Comparative evaluation of the effects of florfenicol and tulathromycin on clinical recovery and acute phase proteins in undifferentiated natural bovine respiratory disease.

The article discusses a research study on undifferentiated bovine respiratory disease (BRD) and the effects of tulathromycin and florfenicol on acute phase proteins and clinical recovery. Thirty local race feedlot cattle from various herds in Samsuan province, Turkey, aged 1-3 years and weighing 80 to 280 kilograms (kg) were examined and clinical symptoms were observed including body temperature, hyperpneoa and lung sounds while blood samples were collected before and after treatment. Results of the comparative evaluation include no statistical difference between the two groups before treatment but difference in mean recovery scores as to correlation with serum acute phase protein levels of tulathromycin and florfenicol where only 6 in Group I and 4 in Group II were completely healed.