Concurrent infestation of Notoedres, Sarcoptic and Psoroptic acariosis in rabbit and its management.
Acariotic mange in rabbits is one of the important constraints in rabbit husbandry. Sarcoptes scabies var. cuniculi and Psoroptes cuniculi are most common mites prevailed in rabbits, but Notoedres cati, is the rarest mite ever been reported in rabbit. Two New Zealand white rabbits were presented with clinical signs of pruritus, alopecia, scab and crust formation and lichenification on the upper lip, ear pinnae, eyelids, lower jaw and limbs. Deep skin scraping was taken separately from 4 to 5 different skin lesions from each rabbit, revealed mixed infestations of N. cati, S. cuniculi and P. cuniculi. Subcutaneous injection of ivermectin at weekly intervals for four weeks resulted in remission of clinical signs and improvement of health condition in rabbits. This is the first report of N. cati infestation of rabbit in Odisha.
Division of Veterinary Medicine, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, 243122 Uttar Pradesh India ; Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar, 751 003 Odisha India.
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Panigrahi
Department of Parasitology, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar, 751 003 Odisha India.
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Mohanty
Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar, 751 003 Odisha India.
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Gupta
Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar, 751 003 Odisha India.
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Division of Veterinary Medicine, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, 243122 Uttar Pradesh India.
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Hemato-biochemistry; Ivermectin; Notoedrescati; Rabbit