Treatment of dairy buffaloes naturally infected with sarcoptic mange

Abstract

Therapeutic trials of sarcoptic mange in buffaloes were studied at local Livestock farms, Lahore (Pakistan). A total of 600 buffaloes were examined over 1 year period (August 2006 to July 2007) for prevalence study, while 60 buffaloes were selected for therapeutic trial. Sarcoptic mange was recorded in 66 (11%) animals. The highest monthly prevalence was reported during the months of January and February (18%) followed by December and March (16%) whereas lowest during the month of July (2%). Over all highest seasonally prevalence was recorded during winter (16.5%) and lowest during summer (5%). Moreover, highest infestation rate was recorded among young (<3 months) buffaloes than with age >3 months. Sex-wise prevalence indicated more prevalence in buffalo bulls (13.15%) than female buffaloes (9.28%). Therapeutic trials were carried out by using ivermectin, doramectin and trichlorphon as per manufacturer's recommendations for a period of 10 days, while one group was kept as untreated control. Negative skin scraping, disappearance of gross lesions, stoppage of itching and regrowth of normal hair were taken as the criterion to assess the effi cacy of these drugs.

Clinical Studies on the Efficacy of Different Topical Drugs with Ivermectin Injection in the Treatment of Egyptian Water Buffalo Calves Infested with Psoroptes Spp. Mites

“…Efficacy of ivermectin in the present study was 76.6%. In the previous studies by Gill et al, (1989);Maqbool et al, (1995) and Hayat et al, (1996), the efficacy of ivermectin against mange in buffaloes was ranged between 90-100% while in Kazmi et al, (2009) the efficacy was 86.66%. It seems that the ivermectin loss some of it is efficacy with time, may be due to parasites resistance .…”

Morphologic and Genotypic Characterization of Psoroptes Mites from Water Buffaloes in Egypt

“…Although the 28% infestation rate of mange is much lower than that reported (~82%) by Yassin [ 27 ] in water buffaloes in the Giza Governorate, it is higher than that reported (16.66%) by El-Khodery et al [ 39 ] in water buffaloes in the Nile Delta region. Elsewhere, Kazmi et al [ 40 ] reported that ~11.0% of buffaloes in Lahore, Pakistan had mange infestation. Such differences might be attributed to differences in geographic locations, seasons of sample collection, breeds of the animals, and general hygiene and animal management.…”