Authors : M.M. Bukar , Y.A.Geidam and M.M. Aliyu
Abstract: Clinical case records of animals presented to the State Veterinary Hospital and the University of Maiduguri Veterinary Teaching Hospital (Unimaid VTH) Nigeria, between May 2004 to May, 2007 were studied for cases of dermoid and/or micropthalmia. Four (0.32%) cases of corneal dermoid and micropthalmia were found at the State Veterinary Hospital. Three of the cases were ovine species and one was bovine. No case of either corneal dermoid or micropthalmia was found in the Unimaid VTH during the period of study. The treatment procedures for the cases recorded are discussed and the need for further studies to determine the prevalence, specie and breed distribution is emphasized.
M.M. Bukar , Y.A.Geidam and M.M. Aliyu , 2008. Corneal Dermoid and Micropthalmia of Sheep and Cattle in Borno State, Nigeria. Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances, 7: 911-914.