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Practical pneumonia treatment
Advanced stockmanship
C S Parker BVM&S DBR MRCVS
Scarsdale Vets
Markeaton Lane
Which calves to treat
Which calves benefit most
• Monitor appetite• Take temps!• Consider air space• long acting cover
Waste of money!
• Froth ++• blood at mouth or nose• mouth gaping• no cough• down
Wrong Diagnosis
• Coughing
Wrong Diagnosis
• Coughing
Wrong Diagnosis
• Panting
Wrong Diagnosis
• Panting
Treatment options
The individual ill calf
Antibiotic treatment
• Good lung penetration• persistence• no resistance
Antibiotics
• Baytril max• sub-cut• 7.5ml per100kg
Antibiotics
• 1ml per 7.5ml s/c• 1ml per 15kg i/m• haemophilus activity
Antibiotics
• 1ml per 33kg• sub-cut• dangerous?• Other uses
Antibiotics
• 1ml per 40kg• sub-cut• V long acting• expensive?
Antibiotics
• 1ml per 50kg• s/cut• daily 5 days• short meat time
Antibiotics
• 1ml per 50kg• i/m• daily 5 days• mycoplasma action• growth promoter?
Anti-inflammatory
• Steroids • or• Non steroidals
Non-steroidals
Non-steroidals
Non-steroidals
Non-steroidals
• Pain relief
• reduce scarring
• reduce temperature
• growth rates up
Non-steroidals
• Trial in mexico with metacam
• 3 groups, terra LA, Terra LA+ metacam, sterile saline
• Metacam treated group gained 0.1kg a day over trial
• 22kg difference at slaughter
Non-steroidals
• Ketofen• 1ml per 33kg i/m• daily for up to 3 days
Non-steroidals
• Finadyne• 1ml per 22.5kg• i/v?• 5 days if necessary
Non-steroidals
Non-steroidals
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