INTAS POLIVET
Open Access
  • Year: 2019
  • Volume: 20
  • Issue: 2

Diagnosis and management of gastro-intestinal myiasis in equines

  • Author:
  • Deepesh Sharma1,, Naveen Pandey2, Brajesh Kumar345
  • Total Page Count: 2
  • Page Number: 260 to 261

1Veterinary Officer, Veterinary Hospital Diyari, Dist. Nainital, Uttarkhand

2Veterinary Officer, Veterinary Hospital, Bachelikhal, Distt. Tehiri Garhwal, Uttarakhand

3Assistant Commandant (Vet.), CAPF, Leh, Ladakh

4Brand of Virbac Animal Health, Mumbai

5Brand of Himalaya Drugs, Bengaluru

Central Armed Police Force (CAPF), Ministry of Home Affairs, Leh - 194104, (Ladakh)

*Corresponding author, E-mail: dpes.2525@gmail.com

Online published on 1 October, 2020.

Abstract

The present clinical study describes gastrointestinal myiasis in horses caused due to infection with Gasterophilus intestinalis. All horses were successfully treated by gastric lavage with liquid paraffin followed by inj. Ivermectin, inj. Flunixin meglumine and liver supplement.

Keywords

Bot fly, Dipterous fly, Equine, Gasterophilus intestinalis