Cutaneous myiasis caused by the Chrysomya bezziana in Asian and African countries is common in wild and domestic mammals. A herd of Persian fallow deer (n=80, consisting of adult and young male and female animals) with an average age range of 3 months to 6 years was viewed. Observed were 40 deaths putting the heard near to extinction. The animals were found with traumatic cutaneous wounds mostly in one ear, the eyes and head as well as the ventral part of the neck. The ears were necrotised and could no longer remain upright; the wounds were full of maggots of different sizes and stages of development. Based on morphological features, the collected larvae were examined by a central Khuzestan veterinary laboratory and identified as C. bezziana larvae. This is the first ever occurrence of C. bezziana that caused such a population reduction of these wonderful animals in a herd of Persian fallow deer held under the supervision of Iranian Nature Preservation Organization and kept at Helveh Park in Shush county (East-South of Iran) where original ecology and its treatment and control of myiasis have been discussed. This paper is apparently the first report of an infestation of cutaneous myiasis due to C. bezziana in Persian fallow deer. Also we report high infestation Rhipicephalus microplus as an important ectoparasite of these Persian fallow deer that has been never discussed before.
Fifty beef carcasses were used to determine the effects of High Voltage Electrical Stimulation (HVES, 800 Volts) on pH and meat quality. Meat from M. longissimus dorsi was examined for pH and temperature at 1, 2, 5, 10 and 24 hours, while tenderness and colour were examined seven days after slaughter. HVES decreased the pH of the meat and accelerated rigor mortis (P<0.05). HVES improved tenderness and colour compared with the control group across the ageing period at 4oC. It is suggested that HVES had positive effects on tenderness and colour. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bvet.v30i1.16283 Bangl. vet. 2013. Vol. 30, No. 1, 33-38
L’ecthyma contagieux du chameau (ECC) est une maladie de peau très contagieuse des ovins, des caprins et des chameaux causée par un Parapoxvirus. Cette étude rapporte une épidémie d’ECC dans un troupeau de 34 chameaux/dromadaires, dont 24 étaient infectés. Les animaux malades ont présenté des lésions papuleuses importantes sur les lèvres et les pattes, une augmentation de la température corporelle, un ptyalisme, une halitose et un œdème facial. Staphylococcus aureus a été identifié dans certains échantillons. Les taux de morbidité et de mortalité ont été respectivement de 70,6 et de 6 p. 100. Les chameaux infectés ont reçu un traitement de soutien. La plupart des chameaux se sont rétablis dans les trois semaines. L’analyse de la peau par la réaction de polymérisation en chaîne a mis en évidence la présence du gène B2L de la souche CE Kerman/2000. Il s’agit de la deuxième mention de la présence d’ECC en Iran. Comme il n’y a pas de program de vaccination pour les chameaux contre le virus de l’ecthyma contagieux en Iran, cette étude pourrait servir de base pour établir ce type de programme.
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