Snake Bite Case in Holstein Friesian Cattle at Private Dairy Farm
in Hyderabad, Sindh
Authors:
Khan A, Yousaf A*, Shahnawaz R, Latif Bhutto A, Baqir Y, Sakhawat A, Tabbasum R, Awais T, Arshad M, Habib F, Shaheen S, Bachaya A and Rahman K
Author Affiliations
Khan A Faculty of Animals Husbandry and Veterinary science, Sindh Agriculture University, Pakistan
Yousaf A* Faculty of Animals Husbandry and Veterinary science, Sindh Agriculture University, Pakistan Email:
dr.adnan011@gmail.com
Shahnawaz R Faculty of Animals Husbandry and Veterinary science, Sindh Agriculture University, Pakistan
Latif Bhutto A Faculty of Animals Husbandry and Veterinary science, Sindh Agriculture University, Pakistan
Baqir Y Department of Agriculture Science, Allama Iqbal Open University, Pakistan
Sakhawat A Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Veterinary and Animals Science, Pakistan
Tabbasum R Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Veterinary and Animals Science, Pakistan
Awais T Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Veterinary and Animals Science, Pakistan
Arshad M Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Veterinary and Animals Science, Pakistan
Habib F Department of Livestock and Dairy Development Quetta, Pakistan
Shaheen S Department of Livestock and Dairy Development Quetta, Pakistan
Bachaya A Department of Livestock and Dairy Development Quetta, Pakistan
Rahman K Department of Livestock and Dairy Development Quetta, Pakistan
A Seven-year-old female Holstein Friesian cows was confined at the Private dairy farm Hyderabad, Sindh was bitten by a snake. Respiratory trouble, restlessness, and rapid death were the only clinical indications noted in the victim. Multiple snake bite marks on the teats, mammary gland, and external genitalia were discovered after the death, along with extensive edoema. The animal’s skin was tarnished and bluish in appearance. The animal’s eye pupil was dilated. Subcutaneous hemorrhages, congested and edematous lungs, and a trachea loaded with foamy discharges were discovered during an internal inspection of the corpse. The right chamber of the heart was dilated, the intestines seemed hemorrhagic, the liver was pale and discolored, and the spleen was reduced. The animal died of a snake bite, according to history and necropsy findings.