1. Clinical and hematological findings on "Degnala", a disease of buffalo in Eastern Nepal.
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Hokonohara S, Singh UM, Jha VC, Pradhan A, Dev S, and Mandar RK
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- Animal Diseases drug therapy, Animals, Anti-Bacterial Agents therapeutic use, Disease Outbreaks veterinary, Extremities pathology, Female, Foot Diseases blood, Foot Diseases drug therapy, Foot Diseases veterinary, Hoof and Claw pathology, Lice Infestations blood, Lice Infestations drug therapy, Male, Nepal, Skin Diseases blood, Skin Diseases drug therapy, Skin Diseases veterinary, Tail pathology, Tetracycline therapeutic use, Animal Diseases blood, Animal Diseases pathology, Buffaloes, Lice Infestations pathology, Lice Infestations veterinary
- Abstract
A buffalo disease, called "Degnala", causing lameness, edema, gangrenous ulceration of hooves or tail, emaciation, recumbency and eventual death, occurs in Eastern Nepal. Clinical examinations manifested lice eggs on hairs, bradycardia, hypothermia, dehydration, exanthema and icterus. Hematologically, increase of band neutrophil, giant platelet, hypoalbuminemia and hyperglobulinemia were characteristics. Microscopically, dark blue tiny particles were seen on red blood cell (RBC) after Giemsa staining. Administration of tetracycline at an early stage of the disease was effective.
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- 2003
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