A survey of mange mite infestation in goats from Serdang, Malaysia
Forty goats submitted for necropsy to Universiti Pertanian Malaysia were studied for lesions caused by mange mites and for the presence of Illites. Twenty-eigh t goats had lesions, 24 (83%) in the adults showing both generalised and focal distribution and 4 (36%) in the kids, all focally distributed...
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Universiti Pertanian Malaysia
1984
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| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/39710/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/39710/1/Jul%2058%20-%20A%20survey%20of%20mange%20mite%20infestation%20in%20goats%20from%20Serdang%2C%20Malaysia.pdf |
| Summary: | Forty goats submitted for necropsy to Universiti Pertanian Malaysia were studied for lesions caused by mange mites and for the presence of Illites. Twenty-eigh t goats had lesions, 24 (83%) in the adults showing both generalised and focal distribution and 4 (36%) in the kids, all focally distributed. Half of tile focally distributed lesions, were mild while the majority (83%) of the generalised lesions were severe. Four different species, Sarcoptes scabiei, Chorioptes bovis, Psoroptes sp, and Dcm odex caprae, were isolated
from 18 goats. Three goats had mixed infestation
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