Comparative treatment approach for Sarcoptes and Psoroptes mite infestation in a Boer cross

Journal of Advanced Veterinary and Animal Research

Abdul Wahid Haron¹  Lawan Adamu¹  Muhammad Abubakar Sadiq¹  Konto Mohammed¹  Faez Firdaus Jesse Abdullah¹  Leow Yuan Ting¹  Abdul Aziz Saharee¹  Yusuf Abba²  Abdulnasir Tijjani²  Murugaiyah Marimuthu³ 

[1] Department of Veterinary Clinical Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia;Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Maiduguri, PMB 1069, Borno State, Nigeria;Research Centre for Ruminant Disease, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia;

关键词: Boer cross;    Mange;    Sarcoptes sp.;    Psoroptes sp.;    Ivermectin;    Dexamethasone;   

DOI  :  10.5455/javar.2015.b46

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

This case was carried out to compare the healing process and time for the treatment of mange in goats using a combination of Ivermectin with dexamethasone to the earlier Ivermectin with antihistaminics approach.A 3 ½ years old female Boer cross goat was presented with a complaint of crusty lesions on different parts of the body during a routine farm visit in Selangor, Malaysia. Microscopic examinations of the skin scrapes taken revealed Sarcoptes and Psoroptes sp. of mites, while hematological analysis showed slight leucocytosis, neutrophilia with left shift, monocytosis, hyperproteinemia and hyperglobulinemia. Ivermectin injection at 0.2 mg/kg subcutaneously was administered once every 2 weeks in 4 divided doses, while Dexamethasone injection at 1 mg/10 kg and multivitamin at 10 mg/kg IM for 5 days repeated at alternate weeks. Significant improvement was recorded 6 weeks after commencement of treatment and full recovery at 10 weeks. The current drug regimen proved more effective when compared with previous cases that were treated with a combination of ivermectin and antihistaminics.

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