Psoroptic Mange in a Weaner Pig

Mange is a contagious skin disease affecting various groups of animals. Psoroptic mange severe condition farm animals; it highly and responsible for huge economic losses in many Infestation with Psoroptes has been reported all over the world animals, but none ever swine. A male weaner large white breed pig age 3 months weighing 10kg was presented lesions areas alopecia during routine visit by handlers. The found around thorax, abdomen ear regions pruritus, emaciation, wrinkling thickening heavy crust formation on ears, along curling tongue attending vocal loss noticed close observations. tentative diagnosis made following differential diagnosis: Allergic dermatitis, Bacterial Fly bite Hypovitaminosis. Further confirmatory done collection deep scrapping from which mites were demonstrated case psoroptic diagnosed. To best our knowledge this first demonstration pigs. affected animal treated using Ivermectin (1%) Long acting Oxytetracycline (20%). This may be pigs effective ivermectin control. More work should prevalence possible molecular characterization across globe to ascertain if there are other strains that can affect pigs.
 Key words: mite, Mange, Ivermectin, Pigs