Antitheilerial Efficacy of Juglone, Buparvaquone and
Oxytetracycline against Tropical Theileriosis in Naturally Infected
Crossbred Cattle
Farhan Ahmad Atif1†*, Muhammad Usman
Nazir1†, Taleeha Roheen2, Saba Mehnaz1,3andImtiaz Hussain4
1Medicine
Section, Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary and
Animal Sciences, Jhang, Sub-campus of University of Veterinary and
Animal Sciences, Lahore 54600, Pakistan; 2Department of
Chemistry (Biochemistry), University of Sargodha, Sargodha 40100,
Pakistan; 3Department of Parasitology, Faculty of
Veterinary Science; University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38000,
Pakistan; 4Department of Animal Sciences, College of
Agriculture, University of Sargodha, Sargodha 40100, Pakistan
†
These authors contributed equally to the paper to claim as first
authors.
*Corresponding author:
farhan.atif@uvas.edu.pk
Abstract
Antitheilerial resistance and treatment failure
are growing international concerns. Against this backdrop, the first study aimed
to compare the efficacy of Juglone (a naturally occurring naphthoquinone) and
buparvaquone against bovine tropical theileriosis during natural infection. A
total of 60 adult cattle (2-4 years) were selected and divided into five groups,
comprising 15 animals each. The animals of Group-I were administered two doses
of buparvaquone (BPQ) at a dose rate of 2.5mg/kg body weight intramuscular, 48
hours apart. The cattle of Group-II were administered with BPQ and oxytetracycline (OXY)
at the dose rate of 2.5 mg/kg (two doses at 48-hour intervals) and 20 mg/kg
intramuscular 3 doses at 48-hour intervals, respectively. While infected animals
of Group-Ш were treated with Juglone (JUG)
at a dose rate of 0.48 mg/kg IV on alternate days for 7 days. Whereas, Group-IV
acted as a healthy control. The hemogram revealed normocytic normochromic anemia
in infected animals. A significant decrease of neutrophils along with decrease
of total leukocytes and lymphocytes was noticed in recovered animals from all
treated groups (Group I to III). After 21 days, the results of the therapeutic
trial showed the highest efficacy of Group II (BPQ+OXY) (93.3%; 14/15), followed by Group III (JUG)
(73.3%) and Group I (BPQ) (66.7%; 10/15) groups, three weeks after treatment. It can be concluded that
BPQ+OXY had the highest efficacy;
whereas the efficacy of Juglone is also comparable, this can be used as an
alternative treatment against tropical theileriosis.
To Cite This Article:
Atif FA, Nazir MU, Roheen T, Mehnaz S and Hussain
I, 2023. Antitheilerial efficacy of juglone, buparvaquone and oxytetracycline
against tropical theileriosis in naturally infected crossbred cattle. Pak Vet J, 44(1): 129-134. http://dx.doi.org/10.29261/pakvetj/2023.116