METHOD OF PREVENTING RESPIRATORY DISEASES IN CALVES Russian patent published in 2013 - IPC A61K35/00 A61K36/00 A61P11/00 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: invention refers to veterinary science. The method for preventing respiratory diseases in calves involves the immunisation by subcutaneous injections of donor animals' hyperimmune blood serum containing antihemagglutinin in titres to herpes virus -3 1:1280, to rednose virus - min. 1:256, to viral diarrhoea -1:1024 and to adenovirus -1:128; besides, 20-30 minutes before feeding, a pytopreparation of an alcohol tincture prepared of purple echinacea (Echinacea purpurea L) herb and blossom, common pine (Pinus sylvestris) buttons, horseheal (Inula helenium) roots and rhizomes, common liquorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra L.) roots and harmala shrub (Peganum harmala) herb taken in relation 1:1:1:1:0.5 in the amount of 7-8% of aqueous solution is administered in a dose of 2.0-2.5 ml/kg of body weight for 15 days every 24 hours.

EFFECT: invention provides the optimum preventive effect which is expressed in reducing the number of infected calves and milder course.

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