Authors : J.S. Dalis , H.M. Kazeem , A.A. Makinde and M.Y. Fatihu
Abstract: A study was undertaken to determine the distribution of lesions of dermatophilosis on the body of cattle, sheep and goats found around Zaria and Jos in Nigeria. One thousand nine hundred and twenty cattle, 1200 goats and 800 sheep were examined for skin lesions. Skin scab samples were collected from 211 cattle, 102 goats and 20 sheep that had dermatophilosis-like lesions and processed for bacteriology at the Diagnostic Microbiology Unit of the Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. One hundred and sixty seven (8.7%) cattle, 61 (5.1%) goats and 12 (1.5%) sheep were positive for Dermatophilus congolensis. Lesions of dermatophilosis were found to occur on any part of the body on cattle, sheep and goats. However, the dorsal distribution predominated in cattle (32%) whereas, lesions around the head region occurred most frequently in goats (78.9%) and sheep (50.0%). The need to study the distribution of lesions of dermatophilosis on domestic ruminants of the various ecological zones where the disease is prevalent is emphasized.
J.S. Dalis , H.M. Kazeem , A.A. Makinde and M.Y. Fatihu , 2009. Distribution of Lesions of Dermatophilosis in Cattle Sheep and Goats in Zaria and Jos, Nigeria. Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances, 8: 385-388.