Two male dogs aged between 2 and 3 months belonging to German Shepherd and non descript breed were brought to Outpatient unit of Department of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary College, Bidar with history of anorexia, weakness and going down in body condition since 15 days. Clinical examination revealed fever, enlargement of popliteal and submandibular lymph nodes, pale mucous membranes and cachectic body condition in both the cases. Haemato-biochemical examination revealed anemia, leukocytosis, thrombocytopenia, hypoalbuminemia and elevated levels of blood urea nitrogen, creatinine and alanine amino transferase. On blood smear examination, gamonts of organisms were noticed in neutrophils. Based on these observations a diagnosis of hepatozoonosis was made. Cases were treated with Doxycycline @ 10 mg/kg, PO and uneventful recovery was noticed after 21 days of treatment.
A questionnaire based study on various clinical complications related to different body systems of pigs with special reference to respiratory system has been carried out in fifty different pig farms of Hassan district, Karnataka state during the period from April 2019 to March 2020. The clinical problems related to digestive system were in the highest order (96%) followed by systemic/ fever (80%), skin problems (64%). The problems related to the respiratory system like coughing, laboured breathing, nasal discharge, and dryness of snout etc, (46%), reproductive problems (38%), endoparasites (28%), urinary system (12%). The complications related to nervous system (10%) was also observed. The respiratory problems appeared at considerable levels. Further detailed analysis related to the respiratory diseases caused by the various agents along with the managemental and environmental factors is warranted for the future studies to know the major factors involved in inducing the respiratory problems in pigs of the study area.
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