Clinical Management of Babesiosis in Crossbred Dairy Cattle

Four months back calved crossbred dairy cow had history of coffee coloured urine. Blood smear and Blood samples of this cow were collected on the day of acute stage of infection and then 15th day of post treatment for haematological parameters. Based on the clinical pathonomonic symptom (coffee coloured urine) and blood smear examination presence of Babesia bigemina organisms the disease was diagnosed as babesiosis. The animal was treated with inj. diminazene diaceturate 30 ml,i/m ,inj. Chlorpheniraminemaleate 10 ml,i/m:inj.Malexicam 15 ml,i/m and Iron injection 10 ml i/m. After 12 hours treatment the colour of the urine was almost normal and other feeding habits were improved. In posttreatment the haematological parameters were increased with administration of iron as well as diminazene diaceturate compared to stage of infection.