Posthitis in bull

1. POSTHITIS IN BULL
Presented By
Shakib Ahmed
Faculty of Veterinary Science
Bangladesh Agricultural University

2. OUTLINE
 Definition
 Cause
 Clinical Signs
 Diagnosis
 Treatment

3. Posthitis
Inflammation of the prepuce
Causes:
 Virus
 IBR, IPV( Infectious Pustular Vulvovaginitis)
 Bacteria
 Corynebacterium pyogens
 Pasteurella multocida
 E coli
 Streptococcus pyogens
 Klebsiella sp

4. Posthitis
 Mould
 Fusarium
 Aspergillus
 Mucor
 Rhizopus
 Protozoa ( Trypanosoma equiperdum )
 Trauma

5. Posthitis
 Clinical Signs:
 Swelling and pain
 Unwillingness to mate
 Preputial stenosis
 Adhesion between penis and prepuce
 Secondary bacterial infection of the ulcer results
in severe, Purulent balanoposthitis

6. Posthitis
 Diagnosis:
 History
 Semen like secretion
 Sometimes have bad odor
 Oozing of pus
 Clinical signs
 Inspection and palpation of prepuce
 Unusual hard consistency
 Any sharp object like pin
 Bacteriological test
 Collection of swab from glans penis and prepuce for
isolation and identification of organisms

7. Posthitis
 Treatment:
 Irrigation with acriflavin 0.01% for 5 days
 Antibiotic (Penicillin, Oxytetracycline)
 Surgery if prepuce is obstructed
 Pain killer (Doxycycline, Diazepam)
 Antihistaminic drugs (Histavet)

8. Posthitis
 Sugession:
 Use fly repellent (oil of turpentine)
 Don’t use as breeding purpose until
recovery