We compared the therapeutic effect of three anticoccidial drugs (toltrazuril, sulphadimidine and amprolium) in buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) calves experimentally infected with Eimeria bovis (E. bovis) and E. zuernii oocysts (3 x 104oocyst/calf). Buffalo calves (1.5-4 month old, 70-kg body weight) were randomly allocated into 3 groups (9 calves each). Group T was experimentally infected with oocyst...

The current study was conducted to examine the ability of using natural additives to manipulate rumen fermentation, improve nutrient utilization and animal performance in growing male buffalo calves. Sixteen buffalo calves of 12-14 months of age weighing 170 ±9.6 kg were divided into 4 groups, 4 animals / each. Caraway seed and garlic powder were added to calves basic diet (control) at levels o...

Pharmacokinetics of ceftriaxone was studied in buffalo calves (Bubalus bubalis) after single intravenousand intramuscular administration of 10 mg/kg body weight. The drug concentrations in plasma samples weremeasured by high performance liquid chromatography with UV detection. Following intravenousadministration, the drug was rapidly distributed (Cpo: 106.5 ± 9.64 μg/ml; t1/2α: 0.09 ± 0.01 h; V...

The aims of the investigation were to establish for the first time (i) clinical efficacy and (ii) pharmacokinetic profile of meloxicam intravenously (IV) administered in male Mediterranean buffalo calves after surgical orchiectomy. The study was performed on 10 healthy buffalo calves, between 4 and 5 months old and between 127 and 135 kg of body weight (b.w.). An IV injection of 0.5 mg/kg b.w. ...

Group A and group B rotaviruses are important diarrhea causing agents among calves and buffalo calves. Epidemiological studies in Indian calves revealed the predominance of group A rotavirus strains with G6, G8, and G10 specificity and group B rotaviruses. A total of 95 fecal samples were collected from calves and buffalo calves affected with diarrhea from an unorganized cattle farm and two cat...

The present study was conducted on six healthy early neonatal and six prepubertal buffalo calves to study the location, gross morphology, histomorphology and histochemistry of lymphoglandular complexes in proximal colon. In very proximal part of colon of buffalo calves, an irregular oval mucosal lymphoid patch was found grossly as a proximal colon (PC) patch. Histologically, in proximal colon p...

Vitamin E and selenium are considered as immune boosting agents. The present study was designed to evaluate effect of vitamin E and selenium on antibody titer against to hemorrhagic septicemia (HS) vaccine. Twenty unvaccinated buffalo calves (two to four month old) were randomly selected and divided into four groups (group A, B, C and D); and each group contain five calves. Group A was control;...

AIM Evaluation of the effect of acetaminophen (APAP) overdose on biochemical parameters in buffalo calves. MATERIALS AND METHODS The experiment was conducted on six healthy male buffalo calves of 6-12 months age. The APAP was administered intramuscularly at the dose rate of 250 mg/kg body weight (B.W.) on day 0, followed by two subsequent doses at the dose rate of 50 mg/kg B.W. on day 2 and 4...

In order to investigate the effect of different levels of niacin supplementation on growth, nutrient utilization, their balance and blood biochemical profile, 15 male buffalo calves (9-10 months of age, 88.4±4.37 kg average body weight) were divided into 3 equal groups each of 5 calves, following a completely randomized design, and fed individually for 120 days with wheat straw and concentrate ...

Disposition kinetics and urinary excretion of levofl oxacin was investigated after a single intravenous dose of 3 mg.kg-1 in male buffalo calves. The drug concentration was estimated in plasma and urine by microbiological assay using E. coli as the test organism. Disposition kinetic parameters were determined using a two-compartment open model and an appropriate dosage schedule was computed. Dr...