INTAS POLIVET
Open Access
  • Year: 2019
  • Volume: 20
  • Issue: 1

Therapeutic Management of Rabbit Mange with Ivermectin Nano Spot On

  • Author:
  • D. Divyalakshmi, N. Kumaravelu, Thanga Thamil Vanan
  • Total Page Count: 2
  • Page Number: 199 to 200

Department of Livestock Production Management, Madras Veterinary College, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (TANUVAS), Chennai-600007, (Tamil Nadu)

*Corresponding author E-mail: nandhi7121989@gmail.com

Online published on 30 November, 2019.

Abstract

The study documents efficacy of Nano Spot Ivermectin for management of Psoroptic mange in rabbits. Eight Psoroptes cuniculi infested Soviet Chinchilla adult rabbits were treated with Nano Spot Ivermectin @ 2–3 drops instilled on skin in lumbar region on alternate days. After three weeks of treatment, six rabbits recovered with hair re-growth. Remaining two rabbits, showed recovery after six weeks of therapy along with Benzyl benzoate application.

Keywords

Ivermectin, nanotechnology, Psoroptes cuniculi, rabbit