Abstract
Clostridium chauvoei, causing myonecrosis in livestock animals, lives in the feces, surface water and soil. The blackleg due to C. chauvoei is very common in dairy animals. Still, no report is available about the pathophysiology of disease in Cholistani cattle kept under tropical and desert conditions of Cholistan, Pakistan. Therefore, in this study, we report for the first time the pathophysiology of a visceral form of blackleg infection in indigenous cholistani cattle breed reared in desert conditions of Cholistan. Clinically morbid animals exhibited different signs of infection including fever, crepitation sounds, gaseous swelling and edematous lesions. Blood was collected for hematological and serum biochemical investigation. Hematological examination indicated a significant increased erythrocyte sedimentation rate, lower red blood cells, hematocrit, and total white blood cell count. Results on serum biochemistry showed significantly (p
Syed Ehtisham-ul-Haque. (2021) CLINICO-HEMATOLOGICAL, PATHO-ANATOMICAL AND MOLECULAR BASED INVESTIGATION OF BLACKLEG DISEASE IN CHOLISTANI CATTLE, Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Sciences, Volume 58, Issue 3.
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