HAEMORRHAGIC SEPTICAEMIA

Synonyms

  • Pasteurellosis
  • Shipping fever
  • Stockyardis disease
  • Barbone disease

Etiology

  • Caused by Pasteurellamultocida.

Susceptible Hosts

  • Young cattle within the age of 6 months to 2 years are more often affected.

Mode of transmission

  • Direct contact.
  • Droplet infection
  • Infection may occur to calves through milk.

Clinical findings

  • Incubation period: 2-5 days.
  • High rise in temperature (104-1070F)
  • Concurrent shivering.
  • Profuse salivation, lacrymation and nasal discharge
  • Sharp drop in milk yield
  • Rise in body temperature and localization of edema in the subcutaneous pockets of head, neck, dewlap and brisket regions of the body.
  • The edematous swellings are hot and painful.
  • The edema produces severe dyspnoea due to obstruction of respiratory passage.
  • Death usually occurs within 20-24 hours.

Treatment

  • I/V administration of sulphonamides (Sulphamethazine @ 150 mg/kg body weight for 3 days or Sodium sulphadimidine in the similar manner)
  • The treatment may also be rendered with Oxytetracycline @5-10 mg/kg body weight.
  • Chloramphenicol @ 10 mg/kg body weight may also be used.
  • Ampicillin @ 10 mg/kg body weight may also be administered.

Control

  • Vaccines can be used.
  • Immune serum should be injected subcutaneously @ 15 ml for cattle upto 300 kg body weight and 20 ml for buffaloes.