FREQUENCY AND CAUSES OF ILLNESSES OF THE DIGESTIVE TRACT IN CALVES IN THE DAIRY BASIN OF GOIÂNIA, BRAZIL

Authors

  • Roberval Rodrigues da Costa UFG
  • Élio Elísio dos Santos EMGOPA
  • Maria Auxiliadora Andrade UFG
  • Aníbal José alves Torres UFG
  • Ângelo Rosa Ribeiro UFG
  • José Roberto Carneiro UFG

Abstract

The authors of this study examined 224 stool samples of calves afflicted with diarrhea and isolated 335 sources of bacteria as follows: 141 cases of Echerichia coli; 34 of Enterobacter; 39 of Citrobacter; 30 of Salmonella; 20 of Pseudomonas; 2l of Proteus mirabilis; 4 of Proteus morgani; 2 of Proteus vulgaris; 2 of Proteus rettgeri; 16 of klebsiella; 7 of Providencia; 5 of Shigella; 4 of Yersinia enterocolitica and 5 of Staphylococcus. The resistance of these bacteria to various drugs was tested and the majority were found to be resistant to penicillin, novobiocina, licomicina, espiramicina, tetraciclina and colimicina. On the other hand, the bacteria were completely sensitive to gentamicina, kanamicina, bactrin and cloranfenicol. The calves were tested clinically by taking blood tests, rectal temperatures, heartbeat rates and rates of breathing.

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Published

2007-11-12

How to Cite

COSTA, R. R. da; SANTOS, Élio E. dos; ANDRADE, M. A.; TORRES, A. J. alves; RIBEIRO, Ângelo R.; CARNEIRO, J. R. FREQUENCY AND CAUSES OF ILLNESSES OF THE DIGESTIVE TRACT IN CALVES IN THE DAIRY BASIN OF GOIÂNIA, BRAZIL. Pesquisa Agropecuária Tropical [Agricultural Research in the Tropics], Goiânia, v. 9, n. 1, p. 108–127, 2007. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/pat/article/view/2370. Acesso em: 22 dec. 2024.

Issue

v. 9, n. 1, Jan./Dec. 1979

Section

Research Article

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