Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Review Article
Clinical effect of NSAID treatment of calves with early signs of respiratory disease
Author(s): Mette Bisgaard Petersen*, Kirstin Dahl-Pedersen and Nynne Capion
To reduce the antibiotic treatment of calves with BRD, detection of diseased calves early in the disease process is necessary. If BRD can be treated before turning into bacterial infection, the need for antibiotic treatment could be reduced. Therefore, the objective of this study was to investigate if calves with subtle clinical signs of respiratory disease improve their respiratory score, when treated with NSAID early in the disease process. Thirty-four calves with subtle clinical signs of BRD in a veal herd, was included in the study. On Day 1, seventeen calves were randomly assigned to receive either Finadyne Transdermal or Metacam subcutaneously for three days and seventeen calves received no treatment. When taking account of age and antibiotic treatment at day 5, there was a positive effect on respiratory score when receiving NSAID, as the respiratory score was on average 1.77 le.. View More»
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