Vol. 10, Special Issue 8 (2021)

Author(s):
Vivek S, M Shankar, C Raajan, R Palanivelu and Tamil Selvam

Abstract:
This paper describes the study on occurrence, pathology and successful therapeutic management of naturally infected intestinal coccidiosis in forty four numbers of Murrah graded buffalo calves within one month age group during the period from October 2020 to March 2021in orathanadu region of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. All the forty four calves were treated with combination of Amprolium and Sulphonamide drugs, in which four calves were died and necropsy procedure was conducted for pathological study. Remaining, forty calves were recovered. This study concluded that earlier treatment with Amprolium per oral and suphadimidine through intravenous route along with supportive fluid therapy increase the recovery rate of new born buffalo calves affected with intestinal coccidiosis.