Poisoning in livestock

Poisoning in Cattle – II. Post-mortem and Laboratory Examination

Post-mortem examination of the animals died of suspected poisoning is extremely important as it gives valuable clues and specimens for laboratory examination for making a final diagnosis. Pre-mortem signs such...
Poisoning in livestock

Poisoning in Cattle – I. When to Suspect it

Poisoning or toxicosis is a disease state that results from exposure to a poison or toxicant. The condition is one of the major causes of death in cattle and despite...
Tick Infestation in Dairy Cattle

Tick Infestation in Dairy Cattle and its Control

There are number of external parasites on the body of milch animals. Ticks are one of them. Their name itself indicates that they are sticking on the body of animals...
Rumen Manipulation

Preventing Sub-clinical Hypocalcaemia in Recently Calved Cows

Hypocalcaemia is a major problem in high yielding dairy cows, especially crossbreds and buffaloes. Although the clinical cases of hypocalcaemia, commonly terms Milk Fever, occurs in around 5% cows but...
Lumpy Skin Disease in Cattle

Lumpy Skin Disease: An Emerging Disease In India And The Sub-Continent

Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) was first identified in 1929 in Zambia after which it became endemic in many African countries. Of late the disease has been recorded and confirmed even...