Therapeutic Management of Rhinitis and Nasal Myiasis in Sheep Sivajothi S.*, Reddy B. Sudhakara1, Reddy T. Nagendra2 Department of Veterinary Parasitology, College of Veterinary Science, Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University (SVVU), Proddatur-516360, Andhra Pradesh 1Assistant Professor, Teaching Veterinary Clinical Complex, College of Veterinary Science, Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University (SVVU), Proddatur-516360, Andhra Pradesh 2Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Microbiology, College of Veterinary Science, Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University (SVVU), Proddatur-516360, Andhra Pradesh *Assistant Professor and Corresponding author: E-mail: sivajothi579@gmail.com
Online published on 26 July, 2017. Abstract Six adult sheep were presented with history of sneezing, mucopurulent nasal discharges from last four days. While sneezing, larvae of Oestrus ovis were expelled from the nasal cavity. Oestrus ovis infestation were confirmed by examination of the microscopic structures of ‘D’ shaped respiratory posterior spiracles. Sheep were treated with Ivermectin, Enrofloxacin and Bromhexine hydrochloride, along with supportive therapy. Improvement in the condition was noticed by the third day of therapy. Top Keywords Ivermectin, myiasis, oestrus ovis, sheep. Top |