A Drug Regimen for Leptospirosis Treatment in Cattle - A Field Trail Report

U. Umadevi, P. Madhu Mathi, K. Saranya, T. Umakanthan

Abstract: Employing leptospirosis affected 120 cross bred cows, a treatment regimen was tried. LeptospirainterrogansserovarPomona was isolated. Among six trial groups tried with different drug regimen, the recovery percentage was 40, 70, 80, 50, 20 and 92.8 respectively. 8 gms of dihydrostreptomycin on the first day, and from 2nd to 5th day procaine penicillin 30, 00, 000 IU, penicillin G 10, 00, 000 IU, streptomycin sulphate 5 gm (Bistrepen- Alembic) administered intramuscularly was found to be the best regimen.

Keywords: Cows, drug regimen, leptospirosis