Indian Journal of Field Veterinarians (The)
Open Access
  • Year: 2011
  • Volume: 6
  • Issue: 4

An outbreak of Parakeratosis in a piggery unit

  • Author:
  • K Nalini Kumari, Ashwin Jayarajan, B. Sudhakara Reddy, J.V. Ramana, B. Karthikeyan, B. Sreedevi
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 34 to 36

Department of Clinical Medicine, College of Veterinary Science, Tirupati, (Andhra Pradesh)

Abstract

An outbreak of parakeratosis in a piggery unit with extensive dry skin lesions was diagnosed based on serum zinc and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and zinc and calcium content of feed after ruling out mange and dermatophytes. Recovery was seen in 3 - 4 and 7 - 8 weeks in moderately and severely affected animals respectively with zinc supplementation of feed @ 200 mg/kg of feed.

Keywords

Pigs, Zinc, ALP, Calcium, Parakeratosis