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ISSN: 2574 -1241
ISSN: 2574 -1241
Received: November 14, 2018; Published: November 21, 2018
DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2018.11.002078
Objective: Reporting a case of Demodex bovis in a native Egyptian cow and evaluating its treatment.
Animal: A thirteen years old mal-fed Egyptian cow suffering skin lesions.
Samples: Skin scraps and fecal samples were collected from the cow.
Procedures: Parasitological examinations of skin scrapings and of fecal samples by both concentration floatation and concentration sedimentation techniques.
Results: Demodex bovis mites of variable sizes were detected in skin scraping under the microscope. The infested cow was successfully treated by a combined two strategies, the improvement of her diet and using acaricidal drugs.
Conclusion: It was concluded that the demodicosis is related to immune suppression, the native Egyptian cows could be infested with it under certain circumstances and it could be successfully treated by the diet improvement and using acaricidal drugs.
Keywords : Demodex bovis; Cow; Diagnosis; Treatment; Egypt
Introduction| Material and Methods Results| Discussion| Conclusion References|
International Association of Landscape Archaeology, Czech Glass Society, Czech Republic
Department of Chemistry, Semenov Institute of Chemical Physics, USSR Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
Pharmaco-kinetics, dynamics and Drug Metabolism, Touro College of Pharmacy, USA
Professor of Nuclear Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
Associate Professor at Department of Breast and Thyorid Surgey, Chongqing General Hospital, China
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