SUCCESSFUL MANAGEMENT OF CUTANEOUS BOVINE PAPILLOMATOSIS USING AUTOGENOUS VACCINE PREPARED IN THE FIELD

Nivedha D. and Sambath Kumar S.*

ABSTRACT

Cutaneous bovine papillomatosis is a contagious neoplastic viral disease that causes multiple skin tumors on the head, neck, and udders of cattle of all ages. Surgical intervention, autohemotherapy, and antiparasitic drugs are conventional treatments used for papillomatosis. The present case aims at the preparation of an autogenous vaccine in the field for the successful management of papillomatosis. A one-year-old crossbred jersey heifer was presented with a history of small to large firm nodular growth on the left upper eyelid for the past six months. Clinical examination revealed it as bovine cutaneous papillomatosis. The autogenous vaccine was prepared in the field by collecting a small amount of live tissue by ligation and processed by triturating 5 g of tissue with 10 ml of sterile distilled water and 25 g of sterile sand using a pestle and mortar. This homogenized mixture is made to 50 ml and filtered through a muslin cloth and allowed to sediment overnight. On the 1st week of treatment, 1st dose of autovaccine (5ml) was given subcutaneously along with Inj. Gentamicin @ 2mg/kg b.wt and Inj. chlorpheniramine maleate @ 0.5mg/kg b.wt I/M to prevent bacterial infection and allergic reaction. In the 2nd week, the animal was treated with Inj. Ivermectin @0.02 mg/kg b.wt S/C to treat myiasis and a dose of autovaccine (5 ml) was given subcutaneously and re-vaccinated at 7-day intervals for three weeks. On 6th week, Warts sloughed off completely. The animal made an uneventful recovery.

Keywords: Autogenous vaccine, Ivermectin, Cutaneous bovine papillomatosis.