Effects of Tulathromycin and Tilmicosin Application in the Treatment of Bovine Respiratory Disease in Cattle

SUMMARY This study aims to determine bacterial etiology of the respiratory system diseases in cattle and to compare the clinical effects of tulathromycin and tilmicosin treatments. For this purpose, nasal sivabs were taken from 40 different animals with respiratory disease, and bacterial agents were isolated from these samples. Consequently, agents and the rates of isolation were determined Pasteurella haemolytica 27.5%, Pasteurella multocida 22.5%, Klebsiella pneumonia 10%, Pasteurella haemolytica+streptococcus spp. 10%, Pasteurella multocida+streptococcus spp. 5% and Streptococcus spp. 5%. Study divided in two groups consisting of 20 animals each. One dose of 2.5 mg/kg tulathromycin was applied in group 1, and one dose of 10 mg/kg tilmicosin was applied subcutaneously in group 2. Recovery rate in five days was determined as 85% in group 1 and 80% in group 2. In conclusion, both tulathromycin and tilmicosin administration was found to be effective in the treatment of bovine respiratory disease of cattle.