Dermatophilus congolensis and its Management in a Cow Sagi S. Bhaskara Rama Raju1,*, Remala Sridhar2 Disease Diagnostic Laboratory State Institute of Animal Health, Department of Animal Husbandry, Tanuku-534211, Andhra Pradesh 1Veterinary Assistant surgeon, Disease Diagnostic Laboratory State Institute of Animal Health, Department of Animal Husbandry, Tanuku-534211, Andhra Pradesh 2Veterinary Assistant surgeon, Disease Diagnostic Laboratory State Institute of Animal Health, Department of Animal Husbandry, Tanuku-534211, Andhra Pradesh *Corresponding author. E-mail: raju.ssbr@gmail.com
Online published on 2 April, 2016. Abstract A debilitated dairy cow was presented with signs of chronic dermatitis having dense scabs on skin. Biological material were collected from skin subjected to cultural examination and diagnosed as dermatophilosis. The curative treatment regimen was undertaken with long acting Oxytetracycline along with palliative treatment. Animal recovered successfully after three weeks of treatment. Top Keywords Cow, dermatophilosis, cultural examination. Top |