CLINICAL AND  HAEMATO - BIOCHEMICAL STUDIES ON GENERALISED DERMATOPHILOSIS IN CATTLE

P.V. Tresamol; M.R. Saseendranath

doi:10.56093/ijvasr.v43i3.152884

Authors

P.V. Tresamol Department of Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy, Thrissur - 680 651. Kerala
M.R. Saseendranath Department of Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy, Thrissur - 680 651. Kerala.

https://doi.org/10.56093/ijvasr.v43i3.152884

Keywords:

Cattle, Generalised dermatophilosis, Dermatophilus congolensis, Haematology, Biochemical alterations

Abstract

Ten cattle with severe generalised skin lesions due to dermatophilosis were taken up for the study. Typical exudative dermatitis lesions with matting of hairs, thick scab formation and fissures on the skin were noticed in lower limbs, udder, perineum, inguinal region, axilla, neck and ears. Haematological analysis revealed anaemia and an increase in the absolute eosinophil count in affected animals. Serum biochemical estimations revealed hypoalbuminaemia, hyperglobulinaemia, a decrease in A/G ratio, increase in the blood urea nitrogen value and decrease in the zinc level in affected animals

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