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

Therapeutic management of demodicosis in a horse

  • Author:
  • B.J. Thakre, Binod Kumar1, Nilima N. Brahmbhatt
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 262 to 264

1Assistant Professor

Department of Veterinary Parasitology, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Junagadh Agricultural University (JAU), Junagadh - 362001, (Gujarat)

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

Online published on 1 October, 2020.

Abstract

A mare was presented with skin erythema, papules on neck, dermatitis and alopecia on neck and shoulder region. The skin scraping examination revealed Demodex mite infestation. The horse was treated with Inj. Ivermectin @ 200 μg/kg b. wt. subcutaneously twice at week interval. The skin scraping was recorded negative for Demodex mite, two weeks post-treatment and skin lesions resolved completely. Hematological and serum biochemical analysis revealed increase in neutrophils and ALT, respectively.

Keywords

Demodex, Demodicosis, Equine, Ivermectin