Khamarguru

  • Purpose of Buffalo Farming
  • Buffalo Breed characteristics
  • Housing of buffalo
  • Things to be done for buffalo fattening
  • Body weight determination by weight calculator
  • Quantification of Feed Requirement Using Meal calculator
  • Suitable feed preparation using ration calculator
  • Feeding management
  • Feed and water supply system
  • Characteristics of buffalo and reproduction
  • Major Buffalo Diseases and Treatment
  • Disease prevention

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  • Buffalo
  • Cattle fattening
  • Dairy farm
  • Goat
  • Poultry

FMD : 1

It is an acute contagious viral disease.

Symptoms
High fever (105°-106°F)
The blisters will appear on the mouth, tongue and foot
Stop feeding due to pain in the mouth and leg
Salivation
Treatment
Wash the infected part of mouth and leg with disinfectant
For good result use of antibiotic or sulfonamides injection
The infected animal should be kept in a dry and clean place and provided with soft or liquid food

The dead animal must be buried under soil.


Anthrax : 2

It is an acute contagious bacterial disease.

Symptoms
High fever (104°-107°F)
Lack of appetite, rapid breathing, bloat and abortion
Bleeding through from nose, mouth, vagina and rectum
Hemorrhage in different internal organs
Treatment
Use of antibiotic and antiserum (100-250 ml antiserum per buffalo, IV)
Antiserum 8-20 ml; each animal should be injected intravenously
At the same time, antiserum and antibiotic injection are more effective
Use of penicillin twice daily (10,000 unit per kg body weight)

The dead animal and their discharge must be buried under soil with lime and the farms must be disinfectant with 10% formalin.


Black Quarter (BQ) : 3

It is an acute contagious bacterial disease. Mainly two years of age groups are more susceptible.

Symptoms

Two type of symptoms are there (acute and per acute).

The affected areas are swollen, rodent and lameness
Pressing on the affected area will result in sound
Treatment
Use of penicillin twice daily (10,000 unit per kg body weight)
At first, use of crystal penicillin (IV)
Then procaine penicillin half dose into the muscle twice daily for 5-7 days

The dead animal and their discharge must be buried under soil with lime and the farms must be disinfectant with 10% formalin.


Hemorrhagic Septicemia (HS) : 4

It is an acute contagious bacterial disease.

Symptoms
Sudden increase of body temperature (105°-107° F)
Swelling under the throat and increase up to breast
Respiratory disorder and secretion from the nose and mouth
Sometime swollen the tongue
In sever case, death occurs within 24 hours
Treatment
Use of penicillin, streptomycin twice daily (10,000 unit per kg body weight, IM)
Use of antihistamine (IM) for 2-3 days

Mastitis : 5

Inflammation of the glandular tissue of udder is called mastitis or udder swelling.

Treatment
Use of antibiotic and pain killer
Use of normal saline
Cold water spray for 10-15 minutes by pipe
Before milking, wash the hand and udder with clean water, then swab with cloth

Milk fever : 6

The disease is more prevalent in cows that give more milk. The disease occurs when the amount of calcium in the cow's blood is less than 5 ml.

Symptoms
Lack of appetite, paralysis and drowsiness
The pupil get bigger and tongue comes out
Laying down on breast region
Unconsciousness, bloat and death

Retained placenta : 7


Bloat/Tympany : 8

Excessive amount of gas in the abdomen.

Symptoms
At first, left flank become swells and then whole abdomen swells
Kicking in the stomach, raising frequently, occasionally laying to the ground
There is a special sound when taping with a finger on belly
Lack of appetite

Without treatment buffalo may be die.