INTAS POLIVET
Open Access
  • Year: 2013
  • Volume: 14
  • Issue: 2

Therapeutic Management of Cutaneous Stephanofilariasis in Buffaloes

  • Author:
  • J. Mitra, M. Mitra
  • Total Page Count: 2
  • Page Number: 369 to 370

Infections Abortion Scheme, Institute of Animal Health and Veterinary Biologicals (R&T), 37, Belgachia Road, Kolkata-700037 (West Bengal)

*Corresponding author E-mail: joyjit.mitra@rediffmail.com

Online published on 31 March, 2014.

Abstract

42 Animals at Livestock farm were found to be suffering with ulceration of dewclaw, swelling of hind legs. Stephanofilaria assamensis was identified in connective and subcutaneous tissue of affected animals and successfully treated with Ivermectin.

Keywords

Buffalo, ivermectin, stephanofilariasis