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Scatter graph showing a strong negative correlation (r=-0.725, r 2 =0.525) between the prevalence rate (%) of sarcoptic mange and mean monthly temperature ( o C).
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Observations on sarcoptic mite infestation in 1440 buffaloes belonging to 72 unorganised dairy farms of Jammu revealed a 3.33% prevalence rate. Prevalence was signifi cantly (p≤0.05-0.01) higher during the winter (5.55%) as compared with the summer (2.91%) and the rainy (1.33%) seasons. The disease was recorded in 3.75% and 2.5% of buffaloes up to...
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... Mange remains the most prevalent, endemic and neglected ectoparasitic infestation in cattle globally and can cause recurrent outbreaks. Burrowing and feeding activities of mite causes mechanical damage, secretion of irritant substances or immunological hypersensitivity to foreign antigen of mite resulting in inflammation and severe itching (Nazir et al., 2014) [18] . Infestations by mange mites not only leads to deterioration in the quality of skin from aesthetic point of view but also lead to economic losses in the form of reduced grazing time resulting in fall in milk production and poor weight gain. ...
... The prevalence of sarcoptic and psoroptic mange was 4.87 (15/308) and 2.27 (7/308) percent, respectively. The findings of present study closely correlated with that of Ramesh (2014) [10] , Agumas et al. (2015) [1] and Nazir et al. (2014) [18] . Variations in temperature, geography and management practices may be contributing factors for differences in the prevalence of mange (Singh et al., 2018) [13,14] . ...
... Slightly higher prevalence of mange was recorded in female cattle as compared to male cattle. Similar findings were obtained by Singh (2018) [13,14] and Nazir et al. (2014) [18] . ...
Sarcoptic mange is recognized as a common skin disease caused by Sarcoptes scabiei in a wide range of mammalian species. To date, the infection has been reported from 10 orders, 33 families and 148 species of domestic or wild mammals. Clinical signs usually include hair loss, crusts and pruritus, and the disease may develop as an acute or chronic process. Several recent investigations clearly demonstrated that sarcoptic mange should be considered as an emerging wildlife disease and a serious threat to some wild populations. This conclusion is based on the description of epizootic episodes, geographical expansion and new wild hosts infected in several continents. Various methods have been developed for the field monitoring of sarcoptic mange in free-ranging mammals. Sarcoptic mange is also reported in domestic animals like dogs, pigs, cattle, small ruminants, camelids and rabbits. In horses, sarcoptic mange became a rare infection, but, in the past, the disease was particularly important during war time in cavalry due to its high contagiousness, its severity and the paucity of treatments. Human infection with animal-derived Sarcoptes mites was described in several occasions. However, zoonotic scabies is generally transient and self-limiting
