selection of the above drug treatment at the same time, should also be used symptomatic therapy, in order to receive better results, such as vitamin B12 treatment of anemia, medium individual cattle subcutaneous injection 1-1.5 ml (80-120 mg), conditional, can apply blood transfusion therapy, the effect is better.

II. Symptoms of bovine scorched worm disease

The incubation period is 9- 15 days, sudden onset, temperature rise of more than 40℃, was retained fever. Sick cattle lose appetite or disappear, rumination stops. Visible yellow staining of mucous membranes, spotty bleeding, diarrhea or constipation, red urine or soy sauce color.

Adult cattle are mostly acute, the initial body temperature can be as high as 40-42℃, fever, loss of appetite, rumination stop, respiratory acceleration, muscle tremor, mental depression, milk production dropped sharply. Hemoglobinuria usually occurs within 3-4 days after onset, urine color from light red to dark red, urine protein content increased. Anemia gradually aggravated, yellow gangrene edema appeared in sick cattle, constipation and diarrhea alternately appeared, feces contained mucus and blood, pregnant animals more abortion.

Bovine scorchworm disease is a seasonal blood protozoan disease, which is harmful to dairy cows and has high mortality. Special attention must be paid to protective work.