1Department of clinical veterinary medicine, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar-751003
2Department of Veterinary Parasitology, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar-751003
3Department of clinical veterinary medicine, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar-751003
4Department of Animal Reproduction, Gynaecology and Obstetrics, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar-751003
Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar-751003
*Corresponding author e-mail: masterpinaki@gmail.com
Online published on 18 December, 2018.
Mite infestation is one of the commonly encountered ectoparasitic infestations in pet and wild birds causing itching and discomfort and in several occasion associated with secondary bacterial infection. The present study describes the degree of mite infestation in a budgerigar bird (Melopsittacus undulatus) presented with clinical signs of pruritus, loss of feathers, scales and crust on eyes, leg and feet region, overgrowth of beak and decreased appetite. Microscopic examination of alkali digested deep and superficial skin scrapping revealed severe infestations with Cnemidocoptes spp. The bird was administered with ivermectin @ 400μg/kg body weight, orally at weekly intervals for four occasions. Remission of clinical signs and improvement of health condition in the bird was observed two weeks post treatment. The deep skin scrapping taken from the same sites revealed absence of mites after fourth weeks of treatment.
Budgeriger, Cnemidocoptes, Therapeutic management
