Candidiasis in a Seladang (Bos gaurus hubbacki) calf

Z., Zainal-Zahari and Sheikh Omar,, . and M., Abraham (2009) Candidiasis in a Seladang (Bos gaurus hubbacki) calf. [Journal / Magazine]

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Abstract

This paper presents a clinical case of a female Seladang calf that was separated from the mother at the age of 18 days and hand fed with UHT (ultra-heat treated) fresh milk. At the age of 29 days the calf was observed with diarrhoea, reduced appetite and reduced weight gained. Initial diagnostic result from faecal analysis made at 30 days of age indicated that the faeces with high coccidial oosists. The calf was treated with Sulfamethoxypyridazine (Septotryla Injectable, France) at 1ml per 15kg body weight. Unfortunately, the calf died at the next day (31 days) with clinical symptom of recumbent and laboured respiration. pathologically, the esophagus was with extensive areas of white raised oval plaques throughout its length. Histologically, the esophagus, rumen and reticulum exhibited extensive necrosis of the squamous epithelium, hyperkeratosis and aranthosis (only in the esophagus), and a mat ofyeast and pseudohyphae resembling that of Candida albicans. The inflammation was intense and consisted of neutrophils (predominate), lymphocytes and macrophages. The case was confirmed with isolation of Cindida arbicans (4i) from the esophagus, rumen, reticulum and abomasum.

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