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Therapeutic Management of Buxtonella sulcata Infection in a Crossbred Cow

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Mrinal Kumar Nath — Veterinary Clinical Complex, College of Veterinary Science, Assam Agricultural University, Khanapara, Guwahati-781022, Assam, India
Pallabi Devi — Veterinary Clinical Complex, College of Veterinary Science, Assam Agricultural University, Khanapara, Guwahati-781022, Assam, India
Abhijit Deka — Veterinary Clinical Complex, College of Veterinary Science, Assam Agricultural University, Khanapara, Guwahati-781022, Assam, India
Mousumi Hazorika — Veterinary Clinical Complex, College of Veterinary Science, Assam Agricultural University, Khanapara, Guwahati-781022, Assam, India
Arunima Das — Veterinary Clinical Complex, College of Veterinary Science, Assam Agricultural University, Khanapara, Guwahati-781022, Assam, India
Utpal Barman — Veterinary Clinical Complex, College of Veterinary Science, Assam Agricultural University, Khanapara, Guwahati-781022, Assam, India
Arup Das — Veterinary Clinical Complex, College of Veterinary Science, Assam Agricultural University, Khanapara, Guwahati-781022, Assam, India
Published 10 Jul 2026 Vol. 22 No. 4 (2026), pp. 177-179 ● Open access
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Abstract

This case report documents the successful therapeutic management of Buxtonella sulcata-associated diarrhoea in a crossbred cow. A lactating crossbred cow with a history of explosive mucoid diarrhoea and progressive loss of appetite was diagnosed by coprological examination and treated accordingly.

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