Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry UP Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Pashu Chikitsa Vigyan Vishwavidyalaya avam Go Anusandhan Sansthan (DUVASU), Mathura-281001 (Uttar Pradesh)
*Post Graduate Scholar and Corresponding author E-mail: hemuduvasu@gmail.com.
Online published on 20 November, 2017.
The report documents medical management of Hypoderma lineatum infestation (Hypodermosis) in a crossbred cow. Clinically there were more than 40 soft nodules with average diameter of 2–3 cm on different body parts. During palpation of nodules, larvae squeezed out and after morphological examination of larva diagnosed as Hypoderma lineatum. Animal was treated successfully with long acting Ivermectin along with supportive therapy.
Cattle, hypoderma, ivermectin, long acting
