Clinical and hematological findings on "Degnala", a disease of buffalo in Eastern Nepal.
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.
Hokonohara
Setsuo
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National Livestock Breeding Center Okazaki Station, Aichi, Japan.
Singh
Upendra M
UM
Jha
Vijay C
VC
Pradhan
Adarsha
A
Dev
Sadanand
S
Mandar
Ram K
RK
D000820:Animal Diseases / Q000097:blood* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002020:Buffaloes; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000662:veterinary; D005121:Extremities / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary; D006724:Hoof and Claw / Q000473:pathology; D010373:Lice Infestations / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology* / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D009390:Nepal; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary; D013623:Tail / Q000473:pathology; D013752:Tetracycline / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D013752:Tetracycline