Clinical management of second degree burns in Murrah buffaloes - A typical case report

Authors

  • Muzamil Rashid Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Kashmir, India
  • Mehrajuddin Naikoo Division of Animal Reproduction Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Kashmir, India
  • Chhote Lal Yadava Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Kashmir, India
  • Kalpana Taiswal Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, Mahatma Jyotiba Fule College of Veterinary and Animal Science, Rajasthan, India

Keywords:

Bubalus bubalis, buffaloes, burns, Murrah, benzathine penicillin, metronidazole

Abstract

The present study deals with a case of second degree burns in three Murrah she buffaloes. The degree of involvement ranged from superficial partial thickness to deep and full thickness burns. Treatment was carried out using Dextrose normal saline, Ringer’s lactate, benzathine penicillins, Metronidazole and antihistamines. Topically silver sulphadiazine ointment was applied. Significant and uneventful recovery was observed in all the animals.

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Author Biographies

Muzamil Rashid, Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Kashmir, India




Mehrajuddin Naikoo, Division of Animal Reproduction Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Kashmir, India




Chhote Lal Yadava, Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Kashmir, India




Kalpana Taiswal, Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, Mahatma Jyotiba Fule College of Veterinary and Animal Science, Rajasthan, India




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Published

2021-09-25

How to Cite

Rashid, M., Naikoo, M., Yadava, C. L., & Taiswal, K. (2021). Clinical management of second degree burns in Murrah buffaloes - A typical case report. Buffalo Bulletin, 40(3), 503–507. Retrieved from https://kuojs.lib.ku.ac.th/index.php/BufBu/article/view/1617

Issue

Vol. 40 No. 3 (2021): July-September

Section

Case Report