H Bassi Veterinary clinic

10/12/2025

4 REASONS WHY YOUR RAM IS LOSING WEIGHT EVEN THOUGH HE EATS LIKE A CHAMPION.

Many farmers pānic the moment their ram begins to slim down. They shout, “Ah! It must be sīckness!”
Relax. Sometimes your ram is not sīck but he’s just on a us£less diet.

A lot of weight lōss in rams has nothing to do with disēāse. It usually comes from management blunders that the ram is too polite to complain about.

Here are the main cūlprīts:

1. PASTURE THAT LOOKS GREEN… BUT HAS THE NUTRITIONAL VALUE OF CARDBOARD

Some grass is just grass.
Your ram can chew it from sunrise to sunset, but if it’s low in protein and energy, he’s basically eating fluffy decorations.
Yes, his stomach is full but his muscles are empty.

2. WORMS TREATING YOUR RAM LIKE AN ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT BUFFET

A heavily worm-infēstēd ram is not eating for himself, he’s feeding a whole community of parāsites who contribute nothing to rent or electricity.
Deworm regularly or those freeloaders will finish him.

3. ZERO MINERALS, ZERO PROGRESS

Rams need minerals like students need pens.
Without them, the body cannot build muscle, strengthen bones, or digest feed properly.
A ram without minerals is basically operating on “trial and errōr.”

4. PLENTY OF FEED… BUT NO PROTEIN

If the only thing your ram gets is bulk feed, he’ll be full but skinny, the classic “big belly, no weight” syndr0me.
Protein is the real builder. Without it, the ram is just surviving, not thriving.

THE SECRET: FEED THE RUMEN, NOT JUST THE MOUTH

A ram with a healthy rumen will gain weight faster, digest feed better, and stay energetic enough to chase ewes like a true champion.

Give the rumen what it needs…
and your ram will surprise you with muscles you didn’t even know were in his family history.

The moment good protein and minerals enter the diet, your ram will transform like he just subscribed to a premium gym package.

08/12/2025

KU DENA SIYAN NAMAN IDAN ĶUDA BASU BI.

Wasu mahauta suna amfani da wani chemical me suna ‘Vamalin’ wani sinadari ne ake amfani dashi wajen ajiye gawa(matattu).
Wasu saboda rashin imani suke amfani dashi wajen adana nama domin kar ya lalace, ko kuma don korar ķudaje kuma su fito dashi su siyar wa mutane.

Wannan matsala ta fara yawaita cikin mutane kuma ya kamata mu wayar da kan jama’a don su kiyaye.

Matar abokin aikin mu ta rasu, da aka gwada jininta sai ya nuna akwai wannan sinadarin Vamalin a cikin jinin ta dan haka mu kiyaye.

Yanda zaka gane an saka sinadarin Vamalin a nama shine zaka ga ķudaje basu bin naman kwata kwata, to da zaran kaga wannan to akwai sinadarin Vamalin.
Idan mutum yaci wannan sinadarin na Vamalin yana tafiya Hantar sa yayi raga raga da hanta sai dai kaji ana Man Rabbuka.

Akwai kuma wa’andazakaga sun killace gurin yadda ķuda ma bazai iya shiga.

Duk Wanda yaga wannan post din wahala akansa yayi sharing dan ba komi ne zamu tsaya sai gwamnati tayi mana ba.

Amfani Ilimi aiki dashi

H Bassi Veterinary clinic


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21/10/2025

21/10/2025

Poultry Mycoplasma vs Coryza:
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🦃𝙈𝙔𝘾𝙊𝙋𝙇𝘼𝙎𝙈𝘼 𝙑𝙎 𝘾𝙊𝙍𝙔𝙕𝘼 𝙄𝙉 𝙋𝙊𝙐𝙇𝙏𝙍𝙔🦃

🦃𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐃𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞:

𝘼. ☀𝙈𝙔𝘾𝙊𝙋𝙇𝘼𝙎𝙈A:

🦃𝙀𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙮


the respiratory system.

🦃𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣:
●Spread through air, direct contact
●from infected parents to chicks.

●Stress, poor ventilation
●Co-infections can worsen the disease.

🦃𝘾𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙣𝙨:
●Watery eyes
●Nasal discharge
●Sneezing
●Swollen sinuses
●Drop in egg production

🦃𝙏𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩:
●Use antibiotics like Tylosin, Tylvalosin, or Doxycycline
●𝘾onsult a 𝙫𝙚𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙣

🦃𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣/𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙡
●Isolate sick birds.
●Improve ventilation and reduce stress.
●Biosecurity to prevent spread.

𝘽. ☀ 𝘾𝙊𝙕𝙔𝙕𝘼 ( ):

🦃𝙀𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙮:
Caused by bacteria .

🦃𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣:
●Spreads through contact, contaminated water, or feed.
●Very contagious, especially in wet
●Crowded conditions.

🦃𝘾𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙣𝙨:
●Swollen face and eyes
●Foul-smelling nasal discharge
●Difficulty breathing
●Reduced appetite and egg production

🦃𝙏𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩:
●Use antibiotics like Sulfa drugs (e.g., Sulfadimethoxine) or Erythromycin
●Consult a veterinarian

🦃𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 / 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙡:
●Quarantine infected birds.
●Clean and disinfect the coop.
●Practice strict biosecurity.


🦃𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙏𝙞𝙥𝙨 𝙁𝙤𝙧 𝘽𝙤𝙩𝙝:
◆ Avoid overcrowding
◆Provide clean water & feed
◆Vaccinate if available
◆Quarantine new birds
◆Practice good hygiene

H Bassi Veterinary clinicH Bassi Veterinary clinic

18/07/2025

🐄 Duties and Responsibilities of Field Veterinarian:

✅ Animal Health Care
• Diagnosis and treatment of animal diseases
• Routine health check-ups of livestock
• Emergency care for sick or injured animals

✅ Disease Prevention & Control
• Vaccination programs
• Deworming and parasitic control
• Disease outbreak surveillance and reporting

✅ Reproductive Management
• Pregnancy diagnosis
• Artificial insemination services
• Management of reproductive disorders

✅ Advisory Services
• Providing farmers with advice on nutrition, housing, and herd management
• Educating farmers on animal welfare and biosecurity

✅ Public Health Role
• Monitoring zoonotic diseases (diseases transmitted from animals to humans)
• Ensuring food safety from farm to fork (milk, meat, eggs)

✅ Record Keeping & Reporting
• Maintaining case records
• Submitting regular reports to veterinary authorities

✅ Field-Level Training
• Conducting farmer awareness camps
• Capacity building of local animal health workers

✅ Liaison and Coordination
• Coordinating with government and veterinary institutions
• Assisting in the implementation of animal health policies and programs

10/06/2025

Uses of Penstrep Drug in Animals

Penstrep is a broad-spectrum injectable antibiotic used in veterinary medicine to treat bacterial infections in livestock. It contains a combination of Procaine Penicillin and Streptomycin Sulfate, making it effective against a wide range of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria.

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✅ Primary Uses

1. Respiratory Infections

Pneumonia

Bronchitis

Bacterial complications of viral infections (e.g., shipping fever)

2. Wound Infections

Infected cuts, abrasions, and abscesses

Post-surgical bacterial infections

3. Joint and Navel Ill (in young animals)

Common in newborn calves, lambs, and piglets

Infection of the umbilical cord or joints caused by environmental bacteria

4. Mastitis (inflammation of the udder)

Especially in dairy cows

Treats bacterial forms of mastitis caused by Streptococcus and Staphylococcus species

5. Metritis (uterine infection)

Post-calving or post-partum infections in cattle and goats

Helps restore reproductive health

6. Foot Rot and Lameness

Effective against bacterial infections in hooves

Used in cattle, sheep, and goats

7. Septicemia (blood infection)

Especially in young or immunocompromised animals

Requires immediate treatment

8. Bacterial Skin Infections

Cellulitis, pyoderma, and other superficial infections

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🐄 Animals Commonly Treated

Cattle

Pigs

Sheep

Goats

Occasionally horses (under veterinary supervision)

Veterinary knowledge page

02/05/2025

Good day 🌅 fellows

11/11/2024

💥 Case: Ingestion of lantana plants by cattle 🐄
📃Topic: Lantana Plant Poisoning 📃
"Lantadine"is hepatotoxin of lantana plant.

📌Symptoms:
-fever, jaundice (liver damage)
-Excessive skin sensitivity to sunlight (photosensitization)
-yellowish discoloration of MM
-Reddening &inflamed skin, muscles (Slough off)
-Ulceration on gums, cheeks, tongue.
-Swelling of ears&eyelids

📌PM lesions:
-yellowish discoloration of tissues
-Swollen & discolored liver
-distended gall bladder
-ulcers on gums, muzzle, nostrils, tongue.

📌Dx:
-History & clinical signs
-liver function test

📌Rx:

-I/v fluids, Antibiotics (for secondary bact inftn), NSAIDS
-Anti histamines
-Diuritics (to eliminate toxins)
-liver tonics
-Activated charcoal
-Rumen probiotic

📃Advice owner to keep animal under shelter(avoid sun exposure)

©️Case Credit: urs_petz_buddie (insta)

Half Baked Veterinarian

31/05/2024

Over 80% of infectious agent to which humans are susciptible are shared by other species of animals. An important role of veterinarian is to control these zoonosis.