Management of bovine cutaneous papillomatosis with ivermectin in farm bred calf crops of West Bengal

Incidence of infectious bovine cutaneous papillomatosis in farm bred calf crops of tropical West Bengal during 2008–2010 and its successful therapeutic management, with injectable Ivermectin is reported. Effects of parenteral Ivermectin administration @ 1ml/50 kg body wt. by S/C route in three consecutive doses at 15 days interval were clinically evaluated on 36 calves. Hundred per cent clinical recovery (n: 36) was observed in treatment group whereas persistence as well as different stages of papillomatous growth without regression or self cure was observed in (n: 10) control group.