Informe final de pasantía profesional en reproducción bovina en la empresa Suministros Veterinarios y Genética S.A.S. Anaplasmosis bovina en un lote de terneros de levante en la finca la ceiba San alberto – Cesar.

Abstract

It is reported the case of 25 Brahmin while breed calves in growth process which were infected with bovine anaplasmosis. Some animals that were controlled by free range grazing, began to have weakness, decay and progressive weight loss, they were treated for ectoparasites and, eight days later one of them died, the animal was necropsied and it was observed an increase in spleen, liver and plethoric gallbladder size. It was decided to do a physical examination to three animals from the batch which had pale mucous, dehydration, fever and hirsute hairy; peripheral blood samples from marginal vein of ear were taken for a blood smear where it observes the presence of Anaplasma marginale. Occurrence of the disease is associated to the Boophilus microplus ticks, considered one of the biggest transmitters of the causal agent. The treatment was applied to all the batch of calves, obtaining a quick response and recovery of the animals.