PREVENTIVE AND SANITARY MEASURES AGAINST ASSOCIATED GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION IN YOUNG BOVINE CATTLE

Abstract

The goal of this study was to sanitize a farm with unfavorable gastrointestinal infection background and develop a recommended action plan to combat associated infections in the young stock of bovine cattle. At the continually troubled farm, massive infection among new-born calves in their first days of life characterized with diarrhea syndrome and high mortality emerged; clinical and postmortem examination, laboratory testing taken confirmed diagnosis of mixed gastrointestinal infection. The disease was caused by association of potentially pathogenic microorganisms, Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae. An action plan was developed for the farm, which included a range of organizational, farm engineering veterinary and sanitary, hygienic, specific preventive and therapy measures. Implementation of the action plan using specific preventive measures, aerosol spraying around the facilities with animals in, effective pharmaceutical treatment regimen (Cobactan 2.5%, Catosal 10%, caffeine sodium benzoate 10%, antiadhesive antitoxic serum against escherichiosis in the farm animals, Ringer - Locke solution, Bifitrilac), and preventive measures (Bifitrilac, Catosal 10%) resulted in lower infection incidence rate and mortality among young bovine cattle and improved overall sanitary situation in the farm with unfavorable mixed gastrointestinal infection background