1Assistant Professor, Department of Livestock Farm Complex, Dr G.C. Negi College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, CSK Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University (CSKHPAU), Palampur-176062 (Himachal Pradesh)
2Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Animal Husbandry Extension Education, Dr G.C. Negi College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, CSK Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University (CSKHPAU), Palampur-176062 (Himachal Pradesh)
3Assistant Professor, Department of Livestock Production and Management, Dr G.C. Negi College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, CSK Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University (CSKHPAU), Palampur-176062 (Himachal Pradesh)
4Assistant Professor, Department of TVCC, Dr G.C. Negi College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, CSK Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University (CSKHPAU), Palampur-176062 (Himachal Pradesh)
5Senior Research Fellow, Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, Dr G.C. Negi College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, CSK Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University (CSKHPAU), Palampur-176062 (Himachal Pradesh)
*Corresponding author. E-mal: madhu.rana5@gmail.com
Online published on 16 September, 2024.
Twenty nine female calves with discrete, scaling patches of hair loss and grey-white crust that later become thickly suppurated were observed in dairy farms. Skin scrapings of affected area were collected and examined microscopically for presence of macroconidia and mycotic hyphae. Examination of colonies revealed positive mycotic structure (spherical, pyriform or irregular shape) characteristic of Trychophyton verrucosum. All calves with lesions were applied antifungal lotion and Povidone iodine topically and treated with Ivermectin injection at 200 μg/kg b. wt. subcutaneously. Within month the treated animals recovered uneventfully.
Calf, Dermatophytosis, Ringworm, Skin scraping, Trichophyton verrucosum
