Open AccessTreatment of mange in buffaloes with Abamectin
Author(s) -
A. M.H . Al-Judi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the iraqi journal of veterinary medicine/al-maǧallaẗ al-ṭibbiyyaẗ al-bayṭariyyaẗ al-’irāqiyyaẗ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2410-7409
pISSN - 1609-5693
DOI - 10.30539/ijvm.v25i1.1160
Subject(s) - mange , abamectin , scabies , veterinary medicine , doramectin , subcutaneous injection , moxidectin , biology , ivermectin , medicine , dermatology , ecology , pesticide
Abamectin activity against mange in buffaloes was evaluated by using 0.2 mg/kg. B. W. of this drug as a single subcutaneous injection for treatment of 50 naturally affected buffaloes with Sarcoptic mange. There were no mites in the skin scraping of treated animals two weeks after treatment , new hair growth appeared in the infected areas four weeks after treatment, along with healing of the skin lesions.