Experimental and natural infestations of Sarcoptes scabiei in goats and sheep


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Authors

  • M A AHMED
  • A BASU
  • M Z ANSARI

Abstract

Clinical studies, at weekly intervals, in goats and sheep in experimental and natural infestation of Sarcoptes scabiei revealed that tho lesions were more diffuse and generalized in goats, and were localized in patches, espcctially at the margin of cars and planum nasale in sheep. Both the hosts exhibited similar
clinical manifestations dul.!to natural contact and cxpcrnncntal infestation with mites of homologous host origin, but the severity uf infestation Was less in naturally infested animals. Sarcoptes scabiei, both of goat origin and sheep origin, were strictly host specifie.

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Author Biographies

  • M A AHMED
    Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Parasitology, SK Univerisity of Agricultural Science and Technology, Srinagar J & K 190 001
  • A BASU
    Univerity Professor,Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, Nadia, West Bengal 741 246
  • M Z ANSARI
    Univerity Professor and Chairman,

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Vol. 65 No. 4 (1995)

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How to Cite

AHMED, M. A., BASU, A., & ANSARI, M. Z. (2013). Experimental and natural infestations of Sarcoptes scabiei in goats and sheep. The Indian Journal of Animal Sciences, 65(4). https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJAnS/article/view/31655