Year : 2022, Volume : 36, Issue : 2
First page : ( 124) Last page : ( 127)
Print ISSN : 0971-6157. Online ISSN : 0974-0813. Published online : 2022 December 22.
Article DOI : 10.5958/0974-0813.2022.00021.3

Treatment of sarcoptic mange in pigs with ivermectin

Jothika C.¹, Senthilkumar K., Mohanapriya M., Balasubramanyam D., Kathiravan R.S.^2,*

Post Graduate Research Institute in Animal Sciences, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Kattupakkam-603203, Tamil Nadu

¹Farm Manager, Livestock Farm Complex, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Orathanadu, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu

²Farm Manager, Directorate of Centre for Animal Health Studies, TANUVAS, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

^*Corresponding author. Email: drrskathiravan@gmail.com

Online Published on 22 August, 2023.

Received:  24  ,  2021; :  04  November,  2021; Accepted:  19  December,  2022.

Abstract

A sow was infested with sarcoptic mange at Pig Breeding Unit. Skin scraping from of the sow revealed eggs and adults of Sarcoptes spp. mites. The sow was treated with ivermectin at 200 μg/kg body weight. Subsequent microscopic examination of skin scrapings revealed gradual reduction in number of mites and eggs count from day 0 to day 14. Eggs of the mites could not be detected on 4^th day and the adult mites were not detected on 8^th day post treatment. Ivermectin was found to be effective against the sarcoptic mange in pig.

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Keywords

Sow, Sarcoptic mange, Ivermectin therapy.

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