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Veterinary Drugs for animals

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Common Veterinary Drugs Veterinary Drugs & Medicines for animals includes Antibiotics (Antimicrobials); Non-Steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs); Ectoparasitic, Endoparasitic drugs (Dewormers); Antiprotozoal, etc. Veterinary drugs are used to treat a variety of conditions in animals. Veterinary drugs are used for therapeutic and prophylactic purposes in animals to regulate infections of bacterial and prevent outbreaks of animal diseases. Deworming, Antibiotics are an example of veterinary drugs used to enhance animal health and development. Nevertheless, the unnecessary use of antibiotics can lead to the development of bacterial resistance. DEWORMER Deworming is an important preventative care regime for reducing parasites (internal and external) and improving your pet’s health. It is also important to help to prevent transmission of parasites in animals. Gastrointestinal parasites can cause serious disorders in animals, including life-threatening anaemia, loss o...

Foot rot in cattle treatment

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Foot rot & Respiratory problems in Cattle Foot rot is a sub-acute or acute necrotic (decaying) infectious disease of cattle, causing swelling and lameness in at least one foot. This disease can cause severe lameness and decreased weight gain or milk production. Lame bulls and females will be reluctant to breed. If treatment is delayed, deeper structures of the foot may become affected, leading to chronic disease and a poor recovery prognosis. Severely affected animals may need to be culled from the herd. The incidence of foot rot varies according to the weather, season of the year, grazing periods and housing system. Approximately 20 percent of all diagnosed lameness in cattle is actually foot rot. 7 Signs & Symptoms of Foot rot: ü   Pain, sudden lameness with swelling of the interdigital space and coronet. ü   Fever, loss of condition, reduced milk production (dairy cattle), loss of appetite and resulting loss of gain (beef cattle). ü   Cellulitis an...

How to treat diarrhea in chickens

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Bloody Diarrhea in Chicken Whether you are thinking about raising your own chickens for meat or eggs or have an established flock, learning to protect your chickens from a variety of diseases will help you raise the most productive and healthy chickens. Coccidiosis is a common, and sometimes deadly, intestinal disease caused by a parasitic organism that attaches itself to a chicken’s intestinal lining. The bird develops reduced ability to absorb nutrients, which results in weight loss and eventually death. Subclinically, it is manifested by poor performance, impaired feed conversion, poor flock uniformity and poor growth. The disease is considered as one of the most severe health and economical problems in poultry that causes an enormous loss to poultry producers worldwide. Symptoms : The most common symptom of the disease is blood or mucus in chicken droppings. However, reddish chicken droppings aren’t always an indicator of coccidiosis. Chicken droppings may also appear brown...