Clinical efficacy of carprofen as an adjunct to the antibacterial treatment of bovine respiratory disease |
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Authors: | Elitok B Elitok O M |
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Affiliation: | University of Afyon Kocatepe, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, TR-03200-Afyon, Turkey. elitok1969@hotmail.com |
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Abstract: | A clinical trial was undertaken to investigate the efficacy of a single dose of carprofen (CPF) in the treatment of bovine respiratory disease in cattle. Tilmicosin was used as a basal treatment in all animals. Six hours after dosing, body temperature and respiratory rates in animals treated with CPF-tilmicosin had decreased and were significantly lower than in the animals treated with tilmicosin alone (P < 0.05). Over the period of clinical observation, CPF-tilmicosin treatment produced a clinical resolution of the pneumonia similar to treatment with tilmicosin alone. However, it is significant from an animal welfare perspective that over the period of the study after treatment, CPF-tilmicosin therapy produced significantly greater symptomatic improvement than tilmicosin. |
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