Preliminary study on the effects of enrofloxacin, flunixin meglumine and pegbovigrastim on Mycoplasma bovis pneumonia

Autor: Katarzyna Dudek, Dariusz Bednarek, Roger D. Ayling, Anna Kycko, Michał Reichert
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: BMC Veterinary Research, Vol 15, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1746-6148
DOI: 10.1186/s12917-019-2122-3
Popis: Abstract Background Mycoplasma bovis is a causative agent of disease in cattle causing many clinical conditions. Currently there are no commercial M. bovis vaccines in Europe and treatment is difficult with decreased antimicrobial susceptibility of M. bovis field isolates. Using an M. bovis calf infection model the effectiveness of enrofloxacin given alone; in combination with flunixin meglumine, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug; and a group with an additional treatment of pegbovigrastim, an immunostimulator, was evaluated. Results Enrofloxacin given alone stimulated a strong immune response, reduced the clinical manifestation and lung lessions of the M. bovis infection. In contrast the combination therapy appeared ineffective. Conclusions In this experiment enrofloxacin given alone appeared to be the most effective treatment of the M. bovis affected calves, whereas co-administration with flunixin meglumine, and pegbovigrastim was not beneficial in this trial.
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