Animal Health Services - AHS.

28/07/2025

𝙋𝙣𝙚𝙪𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙞𝙖 𝙄𝙣 𝙇𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙘𝙠

✤𝙊𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙉𝙖𝙢𝙚
➙Bovine Respiratory Disease (BRD)

✤It is a respiratory illness that can significantly impact animal health/ productivity.
✤It's a multifactorial disease, 𝙞.𝙚 combination of factors including viruses, bacteria, environmental conditions/ management practices.

𝙀𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙞𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙁𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙨
✤𝙄𝙣𝙛𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙨 Parainfluenza, adenovirus, Pasteurella multocida 𝙚𝙩𝙘

✤𝙀𝙣𝙫𝙞𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙁𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙨
✦Stressful situations: ➙𝙒eaning
➙𝙏ransportation
➙𝙊vercrowding
➙𝙀xtreme temperatures 𝙚𝙩𝙘
✤𝙈𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙋𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙚𝙨
➙Poor ventilation
➙𝙄nadequate hygiene
➙𝙄mproper nutrition
✤𝙇𝙪𝙣𝙜𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙨 𝙞𝙣𝙛𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣

𝘾𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙎𝙞𝙜𝙣𝙨
✤𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝘿𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨
➙Labored or rapid breathing
➙𝘾oughing nasal/discharge
➙𝙀xtended head and neck
✤𝙂𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝙄𝙡𝙡𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨
➙Depression/letharg𝙮
➙𝘿ecreased appetite/ fever
✤𝙍𝙚𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙚𝙙 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨
➙𝘿ecreased weight gain
➙𝙍educed milk production
✤𝙄ncreased mortality rates.

𝘿𝙞𝙖𝙜𝙣𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙨
✤Clinical Signs/Physical examination
✤Auscultation
✤Thoracic Ultrasound
✤Necropsy

𝙏𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩
✤Broad-spectrum antibiotics 𝙚.𝙜 𝙏𝙮𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙣, 𝙎𝙪𝙡𝙥𝙝𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙢𝙞𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙚, penicillin, oxytetracycline
✤𝙉𝘼𝙄𝘿𝙨 𝙚.𝙜 flunixin meglumine, ketoprofen, Meloxicam for pain/ inflammation.
✤𝙎𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝘾𝙖𝙧𝙚:
Ensuring adequate nutrition, hydration, and comfortable conditions

𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨/𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙡
✤Early Detection/Veterinary Care
✤Vaccination
✤Stress Reduction
✤Biosecurity
✤Environmental Management
✤Nutrition

26/07/2025

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25/07/2025

𝘾𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙡𝙚 𝙈𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩
𝙄𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙢𝙜𝙩
𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙤𝙣 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚𝙨
𝘿𝙞𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚𝙨 𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣
𝙃𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙊𝙛 𝙎𝙞𝙘𝙠 𝘾𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙡𝙚
𝙍𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙜𝙣𝙞𝙯𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙎𝙞𝙘𝙠 𝙊𝙣𝙚𝙨
𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙈𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙨

ANIMAL HEALTH SERVICES -AHS

24/07/2025

23/07/2025

🐖 𝙋𝙄𝙂𝙎 𝘿𝙄𝘼𝙈𝙊𝙉𝘿 𝙎𝙆𝙄𝙉 𝘿𝙄𝙎𝙀𝘼𝙎𝙀 🐖

➨𝙊𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙉𝙖𝙢𝙚𝙨
➧

➨It is a bacterial infection in pigs
➨It's 𝙤𝙛 diamond-shaped, reddish or purplish skin lesions
➨Th𝙚 lesions aren't always present in chronic cases.

🐖 𝘾𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝘼𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙩
➨

🐖 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣
➨Spread through f***s
➨𝙊ronasal secretions
➨𝘾ontaminated environments.

🐖 𝙎𝙮𝙢𝙥𝙩𝙤𝙢𝙨
➤𝔸𝕔𝕦𝕥𝕖 𝔽𝕠𝕣𝕞
➨Diamond-shaped skin lesions
➨𝕗ever, lethargy
➨𝕃loss of appetite
➨ℙotential death.

➤ℂ𝕙𝕣𝕠𝕟𝕚𝕔 𝔽𝕠𝕣𝕞
➨Arthritis, lameness
➨𝔼ndocarditis (inflammation of the heart)

🐖 𝘿𝙞𝙖𝙜𝙣𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙨
➨ℂlinical signs
𝙋articularly the skin lesions
➨𝙋otentially lab testing. These tests include:
➧bacterial culture of blood or tissue samples
➧PCR assays to detect Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae DNA

🐖 𝙏𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩
➨Prompt diagnosis & 𝙀𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙮 treatment are crucial to prevent severe complications in acute cases.
➨Antibiotics, such as penicillin, ampicillin and ceftiofur are effective.
𝘽𝙄𝘿 𝙛𝙤𝙧 2𝙙𝙖𝙮𝙨
➨NSAIDs) like flunixin meglumine or aspirin (where approved

🐖 𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣
➨𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙩 𝙫accination
➨𝘽iosecurity measures (e.g., all-in all-out procedures)
➨𝙋roper disinfection

🐖 𝙕𝙤𝙤𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙘 𝙋𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙖𝙡
𝙄𝙩 𝙘𝙖𝙣 affect humans, 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 localized skin infection, so protective clothing should be worn when handling.

23/07/2025

🐫💧 Camel Tears: Nature’s Unexpected Antidote to Deadly Snake Venom! 🐍🧪

In a groundbreaking 2021 study published in Scientific Reports, researchers from the UAE and France uncovered a remarkable discovery—camel tears contain potent antibodies that can neutralize venom from multiple deadly snake species.

This surprising biological defense not only reveals a hidden superpower of camels but also opens new frontiers in anti-venom research. Scientists believe that these unique antibodies could pave the way for safer, more effective treatments against snakebites, especially in regions where antivenom access is limited.

🔬 Key Highlights:

✔️ Antibodies in camel tears showed venom-neutralizing potential

✔️ Effective against venom from multiple snake species

✔️ Could revolutionize antivenom development for global use

What started as a curious biological trait may now save thousands of lives.

Nature never stops surprising us! 🌍✨

22/07/2025

Family bacteria causing disease in poultry