Mortality of a neonatal camel calf due to paecilomycosis infection of the lungs

Abstract

A male calf of Jaisalmeri breed was born to a completely agalactic dam. Since calf could not get colostrum, so the camel milk feeding through nipple bottle was started on day first, as a usual practice adopted for such calves on the farm. On the 3rd day calf stopped feeding and suffered with respiratory insufficiency with deep laboured respirations along with abdominal movements and fever of 103°F. The calf was treated with antibiotics, analgesics, corticosteroids and fluid therapy but the calf died on 6th day. Post-mortem examination revealed that whole of the lung was black in colour with papules and patchy fibrinous deposit on the surface along with emphysema. Mycological examination revealed for the isolation and identification of Paecilomyces lilacinus.